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Schumer: Sandy exposed cellphone weakness

Originally published: November 18, 2012 11:41 AM
Updated: November 18, 2012 9:21 PM
By IGOR KOSSOV. Special to Newsday  

Senator Chuck Schumer speaks beside U.S. Secretary of

Photo credit: Barry Sloan | Senator Chuck Schumer speaks beside U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano during a press conference at the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management in Bethpage. (Nov. 6, 2012)

Superstorm Sandy victims, first responders and regional officials joined Sunday with Sen. Charles Schumer in Manhattan to call on the Federal Communications Commission and the mobile phone industry to develop a plan to reinforce cellphone infrastructure against extreme weather.

"FCC should bring everyone in who has skin in the game," Schumer said. "It's life and death."

Schumer's office...

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