Problem is now at an advanced stage.
As few JCPs are providing a higher level of cover over this special risk period, our assessment is that we cannot put reliance on the JCPs to rapidly fix any problem that might arise at this time. Our intention is therefore to offer a contingency ISDN Backup Service to those institutions which feel they need it, and are planning to have the on-site cover that will be necessary to activate it, should it be required. The Backup Service will be by subscription only, and will be free, to help with any Millennium contingency, until the 1st March 2000. After that date, we will review the service, to see whether it should be offered on an ongoing basis. In order that the central equipment that will need to be purchased can be sized in good time, organisations wishing to avail themselves of this service are asked to register their subscription by Friday July 30th .