ATT temporarily disabled a frequency emitted by 16 towers in Oakland Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 21, after the signals interfered with emergency responder radio communications.
The towers caused radio failures in police cars and fire trucks when they were within a quarter to half mile radius, David Cruise, Oakland’s public safety systems adviser, said.
FCC confirmed the interference and ATT shut down the 850MHz frequency on the towers last week – which only affected 2G customers with older phones.
The city is investigating other failures in communications involving interference.
