DC is the seat of government. Would be quite extreme to shut off phone networks.

Same goes for mobile internet access, but I don't put it past them. I give it a 5% chance. If you're staying at a hotel, you'll likely have internet access via fiber when you get back in the evening.

The phone companies' base stations will possibly be overwhelmed by the hundreds of thousands of subscribers connecting through the same station. I've no idea how much excess capacity is worked into them. Maybe those who attended previous rallies can shed some light.

Edit: should also have mentioned WLAN and Wi-Fi. This is the easiest to shut down, in my view. In any case, it's not wise to use Wi-Fi unless you have reason to trust it.

DC is the seat of government. Would be quite extreme to shut off phone networks.

Same goes for mobile internet access, but I don't put it past them. I give it a 5% chance. If you're staying at a hotel, you'll likely have internet access via fiber when you get back in the evening.

The phone companies' base stations will possibly be overwhelmed by the hundreds of thousands of subscribers connecting through the same station. I've no idea how much excess capacity is worked into them. Maybe those who attended previous rallies can shed some light.