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Technology developed in the 1870s proved to be a communications lifeline in Phoenicia when Hurricane Irene roared through, leaving the hamlet without power for 10 days. Since wireless coverage is spotty, the only residents who could call the outside world had landline phones connected by copper wires, which don’t need electricity. It’s a situation that […]
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