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Working Title: The Radio Dies First: From YKTTW
SKJAM: Cut— Similarly in stories set in the present day, thanks to the widespread availability of mobile (cell) phones, usually they are the first thing to stop working; they break at the slightest touch or have their batteries run down remarkably quick. Either that, or the area falls into a blackspot. —as this is covered in the second paragraph with the reference to Can You Hear Me Now.