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Re:Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data duri... by whatpad on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @05:36PM (#17814058)
Verizon already pays for these services through taxes, and the government is not liable for damage to Verizon's property resulting from a wildfire, so why would extra money change hands upon such damage?

Your comment is glib and cute, but it really is a baseless fantasy when confronted with facts.

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Re:Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data duri... by FireBeyond on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @06:38PM (#17814481)
Well, so too does the FD. But they didn't get it. Even Verizon's language says, "During times of congestion, your traffic may be slowed (but only after 22GB in a month)".

And yet their traffic was slowed to 30kbps (which, lets face it, isn't slowed, but effectively halted), permanently. Unless Verizon wants to claim that their best of breed, "least congested" network (their words) was congested at 2am, 4am, etc...

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