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AT&T offering free calls, texts to Mexico after quake

Wednesday, September 20, 2017
AT&T is offering free calls and text messages to Mexico following the devastating earthquake.
If you're worried about staying in touch with your loved ones impacted by the devastating earthquake in central Mexico, AT&T is waiving charges for calls and text messages from customers in the US to Mexico.

The waiver, which is in effect until Sept. 21, covers AT&T wireless, prepaid and landline customers. The carrier will issue credits for charges imposed since Sept. 19.

For those in Mexico, AT&T is offering free data, calls and text messages until Sept. 21.

AT&T says its network is performing normally following the quake, but it recommends text messages over calls due to the possibility of network congestion.

Rescue workers and volunteers search for survivors on a collapsed building the Del Valle neighborhood in Mexico City, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017.AP
A witness captured rescue crews and thousands of people helping to pull people from the rubble and crumbled buildings.none
Rescue workers search for children trapped inside the collapsed Enrique Rebsamen school in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
An injured man is pulled out of a building that collapsed during an earthquake in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
People search for survivors in a collapsed building in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
A man walks out of the door frame of a building that collapsed after an earthquake, in the Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
A cracked road is seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
An injured person is put in an ambulance in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
Patients lie on their hospital beds after being evacuated following an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
Damage is seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
Rescue workers and volunteers search a building that collapsed after an earthquake in downtown Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
Damage is seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
Damage is seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
A cracked road is seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
Debris is seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
Debris and downed power lines are seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
A man enters a damaged building after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
Remains of a damaged building stands after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
People evacuated from office buildings gather in Reforma Avenue after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017.AP
A woman is comforted after an earthquake in Mexico City Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017.AP
Women embrace in the street after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
Remains of a damaged building stands after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
A woman speaks on her cell phone as people evacuated from office building gather in Reforma Avenue after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017.AP
The ABC7 quake cam captures a massive earthquake that struck near Puebla, Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.KABC
A map from the U.S. Geological Survey captures a massive earthquake that struck near Puebla, Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.KABC




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