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The past decade has seen remarkable innovation in hospital communications. While cellular technology created platforms for enhanced integrated communications, many hospitals still rely on paging for critical messaging. This is because the simulcast technology used by paging is incredibly reliable during a natural disaster or crisis when cellular networks are often disabled or overloaded. Also, in remote rural areas, paging often has superior reach compared to cellular network coverage....

The dog days of summer were interrupted for local officials after learning that the paging system was inoperable. Last week, the Journal reported the closure of Advanced Communications, which provided pager service to both Fannin and Grayson County....