Hurricane Irma: Here's The Latest Breakdown Of South Florida Cellphone Outages

MIAMI, FL — Cellphone service is gradually returning to Florida four days after Hurricane Irma swept across the length of the state, downing trees and power lines as it did so, according to the latest figures from the federal government.

The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday released a breakdown of cellphone outages by county in a status report on communications services.

Overall, the FCC said 18.1 percent of cell sites in Florida were out of service Wednesday, down from 24.6 percent Tuesday. That number was 5.3 percent in Georgia (down from 10.5 percent) and less than 1 percent in Alabama. (For more information on cell phone outages near Miami and other Miami stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

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Below is the breakdown for south Florida:

Miami-Dade County

• 457 cell sites were out, or 31.8 percent (down from 42 percent)

Broward County

• 254 cell sites were out, or 27.5 percent (down from 38.2 percent)

Collier County

• 137 cell sites were out, or 64.6 percent (down from 72.6 percent)

Monroe County

• 89 cell sites were out, or 82.4 percent (no change)

Lee County

• 129 cell sites were out, or 37.6 percent (down from 49.6 percent

Photo credit: Screenshot of FCC map