Louisiana lawmakers slam AT&T for emergency communication failures

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A bipartisan panel of state legislators slammed telecom giant AT&T for failing to appear Monday at a Joint Commerce Committee hearing at the Louisiana Capitol amid concerns over emergency communication failures.

AT&T mobile phone service failed in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, as did the telecom’s exclusive emergency responder communication network known as FirstNet.

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