Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) are taking steps including assembling disaster recovery teams, generators and supplies to cope with possible flooding and power outages, the companies said today in separate statements.
Hurricane Irene, the strongest Atlantic storm to threaten the U.S. since 2005, is forecast to pass near North Carolina this weekend and slam into New England next week. More than 65 million people, or one in five Americans, may be affected by the storm, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
“These are the moments when mobile phone service is needed most -- and disruptions put lives at risk,” Jamie Barnett, chief of the agency’s public safety and homeland bureau. Hopefully, service provider like Verizon Wireless could deliver their services and help us on the recovery if there is a disaster.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Verizon Wireless
10/02/2011
News Staff
