AT&T coverage an issue for much of Lake Tahoe Friday
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 5:53pm
If you're an AT&T cell phone and/or internet customer, including those with UVerse, you already know your coverage was less that stellar Friday. The loss of power from cell towers on the west side of the lake affected service to the California side of the lake, the Nevada side apparently not having issues.
According to Heidi Hill Drum, Executive Director of the Tahoe Prosperity Center, her source at AT&T said 8 cell sites including 4GSM were affected by the Emerald Fire Friday. They told her the community could expect to be up and running by Saturday morning.
The AT&T store in South Lake Tahoe had earlier said they heard service could be up to full coverage by 11:00 p.m. Friday.
It is unknown at this time if wind, fire, or a combination of both was the cause in interruption.
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