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Bunte.įor almost a week, Internet and phone service provided by LiveAir and OnSIP, respectively, were the only reliable means of communication in town for the city, emergency operations, local shelters, and donation coordination. Breeden and his company enough on behalf of the City of Smithville,” said Smithville Mayor, Mark A.

“During the critical first hours and days of the Bastrop County Complex Wildfires, at a time when we had basically no means of communication, LiveAir was able to step up and get us the tools in reestablishing contact to the E.O.C. Using OnSIP, LiveAir assigned phone numbers and established phone service, enabling all entities to make and receive calls. Within a few hours, LiveAir supplied Internet access and Polycom phones to the police station, city hall, and community centers. Once it became evident that residents couldn’t reach police and fire response units, LiveAir Networks’ team was quick to act. “On Monday, September 5, the citizens of Smithville awoke to virtually no cell phone service, no landline phone service, limited cable television service, and a major wildfire only… miles west of town,” said James Breeden, CEO of LiveAir Networks, a provider of high speed internet services in Central Texas.

The majority of phones provided by other service providers in the area were out of commission at a time when there was an urgent need for communication. NEW YORK, – With the help of OnSIP VoIP and their own Internet transit, LiveAir Networks supplied the only reliable means of communication available in the City of Smithville during the Bastrop County Complex wildfires in Texas.