Tropical Storm Ernesto DIRS Report Documents Improved Conditions

Tropical Storm Ernesto left 7.1% of Puerto Rican and U.S. Virgin Island cellsites out of service, an improvement from Thursday’s 12.9%, the FCC said in Friday's disaster information reporting system report (see 2408130047). Cable and wireline companies reported 226,861 subscribers without service, down from 290,424 Thursday. No TV or radio stations were reported down. Ernesto has become a category 2 hurricane and is headed to Bermuda.