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Houston Public Media Sep 10, 2024

Wireless providers are now required by federal law to help each other out during natural disasters, and Hurricane Beryl was the first time this new rule was implemented.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/technology/2024/09/10/499615/wireless-providers-now-required-to-assist-one-another-during-storms/

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Wireless providers now required to assist one another during storms

The new federal rule was first implemented when Hurricane Beryl hit Houston, and it’s going to get tested again during Tropical Storm Francine

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