800 service down?

Wed Oct 3 18:13:57 UTC 2001

Been gettin' these today:

Dear AT&T IP Services Customer,

Due to a nationwide problem with toll free numbers, you may experience 
difficulties reaching our 888 numbers.
Should you require any assistance or have inquiries regarding 
your MIS or VPN service, please feel free to contact us directly at 
(732)981-8540 or via email at rm-awmis at ems.att.com.

Thank you for using AT&T.

Sincerely,

The AT&T IP Services Customer Care Team

alex at yuriev.com wrote:

>Hello,
>	I have a few reports that 800 service (not 877) provided by WCOM,
>Broadwing, Verizon and AT&T are down on the East Coast. A few check from
>the XO, AT&T and Verizon lines in Philadelphia to a few dozen different
>numbers incluing 800-USA-RAIL seem to confirm this. 
>	Anyone has any details?
>
>Alex
>