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INTERNET NEWS AND RESEARCH SERVICES
SPECIAL REPORT 9-11-01

This special report contains the latest news and information pertaining to the impact of the air attacks on the U.S. today in relation to the telecom industry and U.S. infrastructure.

Industry News

U.S. infrastructure shaken by terrorist attack
Unprecedented, coordinated terrorist attacks against U.S. economic and military centers of power have immobilized the nation's air traffic and disrupted telecommunications and transportation infrastructure, emergency services and government operations. In the aftermath, a large portion of the nation's economic infrastructure has come to a standstill. - Computerworld, 9-11-01.
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Carriers say calling volume disrupts phone networks
U.S. telephone companies, including AT&T and Verizon Communications, said call volume caused service disruptions after two planes destroyed the World Trade Center and another struck the Pentagon. Sprint estimates that 75,000 phone calls have been blocked because of damaged network equipment in the World Trade Center's basement. Some mobile-phone service in New York has been shut down because of damage at the towers and higher call volume. - Bloomberg, 9-11-01.
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East Coast phone, Internet lines slow to a crawl
Apparent terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., and a similar attack on U.S. military headquarters at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., has brought Internet and telephone traffic on the East Coast to a grinding halt. - Newsbytes, 9-11-01.
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ISPs tell online customers to get off the phone
Internet service providers around the U.S. have been taking steps to help with efforts to provide relief to the hundreds of thousands of people affected by Tuesday's apparent terrorist attacks. Pleas have been made to customers to keep dial up activity to an absolute minimum to keep phone lines to and from the affected cities open for emergency phone calls. - Internet.com, 9-11-01.
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N+I disrupted by terrorist attacks in NYC, DC
Today's terrorist attacks caused major disruptions at Networld+Interop, the networking and telecommunications trade show held at Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center, causing most attendees and many exhibitors to cut short their time at the show. - Internet.com, 9-11-01.
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Airlines rush to Web after terrorist attacks
In the wake of what appeared to be orchestrated attacks on U.S. targets by terrorists commandeering passenger flights, major airlines have turned to their Web sites to provide information to the worried families of travelers. - Newsbytes, 9-11-01.
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Tragedy results in Web news gridlock
Although Web sites like MSNBC.com, CNN.com and CBSNews.com are offering live audio and video of news about the tragedy, events at the World Trade Center and in Washington, D.C. have made clear the inadequacy of the Web as an information dissemination medium in a crisis situation. - Internet.com, 9-11-01.
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French phone network strains, calls to U.S. double
France Telecom's phone network creaked on Tuesday as phone calls to the U.S. doubled following attacks on major U.S. buildings by three hijacked planes. A France Telecom spokeswoman said the company was working closely with U.S. telecom operators to prevent its network from overload and said most U.S.-bound calls were only getting through after several tries. - SiliconValley.com, 9-11-01.
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Economic News

Trade Center attack shuts down markets
The U.S. financial markets came to a halt Tuesday after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said all exchanges had closed. The announcement followed a suspension of trading on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market. The American Stock Exchange had already decided to close for the day. - CNET, 9-11-01.
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European exchanges see business as usual despite U.S. crisis
Many of Europe's exchanges vowed that it was business as usual come Wednesday despite attacks which destroyed both of New York's landmark World Trade Center towers and hit the Pentagon. The pan-European Euronext exchange ended trading as normal on Tuesday and said it will open for trade on Wednesday at its regular hour. In London, Deutsche Bank canceled its annual U.S. equities conference, scheduled for Wednesday, where speakers were to have included executives from top U.S. companies such as Qualcomm, Cisco, Verizon, Sprint, Nortel, Motorola and Viacom. - Computer Reseller News, 9-11-01.
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Recession may hit world economy after U.S. attacks
The shock to financial markets from Tuesday's devastating plane attacks in the United States could have huge repercussions for an already-fragile world economy, stunned analysts said as they watched events unfold. Stock markets around the world plunged and oil prices soared. Nervous investors fled to the safe haven of government bonds as the uncertainty from the wave of what seemed like terrorist attacks spread around the world. - SiliconValley.com, 9-11-01.
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