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County fire chief says Verizon throttled data during huge wildfire

Original post made on Aug 22, 2018

The Santa Clara County fire chief says Verizon "throttled" wireless internet speeds while firefighters were battling the Mendocino Complex fires this summer, including his statement in a lawsuit filed Monday against the Federal Communications Commission.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 12:01 PM

Comments (6)

Posted by verizon sux
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 22, 2018 at 12:36 pm

We were Verizon customers for years. Gave up on them a while ago. Their prices are too expensive for their performance and their customer service is really terrible.


Posted by Rodger
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Aug 22, 2018 at 3:48 pm

Thanks to all the folks that voted for Trump.
without Trump we would stil be using the Internet without
this kind of interference.


Posted by Bill H
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 22, 2018 at 7:17 pm

Bill H is a registered user.

Do they expect Verizon to upgrade them to unlimited data for free?

Do they understand that data caps were allowed under net neutrality regulations as long as they were applied without preference to particular network services?


Posted by Not for long
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Aug 23, 2018 at 6:36 am

America was greater with net neutrality. At least CA will soon be protected.
Verizon ADMITTED wrong doings in this matter and admitted they handled it incorrectly.
Next time we'll be protected against their screw-ups.
Doing what Fat Nixon won't do.


Posted by Still doesn’t work
a resident of North Whisman
on Aug 23, 2018 at 11:45 am

Didn't work when Reagan did it, still doesn't work. Deregulation creates a feeding frenzy for big business.


Posted by verizon sux
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 24, 2018 at 12:42 pm

Verizon admits that they suck. Promises to try to suck a little less in the future. These are special data plans for first-responders and emergency-workers. Mercury-News report: Web Link


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