Sending our love and support to California
We will always run to a crisis.
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Showing up for Southern California
With wildfires continuing to spread across Southern California, our Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team continues to show up in and around the area to maintain connectivity and help first responders ensure the safety of these communities.
“Thanks for Verizon. We needed you, and we needed you quick.”
- Captain Richard Moody, LA Fire Department
Gilbert Nishino, Verizon Network Performance explains that our response is providing critical communication for first responders like Captain Moody and his crews.
How our frontline assets help during a crisis.
Steven Keller, Market President of Verizon Pacific Market, explains that our Verizon Frontline Asset, COLT (cell on light truck), was deployed to enable C-Band, satellite backhaul, and fiber to provide first class data capacity for first responders in Malibu.
Learn more about our Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team assets.
Helping our customers and the V Team.
Caring for customers: In addition to relief offers currently in place, the Verizon Foundation is donating $1 million, to be split between the American Red Cross and the Los Angeles Firefighter Foundation.
You can help: If you want to help teammates in need, please consider donating to VtoV.
Learn more about employee resources here.
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