this is killing me too, but to put your mind at rest (somewhat), here's what cox has (not sure if you have them for your isp, i do) and it's a problem in several states:
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[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif][SIZE=+2]California[/SIZE][/FONT]
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Note: times listed below are Eastern Standard Time[/FONT]</th></tr><tr class="styTblbrder2"><td class="styTblbrder2">[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
[SIZE=-1]Affected Area[/SIZE][/FONT]</td><td class="styTblbrder2">[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
[SIZE=-1]Affected Service [/SIZE][/FONT]</td><td class="styTblbrder2">[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
[SIZE=-1]Description[/SIZE][/FONT]</td><td class="styTblbrder2">[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
[SIZE=-1]Latest Update[/SIZE][/FONT]</td><td class="styTblbrder2">[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
[SIZE=-1]Approximate Beginning Time[/SIZE][/FONT]</td></tr><tr><td class="styTblbrder2">California, Oklahoma and Nevada</td><td class="styTblbrder2">DNS Services</td><td class="styTblbrder2">Some customers in California, Oklahoma and Nevada may be unable to access myspace, eBay, MSN, google or youtube.</td><td class="styTblbrder2">Our technicians are aware and are investigating the problem. <small>
9/8/2007 5:43:58 PM</small></td><td class="styTblbrder2">9/8/2007 12:30:44 PM</td></tr></tbody></table>
http://support.cox.com/sdcxuser/asp/cox_networkstatus.asp