The Internet provider that stayed up after Katrina

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The Internet provider that stayed up after Katrina · Proposed air date:

While discussing the collapse of communications after Katrina, Dr. Dave and a caller examine the extraordinary case of a New Orleans Internet provider that remained online from a high floor with a diesel generator and buried fiber. Its staff kept customer sites available while securing water and trying to arrange another fuel delivery.

4:35 · Technology History

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This excerpt joins 2 preserved source passages: part 1, 8:35.938 to 10:54.974; part 2, 0:33.378 to 2:49.410.

Proposed recording date: 2005-09-03. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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