William wrote:




And it's always about the military and civil authorities, isn't it?

That is who will be handling the major comms during a major emergency,
not the AC with a cell phone on his hip.


They do and will continue to rely upon cellular telephones and pagers
for notification. Get used to it.

But they will not rely on cell phones to carry communications during a
major emergency, but they may rely on ham radio if needed, get used to it.