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Claims are being made that AT&T is pushing their tower climbing workers too had as they make a final push to get the 3G network up and running pre-iPhone release, and it could be costing thos workers their lives.
Phillip Elmer-Dewitt from [ Apple 2.0 ] notes that cell-tower deaths are on the rise. Since April 12th, six employees have fallen to their deaths, and half of them were working on AT&T projects. Previous to that, there has not been a cell tower death in four months.
AT&T obviously denies any connection, and has indicated that all that is required for the 3G upgrade is a software install at the base of the tower, but any time there are problems with the software upgrade, it is likely that a tower climb is necessary to troubleshoot that upgrade. So, ultimately the question becomes, how much is AT&T willing to sacrifice to ensure 3G connections are ready for the iPhone release in June?
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