Governor Rick Scott said more than
2,000 telecommunications professionals in 200 Communication Technician
Repair Crew Strike Teams are fully mobilized in impacted counties,
working to restore cellular service. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile
deployed mobile cellular towers to provide service. Scott has been
touring and tweeting from the ravaged area since it was hit by the storm last week.
“At my direction, the Florida Highway
Patrol has been working hand-in-hand with cellular service provider
crews to get them access to service stations where repairs need to be
made,” Scott said. “I also directed the Florida Department of
Transportation to provide excavators, heavy loaders, and chainsaw crews
to assist cellular service providers in quickly accessing sites in the
Panhandle.”
While praising AT&T and the
efforts made by the departments under his control, Scott was critical of
Verizon, the company’s main competitor. Inside Towers reported in yesterday’s issue,
that Verizon has been slowed by damages done to fiber throughout the
area. Verizon issued a statement saying they are experiencing,
“unprecedented damage to our fiber, which is essential for our network,”
adding that crews are working “around the clock” to re-establish
service. Continue Reading
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