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Solar flares could disrupt power, communications

September 8, 2005 The fiery orb in the sky is burping, which means that your GPS device could fail sometime soon, according to atmosphere experts. Photos: Solar flares and sunspots TAGS: flare, SRI International, blackout, sun, grid, weather, communication, GPS, radio

CIA: Cyberattack caused multiple-city blackout

January 22, 2008 Security agency breaks its normal silence, warning about successful attacks against critical national infrastructures outside the U.S. TAGS: cyberattack, SANS Institute, blackout, U.S., attack, training

Blackout shows Net's fragility

October 6, 2005 A dispute between major Internet backbone companies has selectively shut down e-mail and Web sites for many online. TAGS: Cogent Communications, Level 3 Communications Inc., network company, blackout, relationship, agreement, traffic, connection, e-mail

Net firms reach deal to avoid new blackout

October 28, 2005 Cogent and Level 3 reach an agreement that will prevent a repeat, for now, of this month's Net backbone outage. TAGS: Level 3 Communications Inc., Cogent Communications, blackout, agreement, e-mail

Network feud leads to Net blackout

October 6, 2005 Two major Net companies stop exchanging traffic, cutting off access to each other's networks for some customers. TAGS: Level 3 Communications Inc., Cogent Communications, network company, blackout, arrangement, connection, e-mail

Will Vista stall Net traffic?

September 6, 2006 Expert predicts Vista could overflow the Net's infrastructure, causing "rolling blackouts." Some call the forecast "FUD." TAGS: IPv4, domain name, DNS, IPv6, Nominum Inc., blackout, DNS server, traffic, Microsoft Windows Vista, IP, IP address, Internet Service Provider, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Net blackout sparks talk of new rules

October 7, 2005 Congressman, consumers say government should prevent company disputes from cutting off Net services. TAGS: Cogent Communications, Level 3 Communications Inc., Rick Boucher, blackout, telecommunications, congressman, Rep., traffic, billing, rule, situation, e-mail

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