Lawsuit Filed Over Internet “Throttling” During California Wildfire

Internet communications slowed during Mendocino Complex fire

 

Flames from a wildfire advance up a ridge, towering over a home that eventually burned, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, near Lakeport, Calif. (Kent Porter /The Press Democrat via AP)

 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California fire department said a telecommunications company slowed its internet communications at a crucial command center set up to help fight one of t

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Internet communications slowed during Mendocino Complex fire     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California fire department said a telecommunications company slowed its internet communications at a crucial command center set up to help fight one of t See also  Fire Crews Battle Widespread Oklahoma Wildfire

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