Beryl kicks U.S. telcos' hurricane recovery plans into high gear

Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 season to hit the U.S, spiraled 80 mile per hour winds through Houston, Texas, and is now heading northeast and beyond. More than 2 million people in Texas are without power. There are reports of outages on the AT&T and Verizon cellular networks in Texas in the wake of storm, as well as disruptions to Internet service providers such as Xfinity. Here’s what’s going on with the big three mobile operators:

• AT&T: AT&T teams are “working round the clock” and will provide updates as the recovery work progresses, according to an AT&T spokeswoman.
• T-Mobile: T-Mobile said that it had been been providing Beryl updates on its newsroom and will continue to post updates as restoration continues.
• Verizon: Despite the trouble caused by Beryl. Verizon said that its networks “are primed to maintain connectivity even in the face of extreme weather conditions, such as hurricanes.”