Mayor of Maui Says AT&T Wireless Failed Them During Tsunami Warning Period

After Japan’s mega-earthquake, the island of Maui in the State of Hawaii was under a Tsunami warning like most of the Pacific Rim during the evening of March 10 and early into the morning of March 11. Maui county emergency officials had standardized on AT&T Wireless service and iPhones for their work. That decision caused them a big problem as reported by KITV news.

Maui Mayor Says AT&T Failed During Emergency

AT&T Wireless service failed statewide the evening of March 10 soon after news of the earthquake and the possibility of a Tsunami was announced.

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