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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FOR NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EDT WED SEP 20 2000
TO: NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM: WALT TELESETSKY
DIRECTOR...NWS OFFICE OF SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
SUBJECT: NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE UPDATE 9/20/00
DYNCORP...THE NWWS CONTRACTOR...WILL EXTEND THROUGH
OCTOBER 31 2000 BROADCAST OF DATA ON THE OLD NWWS TO ASSIST NWWS
CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE NOT YET FULLY TRANSITIONED TO A REPLACEMENT
DATA SERVICE. TRANSITION TO THE REPLACEMENT NWWS /R-NWWS/ HAS
BEEN UNDERWAY SINCE THE FALL OF 1999 AS DESCRIBED IN NUMEROUS
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES AND LETTERS.
TO ENSURE THAT YOUR SERVICE WILL NOT BE DISCONNECTED...YOU WILL
NEED TO CONTACT DYNCORP AT 1-800-633-2340 OR VIA FAX AT
703-818-4434 BEFORE SEPTEMBER 29...AND CONTRACT FOR THIS EXTENDED
SERVICE. ANY SUBSCRIBER NOT CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT WITH
DYNCORP FOR R-NWWS OR WHO HAS NOT CONTACTED DYNCORP BY
SEPTEMBER 29 TO CONTRACT FOR THE ADDITIONAL MONTH EXTENSION OF
THE OLD NWWS WILL HAVE THEIR OLD NWWS TERMINATED ON
OCTOBER 2 2000.
FOR NON-SUBSCRIBERS TO R-NWWS...DYNCORP HAS INFORMED THE NWS ITS
NETWORK SERVICE FEE FOR THIS ADDITIONAL MONTH EXTENSION WILL BE
$125...VERSUS THE OLD $18 MONTHLY CHARGE. ALL OTHER CHARGES FOR
THIS ADDITIONAL MONTH EXTENSION...SUCH AS MAINTENANCE AND
EQUIPMENT LEASE...WILL REMAIN THE SAME. QUESTIONS REGARDING
SERVICE AND FEES SHOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH DYNCORP AT THE
TELEPHONE NUMBER ABOVE.
INFORMATION ON ALTERNATIVE NWS DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS THAT MAY
MEET YOUR NEEDS ARE DESCRIBED ON THE NWS WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER
CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV. SCROLL DOWN AND LOOK FOR THE
//NEW NWWS// LINK NEAR THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. CONTACT
MR. HERB WHITE WITH COMMENTS ON THE R-NWWS AND INQUIRIES ABOUT
ALTERNATIVE NWS WEATHER INFORMATION DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS.
MR. WHITE CAN BE REACHED VIA EMAIL AT OM.WXWIRE@xxxxxxxx OR VIA
FAX AT 301-713-1598.
YOU ARE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE NWS SYSTEM TO PROVIDE THE
AMERICAN PUBLIC WITH CRITICAL WEATHER INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE...UNDERSTANDING...AND CONTINUED SUPPORT DURING THIS
TRANSITION.
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