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FCC Public Safety Bureau Chief David Simpson offered...

FCC Public Safety Bureau Chief David Simpson offered advice to the public on communicating during a hurricane. As a first step, consumers should “take stock” of what kind of phones they have, Simpson wrote in a blog post (http://fcc.us/TUKo2z). “Many…

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consumers no longer subscribe to ’traditional’ landline telephone service delivered over copper wires, which generally continues to work during a power outage.” Those who rely on wireless phones “already know the importance of battery power” and should charge their devices well in advance of a storm, he said.