My name is Charles Fleckenstein, and I work for EMBARQ. I can assure you we are not limiting access to any Web site, including Mr. Paul’s. While EMBARQ customers in many parts of the U.S. may be having difficulty reaching the site, it is not because of any action on our part.
It seems that the Webmaster at
www.RonPaul2008.com has changed the site’s NS records. Simply, when anyone types in a Web address to a browser, Internet servers around the world match it to a specific NS record (a series of numbers) to display that site. When the address — those numbers — change, there can be a period of time before all DNS servers around the world recognize the new information. The time to update varies by server, so the change in the routing can vary from almost immediately to several hours or even a day or more. Because EMBARQ customers have their traffic routed on our servers, any delay will affect many of you at the same time.
Our engineering group has contacted the Webmaster of the site directly to work with them to expedite access to the site. Again, let me stress that we are not limiting access to any Web site -- changes to NS records simply take time to be recognized.
I hope this answers any questions or concerns any of you may have. Cheers, Charles