Communications Status Report for Areas Impacted by Winter Storm Fern January 24, 2026 This report provides information on the status of communications services in geographic areas impacted by Winter Storm Fern as of 10:00 a.m. EST on January 24, 2026. This report incorporates network outage data submitted by communications providers to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). On January 23, 2026 the Commission activated the Disaster Information Reporting System for communications impacted by the severe related to Winter Storm Fern. We note that the operational status of communications services may evolve rapidly during a disaster. The FCC will provide daily updates to this report until DIRS data collection is deactivated for this region. The following counties and municipalities are in the current geographic area that is part of the DIRS activation area (the “disaster area”) for today’s report. Alabama: Blount, Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, Dekalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Walker, and Winston Georgia: Banks, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Dade, Dawson, Dekalb, Douglas, Elbert, Fayette, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Glascock, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Haralson, Hart, Heard, Henry, Jefferson, Lamar, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison, McDuffie, Meriwether, Monroe, Murray, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Rabun, Spalding, Towns, Troup, Union, Walker, Warren, White, Whitfield, and Wilkes Kentucky: Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bell, Boyle, Breathitt, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Casey, Christian, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Floyd, Fulton, Garrard, Graves, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Harlan, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Jackson, Jefferson, Jessamine, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Larue, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Logan, Lyon, Madison, Magoffin, Marshall, Martin, McCracken, McCreary, Menifee, Mercer, Metcalfe, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Ohio, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Shelby, Simpson, Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe, and Woodford Mississippi: Adams, Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Clay, Coahoma, Copiah, Covington, DeSoto, Franklin, Grenada, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Itawamba, Issaquena, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lafayette, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lee, Leflore, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pike, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tishomingo, Tippah, Tunica, Union, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Winston, Yalobusha, and Yazoo North Carolina: Ashe, Avery, Beaufort, Bertie, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Cumberland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, EBCI, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Graham, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hoke, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Lee, Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, Northampton, Orange, Person, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, Watauga, Wayne, Wilkes, Wilson, Yadkin, and Yancey South Carolina: Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg, and York Tennessee: Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Clay, Coffee, Crockett, Davidson, Decatur, Dekalb, Dickson, Dyer, Fayette, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grundy, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, McNairy, Montgomery, Moore, Obion, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Sequatchie, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Tipton, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, Weakley, White, Williamson, and Wilson Virginia: Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Brunswick, Buchanan, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline, Carroll, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dickenson, Dinwiddie, Essex, Floyd, Fluvanna, Franklin, Goochland, Grayson, Greensville, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, James City, King & Queen, King George, King William, Lee, Louisa, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Montogomery, Nelson, New Kent, Nottoway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Prince William, Pulaski, Richmond County and City of Richmond, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, Tazewell, Washington, Westmoreland, Wise, Wythe, and York 911 Services The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) learns the status of communications services provided to each Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) through the filings of 911 Service Providers in DIRS, reporting to the FCC’s Public Safety Support Center, coordination with state and territory 911 Administrators, and, if necessary, direct contact with individual PSAPs. There are no PSAPs reported in DIRS as being affected. Wireless Services The following section describes the status of wireless communications services in the disaster area as reported in DIRS. The following table provides information on cell sites out of service by county. There is less than 1% of the cell sites in the affected area reported in DIRS as being out of service. Alabama: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power AL Blount 94 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Cherokee 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Colbert 88 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Cullman 144 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL DeKalb 55 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Etowah 125 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Fayette 29 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Franklin 40 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Jackson 65 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Lamar 24 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Lauderdale 140 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Lawrence 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Limestone 123 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Madison 364 0 0% 0 0 0 1 AL Marion 56 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Marshall 83 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Morgan 150 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL Walker 105 3 2.9% 0 3 0 0 AL Winston 47 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TOTAL - 1806 3 0.2% 0 3 0 1 There is .2% of the cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of Alabama impacted by the severe winter weather. Georgia: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power GA Banks 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Bartow 98 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Butts 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Carroll 104 0 0% 0 0 0 2 GA Catoosa 47 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Chattooga 21 0 0% 0 0 0 3 GA Cherokee 201 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Clayton 170 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Cobb 630 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Columbia 135 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Coweta 137 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Dade 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Dawson 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA DeKalb 572 0 0% 0 0 0 1 GA Douglas 102 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Elbert 23 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Fannin 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Fayette 111 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Floyd 94 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Forsyth 165 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Franklin 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Fulton 2629 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Gilmer 45 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Glascock 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Gordon 66 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Greene 41 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Gwinnett 480 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Habersham 43 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Haralson 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Hart 31 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Heard 23 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Henry 185 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Jefferson 39 0 0% 0 0 0 1 GA Lamar 30 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Lincoln 16 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Lumpkin 43 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Madison 37 0 0% 0 0 0 1 GA McDuffie 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Meriwether 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Monroe 49 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Murray 38 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Oglethorpe 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Paulding 111 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Pickens 46 1 2.2% 0 1 0 0 GA Pike 31 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Polk 40 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Rabun 24 