One of the reasons the landlines are required in major corporations or buildings here in NYC is when the power went out over the whole area, workers in the City could not leave after work to pick up their kids at school or do any of their normally scheduled tasks.  They couldn't reach their children; their children couldn't reach them.  There were thousands of truly desperate and inconsolable people that night in the city.  The only phones that worked were the real land lines.  

Since ACTS is listed as an emergency service for cultural institutions, we maintain that landline.  

Nothing is perfect.  When Sandy hit, the 21 foot water surge flooded the 13th street transfer station which predictably exploded.  So my advice is to have landlines, cell phones, and your computer email which was the only good communication in lower Manhattan on 9/11.  Since not only cell phones but TV stations mostly transmitted from the top of the WTC, we only had one snowy station to watch in horror.

Monona

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From: Jessica Martin <jessica.a.martin**At_Symbol_Here**UCONN.EDU>
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] telephone requirement question

In addition to what everyone else has said here, I would also think they would want to test coverage EXTENSIVELY before they do. We had MANY weak and or dead zones for cell reception in the chemistry building in which I did my graduate work. One of the worst dead zones was the 1st level - where our main stockroom was. I am actually a little horrified when I hear that other campuses have chosen to remove the landlines from their buildings.

Jessica A. Martin, Ph.D.

NSF Graduate Research Fellow (2018-2021)

Joint Safety Team, Founding Member (2018-2021)

Pinkhassik Group, Department of Chemistry (2016-2021)

University of Connecticut

323-327-3974

jessica.a.martin**At_Symbol_Here**uconn.edu

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaannemartin/

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On Oct 20, 2022, at 9:07 AM, Ralph Stuart <ralph**At_Symbol_Here**RSTUARTCIH.ORG> wrote:

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[Bold my emphasis] EPA believes that, although cell phones are a useful means of communication, they should not be relied upon solely to satisfy this requirement. The Agency is therefore finalizing § 262.16(b)(8)(iv) and § 262.254 as proposed.

Thanks for this summary; I believe that was the situation the last time I looked into it and would be surprised if it changed. I ended up putting “No Smoking” signs on 12 chemical cabinets under fume hoods that are used as waste storage areas last year, even though indoor smoking has been banned on campus for at least 20 years...

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