SOUTHEAST UNDERGROUND FACILITY PROTECTION COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA
January 12, 2000
Election of Board Members
Congratulations are in order for the following nominated posts:
Danny Barrett was elected Chairperson, second term.
Bill Buchanan was elected Vice Chairperson.
Holly Files was elected as the new Secretary.
Attendees included guests from Qwest and Williams Telecommunications.
Dan Simpson will contact Carl Croft to get Level 3 involved in our meetings.
Danny Lee to check further into *DIG cell phone number.
The next SEUFPC meeting will be held on Tuesday April 4, 2000 at Jekyll Island, GA. Hosted by Terry Zackman of Sprint.Center Updates
Alabama
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Ended 1999 with a 15% increase call volume over 1998. |
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Plans on increasing telecommuter staff. |
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Converting over to a new internet based computer system. |
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New mapping system should be installed by end of 2000. |
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Working with three other one-call centers to finalize Disaster Recovery/Call Sharing program. |
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2000 is the 25th anniversary of Alabama’s One Call program. |
Tennessee
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Increase in call volume. |
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Noted concern for obtaining railroad mile markers for better information on screening tickets. |
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Collecting damage data along with Mississippi One-Call. |
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Hired second person for Cable Awareness. |
Mississippi
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Increase of 15% call volume. |
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Hired an official Damage Prevention Group. |
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Collecting damage data along with Tennessee One-Call. |
Georgia
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Web entry is up 36%. |
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Re-griding mapping system, all counties will be on new grids by March 2000. |
North Carolina
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Noted 1.2 million calls received. |
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Opened second One-Call Center. |
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62% of traffic is over the internet. |
| Danny Barrett | AT&T | drbarrett@att.com |
| Danny Lee | BellSouth | danny.e.lee@bridge.bellsouth.com |
| George Glen | NC One Call | george@ncocc.org |
| Annette Reburn | AL One Call | areburn@ix.netcom.com |
| Angela Wallace | UPC | awallace@gaupc.com |
| Holly Files | MediaOne | hfiles@mediaone.com |
| Terry Zachman | Sprint | terry.zachman@mail.sprint.com |
| Bill Turner | TN One Call | bturner@tnonecall.com |
| Sam Johnson | MS One Call | ms1call@bellsouth.net |
| Tim Brubaker | AT&T | timb@att.com |
| Johnny Jaggers | QWest | johnny.jaggers@qwest.com |
| Dan Simpson | MCIWorldcom | james.simpson@wcom.com |
| Stan Unbarger | Williams Comm. | stan.umbarger@wilcom.com |
| Brad Hargrove | Williams Comm. | brad.hargrove@wilcom.com |
| Bill Buchanan | MCI WorldCom | bill.buchanan@wcom.com |
Future Meetings |
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| April 4, 2000 | Sprint | Jekyll Island, GA | Clarion/Buckaneer Resort |
*Please encourage any members you are in contact with to periodically browse the website for updated formation. With most of us frequently traveling, this is our best communication tool and will always include information on the upcoming meetings.
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