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Spalding 62 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Towns 15 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Troup 107 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Union 31 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Walker 64 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Warren 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA White 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA Whitfield 76 0 0% 0 0 0 2 GA Wilkes 24 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TOTAL - 7434 1 0.01% 0 1 0 10 There is .01% of the cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of Georgia impacted by the severe winter weather. Kentucky: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power KY Adair 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Allen 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Anderson 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Barren 40 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Bell 29 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Boyle 23 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Breathitt 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Breckinridge 30 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Bullitt 54 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Butler 31 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Caldwell 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Calloway 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Casey 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Christian 58 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Clay 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Clinton 13 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Cumberland 13 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Edmonson 17 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Elliott 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Estill 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Fayette 284 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Floyd 36 0 0% 0 0 0 1 KY Franklin 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Fulton 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Garrard 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Graves 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Grayson 29 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Green 13 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Hardin 105 0 0% 0 0 0 1 KY Harlan 46 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Hart 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Hickman 12 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Hopkins 52 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Jackson 15 0 0% 0 0 0 1 KY Jefferson 1057 0 0% 0 0 0 2 KY Jessamine 34 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Johnson 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Knott 26 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Knox 31 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Larue 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Laurel 53 0 0% 0 0 0 2 KY Lawrence 12 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Lee 17 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Leslie 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Letcher 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Lincoln 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Logan 31 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Lyon 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Madison 54 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Magoffin 26 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Marshall 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Martin 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY McCracken 63 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY McCreary 12 1 8.3% 0 1 0 0 KY Menifee 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Mercer 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Metcalfe 20 1 5% 0 1 0 0 KY Monroe 15 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Montgomery 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Morgan 21 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Muhlenberg 34 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Nelson 51 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Ohio 36 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Owsley 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Perry 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Pike 73 1 1.4% 0 1 0 0 KY Powell 23 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Pulaski 62 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Rockcastle 24 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Russell 21 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Shelby 63 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Simpson 16 0 0% 0 0 0 2 KY Taylor 21 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Todd 16 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Trigg 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Warren 88 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Washington 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Wayne 21 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Whitley 40 0 0% 0 0 0 2 KY Wolfe 16 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY Woodford 22 0 0% 0 0 0 1 TOTAL - 3594 3 0.1% 0 3 0 12 There is .1% cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of Kentucky impacted by the severe winter weather. Mississippi: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power MS Adams 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Alcorn 42 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Attala 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Benton 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Bolivar 27 0 0% 0 0 0 1 MS Calhoun 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Carroll 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Chickasaw 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Choctaw 16 1 6.3% 0 1 0 0 MS Claiborne 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Clarke 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Clay 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Coahoma 22 0 0% 0 0 0 1 MS Copiah 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Covington 26 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS DeSoto 134 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Franklin 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Grenada 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Hinds 211 0 0% 0 0 0 1 MS Holmes 29 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Humphreys 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Issaquena 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Itawamba 34 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Jasper 34 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Jefferson 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Jefferson Davis 13 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Jones 58 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Kemper 29 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Lafayette 99 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Lauderdale 97 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Lawrence 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Leake 42 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Lee 85 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Leflore 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Lincoln 50 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Lowndes 68 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Madison 113 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Marion 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Marshall 48 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Monroe 51 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Montgomery 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Neshoba 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Newton 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Noxubee 16 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Oktibbeha 60 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Panola 36 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Pike 47 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Pontotoc 46 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Prentiss 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Quitman 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Rankin 177 0 0% 0 0 0 1 MS Scott 36 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Sharkey 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Simpson 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Smith 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Sunflower 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Tallahatchie 15 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Tate 52 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Tippah 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Tishomingo 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Tunica 24 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Union 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Warren 60 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Washington 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Wayne 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Webster 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Winston 30 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Yalobusha 