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

ByEric Thomas KGO logo
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Santa Clara County fire chief squares off with Verizon over alleged data throttling during wildfire

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.

RELATED: NorCal Congressional members ask FTC to investigate Verizon after throttling firefighter data speeds

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