AT&T, Sprint, Verizon helping customers during Hurricane Dorian No description found
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. β Helping keep their customers connected during Hurricane Dorian, four of the big wireless carriers in the U.S. are waiving fees due to the storm..
AT&T saidΒ it's waiving data overages in areas directly impacted by Dorian through Sunday. It's giving unlimited talk, text and data for AT&T wireless and AT&T prepaid customers in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Sprint Β said it will be helping customers in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina by waiving call, text and data overages through Sunday.
Verizon Β customers in the path of the storm in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are receiving unlimited calling, texting and data through Monday.
Dorian virtually stalled over the northwestern Bahamas in recent days as a Category 5 storm that caused widespread devastation in parts of the island archipelago.
It was the most powerful hurricane on record ever to hit the Bahamas. At least five deaths were reported there though the full scope of the disaster still remains unknown.
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