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS Yazoo 44 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TOTAL - 2785 1 0.04% 0 1 0 4 There is .04% cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of Mississippi impacted by the severe winter weather. North Carolina: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power NC Alexander 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Alleghany 15 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Ashe 60 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Avery 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Beaufort 60 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Bertie 24 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Buncombe 219 1 0.5% 0 1 0 0 NC Burke 94 0 0% 0 0 0 2 NC Cabarrus 166 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Caldwell 93 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Caswell 30 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Catawba 176 0 0% 0 0 0 3 NC Chatham 91 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Cherokee 26 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Clay 11 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Cleveland 82 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Cumberland 331 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Davidson 134 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Davie 50 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Durham 476 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Edgecombe 47 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Forsyth 384 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Franklin 58 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Gaston 165 0 0% 0 0 0 2 NC Gates 16 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Graham 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Granville 56 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Greene 31 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Guilford 919 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Halifax 70 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Harnett 97 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Haywood 75 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Henderson 92 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Hertford 24 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Hoke 44 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Iredell 132 0 0% 0 0 0 1 NC Jackson 52 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Johnston 164 0 0% 0 0 0 1 NC Lee 56 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Lenoir 65 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Lincoln 73 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Macon 34 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Madison 34 1 2.9% 0 1 0 0 NC Martin 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC McDowell 64 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Mecklenburg 1333 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Mitchell 17 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Montgomery 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Moore 109 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Nash 108 0 0% 0 0 0 1 NC Northampton 30 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Orange 190 0 0% 0 0 0 2 NC Person 43 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Pitt 200 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Polk 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Randolph 119 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Richmond 64 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Robeson 132 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Rockingham 92 1 1.1% 0 1 0 0 NC Rowan 100 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Rutherford 111 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Scotland 42 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Stanly 68 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Stokes 42 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Surry 90 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Swain 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Transylvania 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Union 178 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Vance 45 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Wake 1269 1 0.1% 0 0 1 3 NC Warren 30 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Watauga 138 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Wayne 123 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Wilkes 92 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Wilson 73 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC Yadkin 46 1 2.2% 0 1 0 0 NC Yancey 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TOTAL - 9990 5 0.1% 0 4 1 15 There is .1% of the cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of North Carolina impacted by the severe winter weather. South Carolina: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power SC Abbeville 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Aiken 205 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Allendale 17 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Anderson 223 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Bamberg 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Barnwell 38 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Beaufort 191 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Berkeley 188 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Calhoun 36 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Charleston 416 0 0% 0 0 0 2 SC Cherokee 65 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Chester 52 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Chesterfield 69 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Clarendon 63 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Colleton 85 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Darlington 74 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Dillon 42 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Dorchester 115 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Edgefield 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Fairfield 68 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Florence 128 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Georgetown 92 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Greenville 473 0 0% 0 0 0 1 SC Greenwood 90 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Hampton 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Horry 419 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Jasper 60 0 0% 0 0 0 1 SC Kershaw 80 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Lancaster 89 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Laurens 115 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Lee 38 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Lexington 272 1 0.4% 0 1 0 0 SC Marion 43 0 0% 0 0 0 1 SC Marlboro 41 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC McCormick 17 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Newberry 86 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Oconee 112 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Orangeburg 140 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Pickens 151 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Richland 732 0 0% 0 0 0 1 SC Saluda 52 0 0% 0 0 0 1 SC Spartanburg 323 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Sumter 135 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Union 43 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC Williamsburg 93 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC York 192 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TOTAL - 6093 1 0.02% 0 1 0 7 There is .02% cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of South Carolina impacted by the severe winter weather. Tennessee: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power TN Bedford 46 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Benton 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Cannon 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Carroll 38 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Cheatham 38 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Chester 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Clay 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Coffee 66 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Crockett 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Davidson 1132 0 0% 0 0 0 2 TN Decatur 15 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN DeKalb 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Dickson 62 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Dyer 55 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Fayette 63 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Franklin 43 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Gibson 41 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Giles 54 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Grundy 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Hardeman 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Hardin 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Haywood 34 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Henderson 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Henry 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Hickman 34 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Houston 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Humphreys 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Jackson 13 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Lake 