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California proposes 3-day backup power for cell towers, communication networks

California officials are serious about making sure that communication networks don’t fail again during this year’s wildfire season if power is shut off. State utility regulators have proposed a 72-hour

Telecom executives face California Public Utilities Commission on outages during power shutoffs

In a three-hour long question and answer session, executives from every major telecom company in California — including AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile — addressed the California Public Utilities Commission about

California suffered widespread cellphone outages during fires. A big earthquake would be much worse

When Ted Atz, a 75-year-old retiree in Marin County, learned that his power would go out during the Kincade fire, he texted his loved ones that he might lose

Why Is Your Landline Phone Dead

Our fancy new Internet-based home or office phones are the communication tool of the future – cheap, efficient and versatile. They’re also, in a power outage, about as useful as

California Lawmakers Now Have Two Net Neutrality Bills Before Them

The state Senate now has two net neutrality bills to consider. Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León on Thursday introduced his own bill to force Internet service companies operating

Harvey Knockout of Cell Service Revives Talk of Backup Power

The wireless industry has for years successfully fought regulations that would force mobile phone networks to be hardened so they work during storms, but it may face renewed demands after

TURN Wins FCC Investigation!

As phone companies move customers to bundles of shiny new technologies, the essential core values of public safety, universal access, competitive choice and consumer protection must be preserved. TURN

Verizon Challenged on their VoIP Shift

Forced migration is unfair to customers A consumer advocacy group has recently challenged Verizon for forcing their customers to shift to VoIP and wireless services from the traditional telephone services.

Verizon Accused Of Refusing To Fix Broken Landline Phone Service

TURN Demands Halt To Verizon Cord-Cutting, Doesn’t Want Customers Put At Risk Verizon has been accused of refusing to fix landline phone service in order to force customers onto Internet

Cal Water customers speak out against rate hikes

Cal Water customers speak out against rate hikes An administrative law judge heard nearly two hours of testimony Friday night from Lucerne residents angry, frustrated and – in one woman’s

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