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Article: Hurricane Season 2007: Sprint Nextel Invests Year-Round So That Alabama Residents Can Make the Call.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- May 8, 2007
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Sprint Nextel dedicates $115 million to network preparations in coastal communities.
Customers can take proactive steps before storms hit.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- As residents along the Alabama coast gear up for hurricane season, Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) continues its year-round efforts to prepare its network so that critical communications are available to its customers before, during and after a storm. The company offers these preparedness tips:
* Keep your wireless phone and extra back-up batteries charged if a storm is approaching, but be aware that an interruption of commercial power and wireline service also could affect wireless calls.
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