Boston Marathon Bombings Cause Disruption Of Cell Service Due To Call Spike
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Yesterday’s Boston Marathon was ended prematurely as two bombs were set off close to the race’s finish line, injuring over a hundred people and killing three as of this writing. But at the height of the chaos, a number of reports claimed cellphone service was shut down by law enforcement as a way to ensure additional bombs wouldn’t be set off, which turns out to have been false according to a number of wireless carriers.
According to wireless carriers Sprint, AT&T and Verizon, cell phone usage within the area during the bombing spiked, which resulted in a disruption of service. “Verizon Wireless has not been asked by any government agency to turn down its wireless service. Any reports to that effect are inaccurate,” said a spokesperson for Verizon Wireless. Both Sprint and AT&T have also reassured the public the disruptions its customers experienced yesterday was also due to an increase of calls, not due an order to cut communications. (more…)
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