Some Mid-Atlantic residents continue to struggle without phone service after a June...
Some Mid-Atlantic residents continue to struggle without phone service after a June 29 storm known as a “derecho” and more severe weather on July 8. On Monday, Verizon provided another update on its ongoing efforts to restore service to the…
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Mid-Atlantic. “I'm extremely proud of our team, which has worked 12 hours-plus daily in temperatures exceeding 100 degrees to bring service back for our customers,” said Verizon Mid-Atlantic official Chris Childs in prepared remarks. Verizon’s service is “nearly back to normal in most of the Washington metropolitan area,” the company announced, which translates into at least, as of Monday morning, “163 downed utility poles and 602 downed copper or fiber cables” as well as “several hundred” people still without power and previously inaccessible for crews due to downed power lines throughout the D.C. metro region. Verizon also provided video of northern Virginia repair crews (http://xrl.us/bnf9ju) as well as mobile shelters for the powerless residents of Lynchburg and Max Meadow, Va., and for several days, a 53-foot mobile command center trailer truck in Alexandria, Va. “The air conditioned tents, with room for 12 people, included satellite phone service, laptops with Internet access and charging stations for wireless devices,” Verizon said.