Nashville bombing spotlights vulnerable voice, data networks The Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville led to communications outages over hundreds of miles in the southern U.S., raising concerns about the vulnerability of U.S. networksPHOENIX -- The Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville led to phone and data service outages and disruptions over hundreds of miles in the southern U.S., raising new concerns about the vulnerability of U.S. communications. At some hospitals, electronic medical records, internet service or phones stopped working. Federal officials are investigating the motive and haven't said whether the AT&T building was specifically targeted. AT&T said it sent temporary cell towers to help in affected areas and rerouted traffic to other facilities as it worked to restore power to the Nashville building . It's not as if the physical vulnerability of communications networks comes as a surprise.

Source: ABC News December 31, 2020 07:52 UTC