Cellular South Hurricane Update; Handling 7 Million Minutes Daily in Areas Hardest Hit, Represents 50% Increase Over September 2.JACKSON, Miss. -- Today's briefing from Cellular South, the largest privately held wireless provider in the U.S. Today's Updates --Cellular South has been operational in the hardest hit areas since August 29, the day Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. made landfall land·fall n. 1. The act or an instance of sighting or reaching land after a voyage or flight. 2. The land sighted or reached after a voyage or flight. . --As of 3:30 CST CST abbr. 1. Central Standard Time 2. convulsive shock treatment CST Central Standard Time Noun 1. (9/6/05), the company is handling over seven million minutes of use daily in South Mississippi. Nearly 2.6 million of those are on the Mississippi Gulf Coast The Mississippi Gulf Coast refers to the three Mississippi counties which lie on the Gulf of Mexico: Hancock County, Mississippi, Harrison County, Mississippi, and Jackson County, Mississippi. , the area of the state hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. This reflects a 50% increase since Friday, September 2. For many in Mississippi's affected hurricane area, Cellular South has been the only means of communication. --3,100 victims and evacuees Resident or transient persons who have been ordered or authorized to move by competent authorities, and whose movement and accommodation are planned, organized and controlled by such authorities. assisted over the past 24 hours. Since yesterday, Cellular South has been operating Free Call and Cell Phone Charger Centers for any customer, regardless of their wireless carrier. --More than 90% of the Cellular South retail locations on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and in the Pine Belt The Pine Belt is a region of the North American continent entirely enclosed with the United States of America, known for its abundance in pine trees. The Pine Belt spans from Oklahoma and Arkansas, across the South and Southeast, and upwards along the East Coast to New York. are open. Cellular South stores with damage in Gulfport, Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis are operating out of tents. Continuing Emergency Service Assistance --Cellular South has provided loaner phones to Red Cross Shelters around the state so evacuees who are not Cellular South customers will have access to communication. --Hundreds of cell phones have been provided to first responders, government agencies and disaster relief teams who are coordinating Mississippi's disaster relief efforts. Notes --For updates, call #STORM from your Cellular South phones, call toll-free 1.888.790.7211 or check www.cellularsouth.com. Editor's Note: About Cellular South The company is the largest privately held wireless provider in the U.S. and is licensed to provide wireless service - to a total population of more than five million people - on its network stretching from the Memphis Metropolitan Area The Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, TN-MS-AR (MSA) is the 42nd largest among similarly designated areas in the United States. The metropolitan area covers eight counties in three states - Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. , throughout all of Mississippi, along Coastal Alabama and the Florida Panhandle through Walton County. For more information, contact Cellular South at 1-877-CSOUTH1 or visit cellularsouth.com. |
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