https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/hurricane-irma-took-7-million-cable-and-wireline-subscribers-offline/ >More than 7 million subscribers to cable or wireline telecom services have lost service due to Hurricane Irma. >"There are at least 7,184,909 (down from 7,597,945 yesterday) subscribers out of service in the affected areas in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia," the Federal Communications Commission reported Tuesday in its latest storm update. These are subscribers to Internet, TV, or phone service or some combination of the three.