Buildings along Water Street experienced severe flooding, and many of them are now back online

This month, the Lower Manhattan communications network is now more than 90 percent restored thanks to Verizon's extensive Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. The company's predominantly copper-wire network was among the hardest-hit utilities during the October 29th storm and the record flooding it brought to the area south of Worth Street, from river to river. The company took advantage of the opportunity to replace corroded and destroyed copper equipment with a more resilient fiber-optic system.

In all, 150 tons of copper was removed from the Lower Manhattan area -- more than all the copper in the Statue of Liberty. Replacing those lines is more than 6,500 miles of fiber strands that will make the area one of the most advanced communications networks in the world. The company, which is headquartered in New York City, also is coordinating work with local property and business owners, and is installing associated electronics and switch gear to handle the new services.

Read more from the Verizon news center here.

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