Actually, communications are a huge issue. Reporters have interviewed
police officers who are at their wit's end. Almost none of them have
satellite phones, and the local mobile phone networks have failed. Some
SMS is getting through, but it's sporadic.
I talked with Larry Anderson yesterday, who's in Mississippi, a way's
north of where the damage is. He's been using his ham radio to connect
with people in the coastal towns. He described the communications as
"real grim." Once again, ham radio seems to be the one technology that's
reliable...
andy
Taran Rampersad wrote:
From what I'm seeing, there's not much of a problem with communication
in the region. Are there any reports on communication itself? It seems
that everything for communicating with the people in the affected
regions is under control.
Andy Carvin wrote:
Hi everyone,
I've just launched an open blog and mobcast for people interested in
following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:
http://katrina05.blogspot.com/
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EDC Center for Media & Community
acarvin @ edc . org
http://www.digitaldivide.net
http://www.tsunami-info.org
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
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