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Disaster council flags communications vulnerability after South Bay fiber cuts; city works with AT&T to harden links
Summary
City officials told the San Francisco Disaster Council that April 9 fiber-optic cable cuts in the South Bay exposed dependencies on commercial networks; officials said San Francisco rerouted traffic, was not critically affected, and is working with AT&T and public-safety chiefs to shore up critical links and refine plans.
San Francisco officials told the Disaster Council that an April 9 cut to fiber‑optic cabling in the South Bay exposed how dependent the region has become on commercial communications networks. "We have become so dependent upon technology ... when we suddenly don't have access to that technology, it brings home how important that…
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