I suppose it is possible to surf: Wi-Fi on a notebook (or even regular dial up on a landline using a notebook), but seems unlikely to be used by many.
One communications problem NYC is experiencing is interesting: cell phones don't work. Landlines carry their own power, and phone central offices have huge (hugh?) batteries and generators (that's why phones typically still work in power outages). Cell towers typically don't have their own power source.
**One communications problem NYC is experiencing is interesting: cell phones don't work**
The FOX news ticker said Verizon is working...
The financial capitol of the world's only super-duper power does a blackout. Has anybody checked the financial report?