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      COVID-19 makes preparations for hurricane season even more critical

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      Best for a good reason.

      Keeping you connected during emergencies means everything to our engineers. Here's how they build America's most reliable network.

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      • Backup Power | Best for a good reason.
        If a tornado knocks out power, we have a plan to keep you connected. We equip our towers with backup generators to make sure cell service stays up during an outage.
      • Extreme Reliability | Best for a good reason.
        To withstand extreme weather, we built an extremely reliable network and switch stations. If commercial power goes down, our facilities are prepared to respond.
      • Cell Sites on Stilts | Best for a good reason.
        We elevated this cell site 25 feet high to make sure it could withstand a 1,000-year flood, like the one we faced during Hurricane Harvey.
      • Seismic Test | Best for a good reason.
        Even when the ground shakes, our equipment should work. Our switches, routers and transport gear are tested against earthquake simulations up to 8.3 on the Richter scale.
      • Hurricane Irma | Best for a good reason.
        When everybody is heading away from the storm, we do the opposite. Before Hurricane Irma, we sent in mobile cell sites, generators, and fuel to keep everything up and running.
      • Network Switch Facility | Best for a good reason.
        The best network needs the best backup, which is why each of our switch facilities keeps plenty of backup of our critical elements on hand.
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