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Article: AT&T Ready for Tropical Storm Hanna in Virginia
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- September 5, 2008
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To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS
Contact: Beth Gautier of AT&T, +1-202-659-5888, mobile, +1-202-
270-5724, egautier@attnews.us
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As residents and
businesses across the mid-Atlantic prepare for Tropical Storm
Hanna's landfall, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is also taking steps to
fortify its equipment and facilities for a potential strike by the
storm.
In preparation for Tropical Storm Hanna, the company is
identifying areas for the staging of equipment for post-Hanna
response, testing high-capacity backup batteries and topping off
fuel for generators positioned at cell sites and switching centers.
The company has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to ...