As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report released Wednesday.

The Communications Workers of America Southeast released a scathing report this week outlining issues they say are faced on the job and at home by AT&T technicians. Click here to view the PDF file.

A president’s perspective on the vital partnership with the chief communications officer—and its reporting line. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be ...