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The Telecom Digest for November 1, 2012
Volume 31 : Issue 254 : "text" Format
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:54:20 -0400
From: tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Feeding Frenzy
Message-ID: <spihbjkvhxw3.1x30b4tvjckrb$.dlg@40tude.net>
On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:17:58 -0400, Bill Horne wrote:
> Did the "1-000-000-0000" CID mark the call I got as a "Reverse 911"
> communication?
The "Reverse 911" robo-calls my City of New Haven placed had caller-ID
showing as 203-946-7669 (New Haven City). Those from my University,
likewise, showed the principal (switchboard) number for that institution.
Not a single 10-zero call showed up all October :-) . HTH. Cheers, -- tlvp
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Avant de repondre, jeter la poubelle, SVP.
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:34:14 -0400
From: bernieS <bernies@netaxs.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: FCC says One-Quarter of Eastern cell towers down due to Sandy
Message-ID: <yLI4vB.A.bME._TUkQB@telecom>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/31/mobile_service_hit_by_hurricane_sandy/
Quarter of Eastern cell towers BLOWN down BY SANDY - FCC
'Save bandwidth, text with a friend', pleads FCC Commishioner
By Brid-Aine Parnell
Posted in Mobile, 31st October 2012 14:53 GMT
Around a quarter of mobile phone towers in the ten
East-coast states hit by Hurricane Sandy have been
damaged or destroyed, the Federal Communications
Commission has said.
The FCC is anticipating continued communication
problems as other towers are running on backup power.
"This was and still is a devastating storm with a
serious impact on our nation's communications
infrastructure," chairman Julius Genachowski said
during a conference call with press, reported by
the Wall Street Journal and others.
"The storm is not over. And our assumption is
that communications outages could get worse
before they get better, particularly for mobile
networks, because of the flooding and loss of power."
Both flooding and snowfall in the affected region
could affect more towers and make it difficult to
repair the towers already in trouble.
Genachowski also said that a very small number of
emergency call centres had lost power but calls
were being rerouted. He urged the public to only
call 911 in life-threatening emergencies and to
limit nonessential calls, using texts or social
media to communicate instead, so that mobile
networks could stay open for priority calls.
"We've seen broadband and social media continue to
play an important role in communication for people
during this storm," he said. "Social media is a
critical platform for sharing information with
loved ones. And it's been vital in keeping those
other communications networks open for first
responders."
Broadband and cable TV customers have also been
hit by outages, with around a quarter of customers
without the services.
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