The local contribution follows hands-on efforts of the AT&T Kentucky team to keep Frankfort-area customers connected while the river was rising. Local telecommunications network infrastructure normally located blocks away from the riverbank had to be reinforced as the water rose to levels many in the community hadn’t seen in their lifetimes.

Crews worked through that early April weekend to top off fuel on existing generators, mobilize additional power sources and fill sandbags that would protect network facilities. When the river crested and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear toured the damaged area, he thanked AT&T crews who were still on-scene for their efforts that kept communications equipment online.