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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>More here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20121024/NEWS03/121024036/Phone-service-outage-affects-4-states-causing-problems-metro-Detroiters">http://www.freep.com/article/20121024/NEWS03/121024036/Phone-service-outage-affects-4-states-causing-problems-metro-Detroiters</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Frank<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> outages-bounces@outages.org [mailto:outages-bounces@outages.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Bitonti<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 24, 2012 12:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> Sass, Amy<br><b>Cc:</b> outages@outages.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [outages] Windstream Outage affecting Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>From what I have read it appears there is a fiber cut in Indiana and a hardware failure in Wisconsin. Windstream also has an updated messag on the NOC number indicating the issue covers the enitre mid-west region and no ETR as of yet.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://royaloak.patch.com/articles/sporadic-outages-hit-phone-service-throughout-oakland-county-c303fd4a">http://royaloak.patch.com/articles/sporadic-outages-hit-phone-service-throughout-oakland-county-c303fd4a</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dave<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Sass, Amy <<a href="mailto:amysass@illinois.edu" target="_blank">amysass@illinois.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Others have reported the outages for Windstream in Michigan. Illinois is also affected. We were forced to leave messages with Tech Support and cannot open a case. Our account manager’s voicemail indicates a fiber cut in in the Midwest.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Amy Sass<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>CITES Windows Systems Admin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>2531 DCL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>1304 W. Springfield Ave.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Urbana, IL 61801<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="tel:%28217%29265-0531" target="_blank">(217)265-0531</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Outages mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Outages@outages.org">Outages@outages.org</a><br><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages" target="_blank">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>