ISPs and Y2K

Applying the Internet to Solve Global Problems

ISP's and Y2K

Internet Year 2000 Campaign (Official Site)

Best Practices- How to Assess Your Network or Organization (General Y2K Links with focus on ISP equipment and vendors)
Links to Manufacturers' and Vendors Y2K Information

Internet Society

Internet Society (ISOC) Y2K - Internet Year 2000 Campaign
Internet Y2k Campaign - (Under ISOC Issues, general Y2K links with telecom emphasis)
History of the Internet

The List -- The Definitive ISP Buyer's Guide

internet.com Search Results for Y2K
- Boardwatch Magazine (February1999) - Cover Story titled, "A YEAR 2000 INTERNET ASSESSMENT PLAN" by Guy Incognito
  - Boardwatch Magazine (February1999) - (Useful links)
- FCC Encouraged by Y2K Progress--March 30, 1999

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF):

List of all Active IETF Working Groups
- Working Group - The Internet and the Millennium Problem (2000) Charter
  - The Internet and the Millenium Problem (Year 2000) (draft, 22 Mar 1999)
    - The Year 2000 Working Group(WG) has conducted an investigation into the millennium problem as it regards Internet related protocols. This investigation only targeted the protocols as documented in the Request For Comments Series (RFCs). This investigation discovered little reason for concern with regards to the functionality of the protocols. A few minor cases of older implementations still using two digit years (ala RFC 850) were discovered, but almost all Internet protocols were given a clean bill of health. Several cases of 'period' problems were discovered, where a time field would 'roll over' as the size of field was reached. In particular, there are several protocols, which have 32 bit, signed integer representations of the number of seconds since January 1, 1970 which will turn negative at Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 GMT 2038. Areas whose protocols will be effected by such problems have been notified so that new revisions will remove this limitation.

Government Y2K Sites and ISPs/Internet

DOL Y2K Program - Info - (Good List of Links)

Internet Issues:
- Will Year 2000 Cripple the Net? - Inter@ctive Week, March 16, 1998, Year-2000 Problem: Can Its Ripples Cripple The Net? By Joe McGarvey and Charles Babcock
  - JavaScript Programmers, Heed The Warnings - Inter@ctive Week,March 16, 1998, By Charles Babcock
  - Router Mind Melt - Inter@ctive Week, March 16, 1998, By Joe McGarvey
- Net is not Immune to Year 2000 Problems By Bronwyn Fryer (May 1997)
- How to tell if you have a Year 2000 Problem (Dec 1996)
- The Internet vs. Y2K by Authur Bouchard (Sept 1997)
- The Web is Not Immune to Year 2000 (Apr 1997)
- IETF: The Internet and the Millennium Problem

President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion ( www.y2k.gov ) Telecom Subgoup

Federal Communications Commission Year 2000 Website
- FCC - NRIC Y2K Communications Sector Report (March 1998)
  - Network Reliability and Interoperability Council
    - U.S. Telecommunications Industry On Track to Achieve Year 2000 Readiness
    - Y2K Communications Sector Report (March 30, 1999)
    - NRIC Survey Assessment - Results and Analysis: Full assessment study of international telecommunications readiness covering 84 of the 225 countries throughout the world. Mentioned on page 82 in the Y2K Communication Sector Report. (April 1999 update)
General Services Administration Year 2000 Telecommunications Website
- Year 2000 Project Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
  - Internet Technologies SIG, Coordinator: Frank Javar
International Telecommunications Union y2k Task Force
Telco Forum Year 2000 Web Site
Telecommunications Service Priority Homepage (no Y2K)

Internet Related:

ATIS - The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)

ATIS Year 2000 Center (specific to ATIS activities)
The ATIS-sponsored Internetwork Interoperability Test Coordination Committee (IITC) recently released a written report on Y2K interoperability testing, copies of which were made available at the Network Reliability and Interoperability Council IV (NRIC IV) meeting on Wednesday, April 14. The report provides details of Phase 11 testing conducted over six weeks on the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The interoperability testing focused on call processing, mass calling events and potential congestion, cross network services call completion (credit card/calling card validation, toll-free service), rollover to Year 2000 in a Local Number Portability (LNP) environment, impact of time zones, Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS) and wireless to wireline call completion network impacts. Visit the Online ATIS Y2K Center for up-to-the-minute details on ATIS-sponsored Y2K activities. Year 2000 Test Report from IITC (NTC Phase 11) is now available.