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Lauderdale 21 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Lawrence 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Lewis 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Lincoln 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Macon 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Madison 110 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Marion 48 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Marshall 37 2 5.4% 0 1 0 0 TN Maury 79 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN McNairy 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Montgomery 137 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Moore 12 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Obion 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Overton 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Perry 12 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Pickett 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Putnam 84 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Robertson 62 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Rutherford 222 0 0% 0 0 0 1 TN Sequatchie 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Shelby 1152 1 0.1% 0 1 0 3 TN Smith 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Stewart 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Sumner 133 0 0% 0 0 0 2 TN Tipton 45 1 2.2% 0 1 0 0 TN Trousdale 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Van Buren 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Warren 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Wayne 17 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Weakley 40 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN White 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Williamson 216 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN Wilson 120 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TOTAL - 4964 4 0.1% 0 3 0 8 There is .1% cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of Tennessee impacted by the severe winter weather. Virginia: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power VA Amelia 15 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Amherst 49 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Appomattox 26 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Bedford City 62 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Bland 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Brunswick 36 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Buchanan 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Buckingham 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Campbell 74 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Caroline 71 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Carroll 46 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Charles City 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Charlotte 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Chesterfield 319 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Cumberland 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Dickenson 11 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Dinwiddie 49 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Essex 23 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Floyd 17 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Fluvanna 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Franklin city 43 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Goochland 82 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Grayson 12 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Greensville 16 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Halifax 81 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Hanover 188 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Henrico 358 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Henry 84 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA James City 71 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA King and Queen 13 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA King George 43 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA King William 29 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Lee 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Louisa 69 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Lunenburg 13 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Mecklenburg 52 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Middlesex 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Montgomery 89 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Nelson 52 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA New Kent 55 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Nottoway 40 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Patrick 26 1 3.8% 0 1 0 0 VA Pittsylvania 95 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Powhatan 44 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Prince Edward 53 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Prince George 63 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Prince William 265 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Pulaski 34 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Richmond city 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Russell 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Scott 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Smyth 21 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Southampton 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Spotsylvania 95 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Stafford 110 1 0.9% 0 1 0 0 VA Surry 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Sussex 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Tazewell 48 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Washington 45 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Westmoreland 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Wise 38 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA Wythe 48 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA York 77 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TOTAL - 3670 2 0.1% 0 2 0 0 There is .1% of the cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of Virginia impacted by the severe winter weather. The number of cell site outages in a specific area does not necessarily correspond to the availability of wireless service to consumers in that area. See Improving the Resiliency of Mobile Wireless Communications Networks, Order, 31 FCC Rcd 13745, para. 10 (2016) (recognizing the difficulties in accurately depicting the ongoing status of a wireless provider’s service during emergencies). Wireless networks are often designed with numerous, overlapping cell sites that provide maximum capacity and continuity of service even when an individual site is inoperable. In addition, wireless providers frequently use temporary facilities, such as cells-on-wheels (also known as COWs), increase power at operational sites, initiate roaming agreements, or take other actions to maintain service to affected consumers during emergencies or other events that result in cell site outages. Cable Systems and Wireline (Combined) Cable and wireline companies reported 6,017 subscribers out of service in the disaster area. This includes the loss of telephone, television, and/or Internet services. Broadcast: Television station status: · There are no TV stations reported as being out of service. FM Radio station status: · There are no FM stations reported as being out of service. AM Radio station status: · There are no AM stations reported as being out of service. Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative The Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative was activated for Winter Storm Fern response activities on January 23, 2026. As a reminder, all facilities-based mobile wireless providers operating in the above-referenced areas are hereby notified and required to: (1) provide for reasonable roaming under disaster arrangements when technically feasible; See 47 CFR § 4.17(a)(3)(i) (detailing criteria for activating roaming under disaster arrangements). (2) activate mutual aid arrangements with other facilities-based mobile wireless providers for providing aid upon request to those providers during emergencies; See 47 CFR § 4.17(a)(3)(ii) (explaining what mutual aid arrangements must include). (3) take reasonable measures to enhance municipal preparedness and restoration; (4) take reasonable measures to increase consumer readiness and preparation; and (5) take reasonable measures to improve public awareness and stakeholder communications on service and restoration status. 47 CFR § 4.17(a)(3)(i)-(v); see also FCC, Wireless Network Resiliency During Disasters (June 4, 2024), https://www.fcc.gov/wireless-network-resiliency-during-disasters. Special Temporary Authority (STA)/Waivers/Extensions The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may grant Special Temporary Authority (STA) to permit immediate or temporary operation of certain radio facilities during emergencies or other urgent conditions, as well as waivers to support emergency communications and service restoration. · On January 23, 2026, the FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau conditionally granted Federated Wireless, Inc.’s request for a precautionary, limited, and conditional emergency waiver of sections 96.67(c)(2) and (3) of the Commission’s rules governing the Citizens Broadband Radio Service. The link(s) for the document are as follows: DA-26-73A1.docx , DA-26-73A1.pdf , DA-26-73A1.txt