MSU Telecom Systems has recently reported an outage with the
Verizon Cellular Network on our campus. Users within the affected area will
not be able to place or receive phone calls. Users entering the area may
have their calls dropped. Users are reporting that their phones have ‘full
bars’.
The area that is affected is as follows : Border
by the Red Cedar River to the north, Harrison Road to the west, Farm Lane to
the East and South Shaw Lane to the south. This includes the Breslin
Center, IM West, Jenison Fieldhouse, Munn Ice Arena, Demonstration Hall,
Spartan Stadium, Central Services, Wells Hall and the International Center.
The Verizon engineering staff has acknowledged the problem and
are currently working on a resolution. At this time, there is no ETA to a
fix.
If you have any questions about this outage, please contact
the MSU Telecom Systems customer service group at 3-5515
(517-353-5515). We will update the post on the MSU Service Status
website (http://servicestatus.msu.edu/status_detail.php?id=4684)
as we get more information, and will notify the NAG list once we have confirmed
that the issue has been resolved.
-Nick
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Nicholas Kwiatkowski
Communication Systems Analyst
Telecommunication Systems Department
Michigan State University
Direct: 517-432-2528
Dept / Customer Service / Trouble: 517-353-5515
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.telecom.msu.edu