Don't seem to recall there being any right to cell phone service in the Constitution.

Cell phone towers belong to a company or a group of companies, i.e., they are private. If these companies chose to shut down or allow their towers to be shut down, such is life. Cell phones are just radios anyhow, subject to jamming. I reckon anyone with internet access can build a cell jammer anyhow.

As to being essential in keeping me informed - NOT. Two people have my cell number, my boss and my wife. I want news, I listen to a real radio or TV. As to calling for help, ok, sure. But the flip side, because of cell phones, there are fewer public phones to call for help from.

If you are really that dependent on a cell phone for news, weather, time, date, etc. - I feel sorry for you.