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Maryland: Verizon Fibercut Takes Down Statewide Court Computer System

Julie Bykowicz writes in The Baltimore Sun:

Damage to Verizon cables overnight has shut down the main computer information system serving courts throughout the state and has affected businesses and homes throughout Annapolis and Parole.

Without access to the computer system, court clerks today have been entering data by hand, and court processes such as posting bail have been slow.

A break in four cables -- three of which were severed completely -- about 1 a.m. today in front of the Annapolis Mall caused the outages, said Sandra Arnette, a Verizon spokeswoman. She said Verizon was investigating what happened but that apparently a contractor had cut the lines.

posted by Fergie @ 7/25/2007 10:47:00 AM