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At FCC hearing, cell tower backup power urged

Originally published: February 5, 2013 9:06 PM
Updated: February 5, 2013 9:53 PM
By CHAU LAM chau.lam@newsday.com

Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | Long Beach City Manager Jack Schnirman, left, addresses commissioners with the Federal Communications Commission during a hearing in Manhattan. (Feb. 5, 2013)

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