August 19, 2003
Verizon Generator Failure
New York City's 911 emergency system was knocked offline briefly several times during last week's blackout by a generator failure at a facility in Brooklyn, and city officials aren't happy about it. "Verizon officials said the failures took place between 10 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday at the Bridge Street office, which operates the generator," according to one news report, which added that Verizon "acknowledged the system did not work perfectly, but added that the city has not purchased a backup plan offered by Verizon." Hey, there's class - seeking to shift blame for a failure that cripples a critical public safety system by blaming the customer for not spending enough money.
Posted by RichM at August 19, 2003 09:07 AM | TrackBackComments
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