Keep on posting this great info Sean. It is being passed along. Just wanted you to be aware.
On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 12:52 AM, Sean Donelan <s...@donelan.com> wrote: > It looks like someone kicked the cellular carriers public relations people > into gear. Today, instead of the normal "we care" messages; they released > statements providing more concrete details about their restoration activity > in PR and USVI. > > Overall, 91.2% cell sites out of service in Puerto Rico. 34 of 78 counties > have 100% cell sites out of service. This will continue to change up and > down, as sites are restored and circuits are damaged by cleanup activity. > > There are over 2,671 cell sites on Puerto Rico and 106 cell sites in U.S. > Virgin Islands. As carriers bring in tens of generators and repair > equipment at a time, gives you some idea how long restoration will take. > > > In alphabetical order... > > ATT: > "We continue to send aircraft with essential supplies and network > resources as we help the people of Puerto Rico. These flights include > portable temporary cell sites, high capacity generators to provide > temporary power, and other larger network equipment on cargo planes and > barges to help restore services on the island. We planning to set up a > number of portable cell sites in the San Juan area as soon as possible. > > So far, we’ve sent multiple flights carrying the following supplies: > More than 30 generators > 5,000+ gallons of water > We are also focused on network restoration in the U.S. Virgin Islands are > bringing additional resources there." > > > Claro (google translate from Spanish): > They reported that in the metropolitan area specifically, Claro's signal > was already reaching 31 percent of customers in San Juan, 22 percent in > Guaynabo and 18 percent in Carolina and Bayamón. > > At the island level, the Claro signal is up in 14 municipalities today, > covering an average of 20 percent of the clients in Aguada, Manatí, > Mayaguez, San Germán, Cabo Rojo, Trujillo Alto, Dorado, Camuy, > Quebradillas, Humacao, Juncos , Caguas, Aguadilla and Toa Baja. > > That number will increase in the coming days. > > > Sprint: > "A vessel has already arrived in Puerto Rico with the generators and parts > required to begin the work. In turn, a body of over 40 Sprint engineers and > technicians in the United States were sent to the Island to join the local > technical staff, coordinate the delivery of the equipment received and > continue work to speed up the communication. > A second shipment will arrive on the island this Wednesday, September 27 > with additional spare parts and materials." > > > T-Mobile: > "The damage to the infrastructure is unprecedented, but equally it is the > support we are receiving from T-Mobile US. Between Saturday and Sunday, six > MD11 cargo planes and one AM124 (second largest cargo plane in the world) > arrived with 80 generators, 16 trucks, equipment to build 100 communication > facilities. More cargo planes will arrive today with more equipment and > personnel." > > T-Mobile also mentions while T-Mobile's field engineering crew was at the > Luis Muñoz Marín Airport, they were drafted to help install a generator for > the FAA Control Tower. That's one way to help get your supplies on the > island. > > > If you have information about other telecommunication providers in Puerto > Rico or U.S. Virgin Islands, let me know. > > > > Due to damage to the FAA communications and guidance systems, only a dozen > or so commercial flights can land during daylight hours each day. Airlines > report over 20,000 people on standby lists, and nearly 1,000 people waiting > at the airport for any flight. > > The Port of San Juan is open, daylight hours only, and receiving freight > barges. While there is a plenty of fuel, food and supplies at the port; > getting truck drivers to the port and damage/blocked roads is slowing > distribution of supplies to the rest of the island. U.S. Mail and other > express delivery companies still do not have service in Puerto Rico. > Limited U.S. Mail hand-out service is available at a few post offices in > U.S. Virgin Islands. >
