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Verizon's NYC 911 System Shutdown

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the risks-digest dept.

Dead Nancy writes "A combination of human error and software that didn't anticipate it brought down New York City's 911 emergency line for several hours on Friday night."

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  1. Software error? by DJTodd242 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Not likely. I bet it was a secret attack by the LOD!

  2. What the fuck? by Feztaa · · Score: 0, Troll

    311? What the fuck does 311 do in America? Here in Canada (or at least, Alberta), 311 tells you what number you are dialing from. Phone company technicians use it for figuring out which line they tapped into when they're working on houses that have more than one phone line. The only reason I even know about 311 is because the tech guy told me about it when he was installing DSL at my place (he had to rewire some shit because the DSL was screwing up the alarm system).

    So yeah, "It's an emergency! Call 311!" "you're calling from 555-1212" "*phew*, that's a relief"