Investigation: Better Cell Service Costing Climbers Lives

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  • 9 years ago
A joint report by ProPublica and PBS Frontline investigates how clamoring for better cell service and faster speeds is costing climbers’ safety. The death toll peaked as users were scrambling for 3G, so what will happen with the push to 4G LTE?

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