Santa Clara County fire chief squares off with Verizon officials over alleged data throttling during Mendocino fire

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ByEric Thomas KGO logo
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Santa Clara County fire chief squares off with Verizon over alleged data throttling during wildfire
Santa Clara County's fire chief squared off with wireless provider Verizon over the issue of data throttling - and a communications breakdown during the Mendocino Complex fire this summer.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Santa Clara County's fire chief squared off with wireless provider Verizon Wednesday over the issue of data throttling - and a communications breakdown during the Mendocino Complex fire this summer.

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