BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 months agoVerizon screwup caused 911 outage in 6 states—carrier agrees to $1M finearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up194arrow-down1external-linkVerizon screwup caused 911 outage in 6 states—carrier agrees to $1M finearstechnica.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejcarax@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoBut it’s not the first time. A couple examples: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/19/22845283/fcc-verizon-att-mobile-carriers-911-calls https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/fcc-blasts-verizon-for-911-outages-during-summer-2012-storm/ My highest upvoted comment on reddit was actually in a thread joking about fees to recoup the fine, suggesting they’d call it a “911 Memorial Fee”.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 months agoOk, I didn’t know that. Yeah they need to get in some more trouble and the regulators should ask way more questions. In the worse case it shouldn’t be uncalled for to revoke there license to operate as a mobile carrier
But it’s not the first time. A couple examples:
https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/19/22845283/fcc-verizon-att-mobile-carriers-911-calls https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/fcc-blasts-verizon-for-911-outages-during-summer-2012-storm/
My highest upvoted comment on reddit was actually in a thread joking about fees to recoup the fine, suggesting they’d call it a “911 Memorial Fee”.
Ok, I didn’t know that. Yeah they need to get in some more trouble and the regulators should ask way more questions. In the worse case it shouldn’t be uncalled for to revoke there license to operate as a mobile carrier