Why Verizon Is Giving Free Service to Many Florida Customers [telecom]

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By Aaron Pressman

Verizon announced on Tuesday that it would give three months of free service to its wireless customers in the Florida panhandle region affected by Hurricane Michael. The move comes after sharp criticism of the industry from, among others, the head of the Federal Communi- cations Commission, over its failure to recover quickly from storm damage.

Every Verizon customer living in Bay and Gulf counties will get the three free months, including both consumer and business accounts, Verizon said.