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I worked at a place once that builds cell towers. Admittedly they were for the UK, but I don’t recall them being deliberately strengthened for earthquakes.
Of course, even if the towers all collapsed suddenly, in some places (e.g. built-up, crowded cities) the cell transmitters/receivers are placed on mini-towers on buildings. They probably wouldn’t go down so easily in a 5.8, so I imagine it’s a combo of tower maintenance being necessary, and network overload.