The 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Virginia, leading to a overload in wireless networks nacross a wider area, highlights an issue that the FCC has yet to take up: Wireless customers' ninability to make emergency 911 calls during the service disruption. The FCC is investigating nthe overload. The commission estimates that 70 percent of 911 calls are placed from wireless nphones. Supporters of a national wireless network for public safety were quick to call the nepisode further proof that they need access to the 700 MHz D-block.
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