VI — Hurricane experiences of the telephone companies

EXPERIENCES of the telephone companies are naturally much the same as those already described. The aftermath tally showed that more than one-half million telephones were put out of service — in the New England States about 30 per cent of the telephones in that area. Through the destruction of toll lines, the storm temporarily cut off telephone communication with the outside from over 200 towns. The total damage to telephone plant was in the neighborhood of ten million dollars.