Verizon throttled fire department’s ‘unlimited’ plan during deadly blaze

Verizon throttled fire department’s ‘unlimited’ plan during deadly blaze

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https://thenextweb.com/insider/2018/08/22/verizon-throttled-fire-departments-unlimited-plan-during-deadly-blaze/

As wildfires raged out of control in Northern California this summer, the firefighters responsible for managing them learned a hard lesson about net neutrality.

For the Santa Clara Country Fire Department, it couldn’t have come at a worse time. When they needed them most, Verizon had effectively disabled their mobile devices, leaving the department to scramble for solutions while fighting fires that cost could cost California insurers some $10 to $12 billion.