AT&T's North Carolina Networks Prepare for Hurricane Joaquin

AT&T is preparing for Hurricane Joaquin by readying its disaster response equipment and putting personnel on standby for expected outages in North Carolina, it said in a news release. The carrier tested and topped off fuel for cell site generators, installed and tested high-capacity back up batteries and installed generator plugs, it said. It also staged other emergency response equipment in strategic locations. Its national reliability center is monitoring outages 24/7 for quick action, it said.