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Bureaucratic mix-ups, red tape and confiscation of emergency supplies kept phones offline after Hurricane Katrina. Telecoms say it must not happen again.
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In all honesty however I must say from my experience that to my knowledge there are zero telecom workers who have any type of disater area or hazerdous situation area training what so ever. Its just not offered by any carrier to my knowledge and I would be hard pressed to launch my men into a potential death trap to restore network elements without it.
Telecom workers especially wireless technicians are a cut above most work forces. They place them selves in harms way almost every day for the sake of the networks they maintain and they enjoy it.
They are the unsung heros of our society believe me and should absolutly be regarded in the same light as the police and fire departments in the event of an emergency. But they should be trained...certified..and sanctioned by a governing agency to be better prepared to do the job they are asked to do and protect themselves and others at the same time.
They are not and so I can see the concearn of the FEDS. Perhaps if we had a trained rapid deployment emergency response task force in place in every market. We could bring this to the table with the FEDS and better be able to negotiate our point.
In all honesty however I must say from my experience that to my knowledge there are zero telecom workers who have any type of disater area or hazerdous situation area training what so ever. Its just not offered by any carrier to my knowledge and I would be hard pressed to launch my men into a potential death trap to restore network elements without it.
Telecom workers especially wireless technicians are a cut above most work forces. They place them selves in harms way almost every day for the sake of the networks they maintain and they enjoy it.
They are the unsung heros of our society believe me and should absolutly be regarded in the same light as the police and fire departments in the event of an emergency. But they should be trained...certified..and sanctioned by a governing agency to be better prepared to do the job they are asked to do and protect themselves and others at the same time.
They are not and so I can see the concearn of the FEDS. Perhaps if we had a trained rapid deployment emergency response task force in place in every market. We could bring this to the table with the FEDS and better be able to negotiate our point.
In all honesty however I must say from my experience that to my knowledge there are zero telecom workers who have any type of disater area or hazerdous situation area training what so ever. Its just not offered by any carrier to my knowledge and I would be hard pressed to launch my men into a potential death trap to restore network elements without it.
Telecom workers especially wireless technicians are a cut above most work forces. They place them selves in harms way almost every day for the sake of the networks they maintain and they enjoy it.
They are the unsung heros of our society believe me and should absolutly be regarded in the same light as the police and fire departments in the event of an emergency. But they should be trained...certified..and sanctioned by a governing agency to be better prepared to do the job they are asked to do and protect themselves and others at the same time.
They are not and so I can see the concearn of the FEDS. Perhaps if we had a trained rapid deployment emergency response task force in place in every market. We could bring this to the table with the FEDS and better be able to negotiate our point.
In all honesty however I must say from my experience that to my knowledge there are zero telecom workers who have any type of disater area or hazerdous situation area training what so ever. Its just not offered by any carrier to my knowledge and I would be hard pressed to launch my men into a potential death trap to restore network elements without it.
Telecom workers especially wireless technicians are a cut above most work forces. They place them selves in harms way almost every day for the sake of the networks they maintain and they enjoy it.
They are the unsung heros of our society believe me and should absolutly be regarded in the same light as the police and fire departments in the event of an emergency. But they should be trained...certified..and sanctioned by a governing agency to be better prepared to do the job they are asked to do and protect themselves and others at the same time.
They are not and so I can see the concearn of the FEDS. Perhaps if we had a trained rapid deployment emergency response task force in place in every market. We could bring this to the table with the FEDS and better be able to negotiate our point.
But then again, Bush is famous for the saying "Bring it On!" back in '03!
- Atypical, of the many mistakes and errors made!
- by heystoopid June 1, 2006 12:33 PM PDT
- Atypical of the many mistakes made by current Bush administration, riddled with jobs for the incompetent old boys more of yes men do nothing type,with much talk and grandiose propaganda, little action and no forward planning!
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- atypical???
- by Jackson Cracker June 1, 2006 5:25 PM PDT
- atypical = not typical
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(10 Comments)But then again, Bush is famous for the saying "Bring it On!" back in '03!