100K rural AZ residents lost internet and cell phone services for more than 48 hours

[Demovictory9]

Turns out, someone shot up exposed fiber cables, knocking out communications for up to 100,000 people in Navajo and Apache counties for more than 48 hours between June 11 and 13.

The dayslong outage reminded people in the area just how easily cut off from civilization they can be. It made many feel forgotten and vulnerable.

Outages happen with regularity in the area and though often brief, the unreliability creates a safety issue, said Chief Lance Spivey of the St. Johns Police Department.

“You go from modern-day to the 1800s and you can’t do anything,” he said, adding that residents couldn't reach 911 during the recent outage.

“In Los Angeles, you ever hear of 911 going out?” he said. “I work in the valley (Phoenix) and I never heard of 911 not working. It's just tragic.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/it-s-just-tragic-after-days-without-internet-cell-service-southwestern-residents-feel-endangered/ar-AAYBWJu

[NCLefty]

1. "someone shot up exposed fiber cables"

More guns than people... huh.

[EYESORE 9001]

2. 'Tis merely a glimpse of life in libertarian paradise

Suddenly all those cooperative ventures that hold us together loosely as a society don’t seem so bad after all, do they?