Phone failure shows vulnerability of U.S. air traffic control system

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A power failure that caused massive phone and communication-service interruptions in New York has airlines, federal officials and air traffic controllers calling for a system that provides adequate backup during such accidents. AT&T's power failed recently and the outage caused a compromise of long-distance phone service as well as air traffic control capabilities within 200 miles of the New York and Long Island area. The New York Air Traffic Control Center, which handles airline flights bound for New York and flights passing over the city, lost most of its communications. Although airlines, the FAA and air traffic controllers would like to see a situation that would enable air traffic communication systems to resort to an optional service provider, government regulation restricts the FAA to contracting only with AT&T.

Laws, regulations and rules, T, Telecommunications systems, Accidents, Air traffic control, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Telecommunication switching equipment, Telecommunications switching equipment, Reliability (Trustworthiness), Telephone systems, Cost control, Reliability, Telephone System, Industry Analysis, Government Regulation, Cost Reduction, Failure

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Bell Canada to cut long-distance rates for big users to match U.S. levels by '96

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Bell Canada plans to cut long-distance telephone rates for big users by 900 million Canadian dollars by 1996. Bell Canada indicates that its new competition style in the long-distance telephone market, if approved by Canadian regulators, will cost other users 3.8 billion Canadian dollars between 1991 and 2001. Bell Canada has already files its rate-reduction plan and the objections raised by its would-be competitors. Unitel Communications Inc, which is the most likely competitor to Bell Canada, and British Columbia Rail Telecommunications have applied to compete with Bell Canada. Bell Canada is the largest telephone company in Canada, and the company serves Quebec and Ontario.

Canada, Services, Prices and rates, Telecommunications services industry, Telephone companies, Business planning, Long-distance telephone service, Bell Canada, Telephone Company, Pricing Policy

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