Y2k silly season

David Lesher wb8foz at nrk.com
Mon Dec 27 20:58:29 UTC 1999


Unnamed Administration sources reported that Robert Cannon said:
> 
> 
> >From the Federal Governments Y2K Consumer Information Pages
> 
> "An unusually large number of telephone calls are likely to be made on New
> Year’s Eve and on New Year's Day, 2000. This high traffic could cause delays
> and other problems on the telephone network unrelated to any Year 2000
> problems. For this reason, we ask that you minimize telephone use on New
> Year’s Eve or Day."
> http://www.y2k.gov/java/Y2K_message.htm
> 
> -Robert Cannon
> Speaking almost entirely for myself

And in the words of an official Y2K plan from an unnamed agency:

	Do not tie up the phone lines; send a fax instead.


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