On Friday, January 9th 1999, John Koskinen, chairman of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion appeared on PBS's Wall Street Week. He had this to say about how things look from the perspective of America's #1 y2k-watcher:

"What we think there is a risk of is localized disturbances and difficulties to the extent that small or medium-size power or telecommunications companies have not paid appropriate attention to the problem, or to the extent that towns or cities or counties have not looked at their basic services and ensured that they are compliant for the transition to the year 2000. So I think that's what we're at risk in; and that is areas where people are not paying appropriate attention on a local level."

Sounds good... Or does it? The question seems to be, do we live in a local area where "small or medium-size power or telecommunications companies," and "towns or cities or counties" have "looked at their basic services" and paid "appropriate attention" to ensure "they are compliant for the transition to the year 2000."?

Big question. Big counties, with lots of those enterprises. If you know some of the answer, or have any comments, please put them in this forum by either clicking the link below that says, "Contribute an answer to..." or by starting a new thread (by clicking "Ask a Question" on the main level - see simple instructions in the "About" section of the forum.)

-- Bill (billdale@lakesnet.net), February 23, 1999