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</FONT></SPAN>Anyone noticing any issues reaching sites through their
"Internet tubes"? <SPAN class=343015620-10042008><FONT
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=322490119-10042008><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=343015620-10042008><FONT color=#0000ff>It seems that a
Chinese ping-pong ball factory recently started making balls that are
slightly larger than the standard size. As a result, ISPs whose tubes are newer,
are suffering from pneumatic congestion, kind of like pneumonia if you know what
I mean. This isn't affecting the larger ISPs since their tubes are older, and
have higher traffic levels. The increased wear on these high-traffic
tubes means that they are a slightly larger diameter and the new balls fit
through better. The FCC recommends ISPs affected by the flood of these
Chinese ping-pong balls to increase air pressure on their tubes to compensate,
or to block Chinese traffic from entering their
networks.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=322490119-10042008><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=343015620-10042008><FONT color=#0000ff>--Michael
Dillon</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=322490119-10042008><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=343015620-10042008><FONT color=#0000ff>P.S. with a nod to
Senator Ted Stevens...</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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