Santa Clara County’s fire chief says Verizon slowed the speed of his department’s data plan as his crews were in the midst of fighting the largest wildfire in state history.
This is a case of a so-called “unlimited data plan” that throttles down wireless speed after a specified amount of data is used. Many consumers have similar plans.
Chief Anthony Bowden says the loss of data speed hurt his department’s ability to respond to emergencies.
The department told reporters that it saw its wireless data speeds slowed to 1/200th of its usual speed during the Mendocino complex fire.
