Road Runner email down

By John Borland and Jeff Pelline, CNET News.com, CNET.com
Tuesday, February 29, 2000 03:30 AM
Road Runner, the high-speed Net access provider that is a venture of Time Warner, Microsoft and MediaOne Group, among others, is experiencing a "major nationwide problem with email" delivery, according to a recorded message for Road Runner customers.

"There is a crew working on the problem, but unfortunately there is no estimated fixed time," for repairing the problem, the customer-service recording said. "We are talking with Microsoft officials trying to get the problem corrected." It did not elaborate.

Some users also complained about the email problem to CNET News.com.

A Road Runner spokeswoman, Sandy Colony, declined to comment.

Road Runner serves in excess of 550,000 customers in the communities where it is offered. It competes with services such as Excite@Home, which also provides a broadband service.

The Road Runner service, providing high-speed Net access via cable modems, costs an average of $40 per month with a one-time installation fee of about $100.

In June 1998, Time Warner, MediaOne, Microsoft, Compaq and Advance/Newhouse formed a joint venture for Road Runner.


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