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Former Verizon Wireless CEO Denny Strigl on why natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy impact cell phone service.
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Disney but I notice every time there's a hard to every time there is storm every time there's some emergency and I try to ease myself and I can't.
Can't you to call is grounded dead can't get through.
Why is that the former Verizon Wireless -- -- industry go.
Would now with this -- storm -- who joins us on the phone look in the in the affected -- one -- -- -- cell towers.
Have been damaged and unlikely compromise from god knows how long.
But why is is always the case every time something -- -- Center City.
You know and and nice to be with you so -- The carrier routinely and told emergency back up batteries that every one -- -- -- -- -- those batteries will run anywhere.
-- -- -- -- After that the battery dies.
And the most carriers have -- generator.
Also.
That exhibit that point.
-- quote run they see -- -- you know.
And then they the challenge -- created -- time like this.
Used to make sure that they Arab that -- -- -- it's getting him with that you'll truck making true that you can put.
-- back in the generated keep it going in this situation.
-- like we have currently -- purity.
And had Connecticut Rhode Island.
The issue is that these gulf states are not easily accessible.
So I mean it that -- huge problems and.
But so it's not just a number of towers its other compromise sinister and arm but it but it seems like it -- I would every time the something.
Happens is a crisis that's the reality you can't get a call out you you can't receive a call it and it calls it -- question I think the whole idea.
Ourselves service which was always its convenience and rapid ease -- -- Did you know -- we've become so dependent upon they'll vote for me now from.
You know it and it's a tremendous services and you will be extremely versatile.
Now but the and.
When I need it most and I loved dearly and I like we're gonna on this except when in heated mostly it and then everything is on the line.
You know when one thing that we that we don't step back and and realize here is that.
Cell powered cell phone to connect with cell towers and that it's typically dependent.
I'm Billy -- -- network in what occurred if you look from on Manhattan island for 36 freaks out.
There is no power.
After that big huge issue now earlier in this show you had a picture of the the battery -- Just up the street from the battery tunnel is one of the rise in Maine which landslide which -- offices.
It currently has three feet of water in its cable -- Now unfortunately there's no way you can get a.
Think that's a barometer.
You're right -- Bob thank you very very much of -- I have not and I technology here folks but I am telling you this point devices this ever comes.
Again unloads industry -- just -- built this out very loud.
To say you -- I'm not coming home.
