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Major UK Comms Backbone Bunker Burned Out

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-smoke-without-etc dept.

evilandi writes "The BBC are reporting that much of Manchester, England is without telephone service following a fire in a major underground tunnel system. The site in question is strongly suspected to be the 'Guardian' nuclear communications bunker system which is one of the main three UK subterranean communications backbone bunkers. The giveaway is this regional BBC news story which mentions Chapel Street, one of the very few entrance/exit points to the 'Guardian' system. If confirmed, Manchester could be without wired communications for some time. The MANAP Manchester Network Access Point regional Internet hub is officially reporting nothing, but a number of UK admins are seeing significant disruption."

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  1. JEWS + OVENS = PARTY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    sadfjklasjkl

  2. LEAVE THE CHRISTIAN TEENAGERS ALONE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    They simply want to express their love for Our Lord Jesus Christ and some of you sinners go and ruin it all. Please, surrender yourself to The Lord. Give Him your heart and He will give you eternal salvation!

    You fucking asshole

  3. HA HA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You british faggots. No more phone service for you!

  4. Crusaders! You Pay the Price for Invasion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    and Defilement of our Holy Land!
    You must vote out Crusader Blair and any that cooperate with BUSH!
    Heed our warning or end like Spain.

  5. Re:Oh no! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    But then again, who gives a flying fuck about the elderly!?

  6. Re:This could be good for Manchester by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    he very sad part is that change only comes on the heels of disaster.


    How about you shut up? Unlike you pansy-assed teenagers who demand free access everywhere, telcos and other service providers need to amortize costs. Not everything can be changed all at once.


    Not everyone can afford "super modern technology", and not everyone sees this as "good". Dumbass.