AT&T and Verizon offer free services amid Hurricane Milton crisis

Millions of people in Florida are currently going through the Hurricane Milton crisis. To help the affected people, T-Mobile deployed its emergency response teams to secure reliable communication services a couple of days ago. Now, the other major telecom operators including AT&T and Verizon are stepping in by offering free calling, text, and data services to those impacted by Hurricane Milton in Florida.

AT&T and Verizon are waiving off charges for those impacted by Hurricane Milton in Florida

AT&T and Verizon, both have announced they will offer free services to help those impacted by Hurricane Milton. Verizon, the leading telco in the US, will waive charges for calling, texting, and data usage for subscribers in 33 Florida counties. The company will offer free services to postpaid and Verizon Small Business consumers who are most affected by the storm. The brand will waive charges for its services from October 9th through October 23rd for qualified subscribers living in many Florida counties.

Notably, Verizon consumers who do qualify don’t have to do anything to get their domestic calling, texting, and data services waived. Furthermore, if your billing cycle has already closed, then the charges will be automatically credited back as overages. Also, Verizon consumers with an iPhone 14 or higher model can use Emergency SOS via Satellite. However, their iPhones need to be on the latest iOS 18 version.

AT&T will not charge for its services for four weeks to ensure continued connectivity

Coming to AT&T, it is also offering free data, calling, and texting services to the victims of Hurricane Milton. Notably, the telecom operator will waive charges for its services for four weeks, until November 7th, 2024. The brand’s both prepaid and postpaid consumers in specific ZIP codes are being helped during the Hurricane Milton crisis.

The brand noted that its subscribers may continue to receive usage alerts during the aforementioned period. However, their accounts will reflect the credits and/or waived data, voice, and text charges.