19,000 Cable and Wireline Subscribers Without Service From Storms Laura and Marco, Says DIRS
There are 19,687 cable and wireline subscribers out of service and 911 calls are being rerouted from one public service answering point in areas affected by Tropical Storm Marco and Hurricane Laura, said Wednesday’s FCC’s disaster information reporting system report.…
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Both numbers are increases from Tuesday, when 11,539 subscribers were without service and no PSAPs affected. The number of cellsites down in the affected area -- which includes all of Arkansas and counties in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi near the Arkansas border -- remains 0.4 percent. One FM station in the area is down, the report said.