August 30th, 2008
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 Phone companies prepare backup plans for Gustav
August 30th, 2008 05:00 AM - The hurricane bearing down on the Gulf Coast could be a test for the country's wireless carriers, which faced criticism and a regulatory push after Hurricane Katrina took out networks. Sprint Nextel Corp. spokeswoman Stephanie Vinge-Walsh said the company's Emergency Response Team, with trucks that can act as cell towers, was ''caravaning down, military-style,'' to the Gulf Coast on Friday.
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