Re: California public safety power shutdowns

[Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>]

AT&T statement:

Like all PG&E customers, we are also affected by this power shutdown. 
Overall our network continues to perform well and is operating at more 
than 97% of normal. We are aware that service for some customers may be 
affected by this event and are working as quickly as possible to deploy 
additional generators and recovery equipment. We appreciate our customer’s 
patience.


T-Mobile statement:

The T-Mobile network is holding up well during the ongoing PG&E and SCE 
safety power shut offs in California. We are seeing a small number of 
sites down in some of the areas affected by the power shut off.

Our response teams are working to get sites back up and running as quickly 
as possible. We understand that service disruptions are an inconvenience 
to our customers and we appreciate their patience during this event.


Verizon:

Verizon spokeswoman Jeannine Brew Braggs said the company can serve 
customers "indefinitely" until commercial power is restored. She 
attributed that to the generators and backup batteries on-site at the 
majority of its cell towers and other locations. Brew Braggs said the 
company can refuel the generators to keep them running.


I'm still looking for statements from Sprint and US Cellular.