SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon is
supporting Northern California
communities through a $500,000 contribution to fund the North
Bay wildfire relief efforts. The nation's most reliable wireless
provider has pledged these funds to the Tipping Point Emergency
Relief Fund, supporting immediate and long-term needs.
"The unprecedented North Bay fires affected thousands of people
who live and work in this community," said Verizon Chairman &
CEO Lowell McAdam. "Running to a crisis is what we do at
Verizon. By partnering with Tipping Point we can help North Bay
families and businesses recover and rebuild."
"Verizon's support will help low-income communities hit hardest
by the fires," said Daniel Lurie, CEO + Founder of
Tipping Point Community. "We are tremendously grateful
for their leadership and generosity."
Verizon also responded to the crisis in the following ways:
- Relieved postpaid customers of data, talk and text charges and
gave prepaid customers an extra 3 GB to be used for data, talk and
text from October 10 through 18.
- Deployed mobile equipment including Cells on Wheels (COWs),
Cells on Light Trucks (COLTS), and Repeaters on Trailers (RATs) to
supplement service in areas throughout the North Bay that needed
extra network capacity. This effort is part of a network investment
of nearly $1.5 billion in the
last 18 months in the state of California.
- Worked closely with government agencies to help support first
responders on the ground with much needed communications
services.
- Staffed evacuation shelters and local assistance centers with
Verizon employees in Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino Counties to assist first responders
and displaced residents with mobile charging, internet access and
other communications needs.
About Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE,
Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York
City, has a diverse workforce of 160,100 and generated
nearly $126 billion in 2016 revenues.
Verizon operates America's most reliable wireless network and the
nation's premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated
solutions to businesses worldwide. Its Oath subsidiary reaches
about one billion people around the world with a dynamic house of
media and technology brands.
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