Some wireless service seen back in New Orleans
A Reuters newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
A number of wireless carriers said this weekend they are starting to restore service in the New Orleans area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, in some cases with generators on the roofs of hotels.
The collapse of the communications network in the New Orleans area has been widely blamed for contributing to the disaster there, as local officials were unable to talk to each other and to federal authorities to arrange relief in the days after Katrina laid waste to the city.
Verizon Wireless said it is at work restoring parts of New Orleans and surrounding areas including Mandeville, Lacombe, Hammond and Covington. It has also restored Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, which is being used for relief airlifts.
The company, a venture of Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone, said it has restored service in Baton Rouge and Jackson, Mississippi, and is working to bring back Mobile and Biloxi. In addition, Verizon said late Saturday it was awaiting approval to deploy COWs — Cells on Wheels — to boost coverage in the affected areas.
posted by Fergie @ 9/04/2005 12:04:00 PM
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