C Spire offers consumers and businesses important reminders and tips on how to use their communication devices in emergency situations during 2016 hurricane season

Provider suggests key readiness steps and offers telecommunication tips for emergencies

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May 17, 2016, 03:07 ET

RIDGELAND, Miss., May 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- With the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season just around the corner, C Spire is offering consumers and businesses in storm-prone areas some important emergency reminders and tips on using essential telecommunications before, during and after any storm or natural disaster.

New research from a recent Harris Interactive Survey shows that most consumers do not know the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane.

The initial outlook from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters is expected soon, but Colorado State University, The Weather Channel and Accuweather predict as many as 14 named tropical storms could form in the Atlantic Ocean during the six-month period that officially begins on June 1. Eight of those storms could strengthen into hurricanes with top winds of at least 74 mph and three could become major hurricanes with maximum winds of 111 mph or more.

Last year was only the fifth below-normal season in the last 20 years since 1995 when the current high-activity era for Atlantic hurricanes began. 11 tropical and subtropical storms formed in the Atlantic basin in 2015, but only four became hurricanes and none made U.S. landfall. The biggest impact came in October 2015 when the remnants of Hurricane Joaquin dumped 24 inches of rain in South Carolina and caused over $1 billion in damages.

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C Spire is a diversified telecommunications and technology services company that provides world-class, customer-inspired wireless communications, 1 Gigabit consumer Internet access as well as a full suite of dedicated Internet, wireless, IP Voice, data and cloud services for businesses. This news release and other announcements are available at www.cspire.com/news. For more information about C Spire, visit www.cspire.com or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cspire or Twitter at www.twitter.com/cspire.

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