---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200806223456.GA13248@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2020 22:34:56 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Telecommunication Companies Say They're Managing HARTFORD, CT - Telecommunications companies AT&T and Verizon said Thursday they have enough backup generation to keep their cellular towers up and running if they can't reconnect to the electrical grid for days. https://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/archives/entry/20200806_telecommunication_companies_say_theyre_managing/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200806223641.GA13274@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2020 22:36:41 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Cell Phone Towers Losing Capabilities After Isaias: Governor Cell phone towers in Connecticut are starting to lose their capabilities following the damage and outages from Tropical Storm Isaias, Governor Ned Lamont wrote to President Trump on Wednesday in a request for a Presidential Emergency Declaration. https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/cell-phone-towers-losing-capabilities-after-isaias-governor/2314649/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200805203015.GA7773@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2020 20:30:15 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: When will my internet be back? Probably when power is restored, providers say By Ben Lambert Xfinity outages in the greater New Haven area Wednesday are likely linked to the damage done by Tropical Storm Isaias, a spokesman said Wednesday. In a statement, Kristen L. Roberts, vice president of communications with the Western New England Region Comcast office, said officials believe most "issues are commercial power-related, and services should be restored for our customers as power comes back on." https://www.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/news/article/When-will-my-internet-be-back-Probably-when-the-15461064.php -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ***** Moderator's Note ***** Maybe 22 years ago, my brother, who was a firefighter, testified to the Maryland Public Service Commission about the lack of adequate emergency power at some sites, which came to light during ice storms in Maryland. His recollection of the events included this: We had people who needed ambulance service going out onto the balconies of high rise buildings 12 stories in the air to scream down to telephone lineman working in the street below begging for them to call an ambulance. The culprits in much of that fiasco was Line Concentrator equipment that did not have any provision for alternate power. It turned out that the customers in certain areas had to pay more for home insurance, because the lack of reliable phone service degraded the "fire danger rating" of their homes. Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 07 Aug 2020