Verizon Chokes Service For Firefighters Battling Wildfires

Wanting more money, Verizon throttled the data service of these California firefighters — who were battling the biggest wildfire in state history.

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00:00[♪ Music starts playing ♪ and continues throughout video ♪

00:30We're sending time-sensitive, critical information, evacuate this area now.

00:37If the public can't receive those notices in a timely fashion,

00:41it certainly could impact their ability to get out of an area that we've determined is dangerous quickly.

00:54Show me the money!

01:00We've lost our protections and instead handed the keys to the Internet Service Providers.

01:06So the Internet Service Providers, now they get to decide how they want to prioritize content.

01:11They get to decide how they want to determine speed and access.

01:15They get to decide how they want to prioritize content.

01:18They get to decide how they want to determine speed and access.

01:45We're sending time-sensitive, critical information, evacuate this area now.

01:50If the public can't receive those notices in a timely fashion,

01:54it certainly could impact their ability to get out of an area that we've determined is dangerous quickly.

01:59If the public can't receive those notices in a timely fashion,

02:03it certainly could impact their ability to determine speed and access.