[EAS] Resolved- Nationwide AT&T Mobility 9-1-1 outage

[Mike McCarthy]

Bill has ranted much better....

This problem will cease to be a problem where a big power (later to be
also IP) outage hits DC. It's not a matter of if, but when. POTS lines
will still work...but nothing else. I can imagine the scene from Airplane
where all the reporters rush a row of pay phones and collectively tip
over.

Get enough generals, admirals, and congress critters who can't talk to
their staff and the toner won't even be cold before a bill lands on the
POTUS's desk mandating hardened infrastructure cost be damned.

MM

On Thu, March 9, 2017 11:12 pm, Bill Ruck wrote:
>
> The cell industry as a whole has backed away from
> reliability.  "Costs too much."  They sued the FCC and won so there is no
> requirement for backup power at cell sites.  When the batteries go flat
> the site drops off.  Some sites have generators but most just have an
> inlet for an external generator.  That's great if one site needs alternate