Spectrum is providing 90,000 free Wi-Fi entry factors throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama to residents devastated by the impression of Hurricane Helene. Constitution Communications introduced the free Wi-Fi entry factors on Wednesday, on the identical day it introduced the allocation of $1 million to assist Hurricane Helene reduction efforts.
The 90,000 Wi-Fi entry factors will likely be situated in public areas (like parks or primary metropolis streets) and will likely be lively till Oct. 7. You could find an entry level close to you with Spectrum’s Out-of-Dwelling Wi-Fi map.
Spectrum is not the one main web service supplier providing providers for Hurricane Helene reduction. Starlink additionally introduced plans to work with the federal authorities to supply free satellite tv for pc web all through storm-ravaged communities for a whole month.
Hurricane Helene, which made landfall in Florida on Sept. 26, devastated numerous communities the place rural cities already had restricted entry to an honest web connection.
Following the storm, 1000’s of households have been minimize off by web and cellphone blackouts. In line with the Federal Communications Fee, as of Tuesday, North Carolina counties Mitchell and Yancey nonetheless have 90% of cell service operations minimize off. Cell service and web are slowly coming again on-line for different affected communities.
Along with Wi-Fi entry factors, Spectrum additionally introduced that will probably be working “with state and native businesses to offer non permanent connectivity to reduction and shelter places the place potential.”
