Why Cell Phones Went Dead After Hurricane Sandy

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After Hur­ri­cane Sandy, sur­vivors need­ed, in addi­tion to safe­ty and power, the abil­i­ty to com­mu­ni­cate. Yet in parts of New York City, mobile com­mu­ni­ca­tions ser­vices were knocked out for days.

The prob­lem? The com­pa­nies that…

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Why Cell Phones Went Dead After Hurricane Sandy