AT&T seeks to deliver the internet over power lines The technology could be a “game-changer” for Wisconsin and many other places, said Scott VanderSanden, president of AT&T Wisconsin.

On Wednesday, some Democratic lawmakers revealed legislation to force telecommunication companies to have at least 72 hours of back-up power for all cellphone towers in high-risk fire areas.

The Camp fire burns outside Pulga, Calif., in 2018. Preemptive power outages intended to prevent electrical equipment from sparking fires can also cut off power to cell towers, leaving nearby ...

Internet and phone outages cut some Hurricane ... as cell towers and internet services are down from the ... 370 of North Carolina’s 1,452 cell sites are out because of a lack of power, ...