Internet Organizations, Associations and Societies

North American Internet Service Provider Association

State ISP Organizations: (Most are part of the Internet Y2K Campaign)

Colorado - Rocky Mountain Internet User's Group
Florida - Florida ISP Association
Iowa - Internet Providers Association of Iowa
Minnesota - Minnesota Internet Services Trade Association
Mississippi - Mississippi ISP Assciation
New Mexico - New Mexico Internet Professionals' Association
Oregon - Oregon Internet Service Providers Association (ORISPA)
Texas - Texas ISP Association
Utah - Coalition of Utah Independent ISPs
Virginia - Virginia ISP Alliance (VISPA)
Washington - Washington Association of Internet Service Providers

Other Internet:

W3C - The World Wide Web Consortium
Internet Architecture Board Home Page
- Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)
- IRTF Groups Page
Internet Software Consortium
Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO) - There is no single organization that meets the exact requirements for the Domain Name Support Organization ("DNSO") specified in the Bylaws of the reconstituted Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), also known as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Therefore, such an organization must be formed.
Open Information Interchange: OII Guide to Data Communication Protocols
- IM Europe Legal Issues - Internet Action Plan
ZDNET: ISP Supplement - ISPs Court Big Business By Louis Trager
Welcome to Inter@ctive Week Online
Excite Computers & Internet Internet Access Providers
- ISPs.com
- thedirectory.org
  - Mailing lists of Internet Access Providers, Web Hosting Companies, Web Page Designers

Y2K Disclosure - "Because AmStar Realty Group, Inc.'s own compliance is often dependent upon the compliance of collaborators, vendors or suppliers of services (including the Multiple Listing System, home warranty company, lenders, surveyors, home inspectors, internet service providers, internet directories, internet search engines, software purveyors, title companies, attorneys) which AmStar Realty Group, Inc. cannot verify in all instances, AmStar Realty Group, Inc. cannot be and is not liable to any person or entity for noncompliance resulting from the noncompliance of vendors, suppliers or collaborators of AmStar Realty Group, inc." (emphasis added)

Sample ISP Approaches to Y2K

Erol's Internet The Fastest Way To The World - no apparent reference to Y2K (340,000 subscribers)

Y2K Statement - "Year 2000 Is Not a Problem for eNET!"

Denver Internet Access - CMC Online Services - CMC News Apr 29 - Y2K Issues - "The following is an unedited text from John Michaels on the Year 2000. Before becoming a minister, John for 20 some years was one of the people who developed and programed the exact machines some of the scare mongers are targeting as big trouble, he is an expert!."

Spelling Business Home PageUntitled - Y2K NEWS Will your phone still work y2K? Don't Be Ripped of By Y2K Schemes (Interesting personal notes)

Direct Source Internet, Internet Service Provider offers internet access, networking, Web design, and database development in Portland, Oregon. - Y2K Bug Information (DSIs services)

Global Internet Communications (Designed for 800x600x24-bit on Internet Explorer 4.0) -

YEAR 2000 PROBLEM: Businesses should be swinging into full gear to ensure any Year 2000 rollover problems are addressed within the next 18 months. Here are some informative online sites with more information:

Hypercon Y2K - (Includes archived vendor Y2K statements and responses)

Welcome to Hypercon's Year 2000 Project Site. This site is intended to inform our customers of Hypercon's efforts to meet the Year 2000 challenge and answer questions concerning our readiness. As a premium ISP, Hypercon recognizes that our customers are relying on us to continue to meet their service needs after the date change. Hypercon is committed to meet those needs. It is critical that Hypercon provide consistent communications to our customers about our Year 2000 readiness. We have determined that the best method to achieve this goal is through this comprehensive document outlining our Project methodology and results. Accordingly, we will not complete individual surveys or questionaires.

Welcome to SE Net - South Australia's largest ISP - Y2K - Information about SE Net and the Y2K problem (Year 2000 Statement)

Welcome to America.Net, Atlanta's Premier Business Solution Provider for the Internet. - Y2K Information (Readiness Disclosure)

TKseven Internet Home Page - Is your ISP Y2K Compliant?

World Online Net Websites , 3W Online services and domains, Y2K year 2000 links - The Year 2000 bug - Y2K links (Actionsites page)

VANCOUVER INTERNET - Your ISP for Vancouver, BC, Canada - nnn days left to year 2000 - Contact MicroAge for a professional Y2K consultation and solutions! - Year 2000 - Y2K (Community action)

PEAK Internet Service Provider And Education Center - PEAK is a full service ISP and education Center, providing dial up services in Corvallis Oregon, with special focus on education, Online courses, classes, Custom programming, perl, webdesign and support for your projects

PCC 2000 - Your Y2K, PC and Internet Resource Center - Y2K Bug - Solutions for the year 2000

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