White House: Only 1/3 of 911 centers ready for Y2K

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Thursday August 5, 1999 05:41 AM

Smaller Groups Aren't Ready for Y2K

White House-AP -- Many of the nation's small businesses, local governments, small hospitals and school districts aren't ready for the Year 2000.

That's what the Clinton administration warns, in a new report by the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion. It finds some schools, hospitals and businesses are taking a ``wait-and-see'' approach to computer failures after the new year.

The commission is especially concerned that only a third of the nation's 9-1-1 centers and 28 percent of the school districts are ready.

The report also concludes the federal government, most banks, grocery stores, utilities and the travel industry are set for the new year.

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), August 05, 1999

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The report also concludes the federal government, most banks, grocery stores, utilities and the travel industry are set for the new year.

Wow, the Federal government is set? And all the airports? And the utilities? Man, that is terrific news. Last time I checked, all those entities were still scrambling.

Well, if a spokesman for Bill Clinton said it was true, I'm sure it is!

-- Dog Gone (layinglow@rollover.now), August 05, 1999.


OF course the FED's are set, the BLAME game is in full swing from now until the end.

-- y2k dave (xsdaa111@hotmail.com), August 05, 1999.

Link?

-- Beans (drpete00@hotmail.com), August 05, 1999.

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