Network in Hardest Hit Areas to Be Fully Operational by Monday, Sept. 12; System Still Accommodating Significant Increase in Volume.JACKSON, Miss. -- Today's briefing from Cellular South, the largest privately held wireless provider in the U.S. Today's Updates --The Cellular South wireless network in hardest hit areas will be fully operational by Monday, Sept. 12. -Customers in unaffected areas should experience normal service. Those in affected areas may experience service quality issues including multiple calling attempts for the next few days. -Cellular South has been partially 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. . -Hundreds of Cellular South employees continue to work around the clock in the field and in permanent and temporary retail locations to help restore service and provide assistance to 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. . -- Handling more call volume than before Katrina. Network call volume and minutes used are up significantly in the time frame between yesterday, Sept. 6, and Aug. 23, one week prior to Katrina. The data shows that Cellular South is not only handling the volume experienced prior to Katrina, but it's also handling the additional volume despite not being fully restored as of today. -Call volume is up 16% (Sept. 6 vs. Aug. 23). -Minutes of use are up 21% (Sept. 6 vs. Aug. 23). -- More than 7,000 victims and evacuees assisted since Monday at Cellular South phone bank locations. 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 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. 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, Biloxi 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 Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : 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 The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes the westernmost 16 counties in the state. It is a narrow strip lying between Alabama and Georgia to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. through Walton County. For more information, contact Cellular South at 1-877-CSOUTH1 or visit cellularsouth.com. For up to date information on Cellular South's response to Hurricane Katrina, log on to cellularsouth.com and click on the Media Center icon. |
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