Fiber cut in SF area

Sun Apr 12 00:19:06 UTC 2009

Mike Lyon wrote:
> Anyone know how banks in the Bay Area did through this? I wonder how many
> banks went dark and whether they had any backup plans/connectivity. Me
> thinks its doubtful.
>
> ...

Because of the loss of the alarm systems, many banks went to a method
where only one or two people were let in at a time.  Extra security was
also posted because of the inability to call 911.