Network in Hardest Hit Areas to Be Fully Operational by Monday, Sept. 12.JACKSON Jackson. 1 City (1990 pop. 37,446), seat of Jackson co., S Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1857. It is an industrial and commercial center in a farm region. , Miss. -- #2HELPMS Number Established for Mississippi Mississippi, state, United States Mississippi (mĭs'əsĭp`ē), one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with most of the border formed by Hurricane Relief Fund, Consumers Take Closer Look at Porting Landline Land based. Refers to standard telephone and data communications systems that use in-ground and telephone pole cables in contrast to wireless cellular and satellite services. Phone Numbers to Wireless Phones Today's briefing from Cellular South, the largest privately held wireless provider in the U.S. Today's Updates
-- Cellular South has established a pound number - #2HELPMS - for
free calls from Cellular South phones for those wishing to
contribute to the Mississippi Hurricane Relief Fund.
-- Cellular South's 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 made
landfall.
-- 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.
-- Landline Number Porting may be the answer for those without
landline service that need to maintain contact with family
members, insurance adjusters and federal relief organizations
including FEMA. Many residents do not realize that landline
numbers can be ported to cell phones.
-- For more information, Cellular South should dial *611 from a
Cellular South phone. Non-Cellular South customers should dial
1-877-CSOUTH1 (1-877-276-8841). Information is also available
at cellularsouth.com/katrina.
-- Handling more network volume than before Katrina. Network minutes
used are up significantly in the timeframe between yesterday,
Sept. 7, 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.
-- Cellular South has seen a 470% increase in the number minutes
carried on behalf of other carriers' customers. The increase
represents more than 6 million minutes.
-- Total minutes of use are up 16% (Sept. 7 vs. Aug. 23).
-- More than 90% of the Cellular South retail locations on the
Mississippi Gulf Coast and in the Pine Belt are open. Stores with
damage in Gulfport, Biloxi and Bay St. Louis are operating out of
tents.
-- More than 10,000 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.
Continuing Emergency Service Assistance --Cellular South has established a pound number for free calls from Cellular South phones by dialing #2HELPMS - calls go directly into the Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund. --Cellular South has provided loaner phones to Red Cross Shelters around the state so 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. who are not Cellular South customers will have access to communication. --Hundreds of cell phones have been provided to first responders first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency , government agencies and disaster relief teams. 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 Alabama, indigenous people of North America Alabama (ăləbăm`ə), indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). 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 Walton County is the name of two counties in the United States:
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