Hurricane Irma: Here's The Latest Breakdown Of Orlando-Area Cellphone Outages

ORLANDO, 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 in its path, 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 agency 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 remained less than 1 percent in Alabama.

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Below is the breakdown for Orlando-area counties: (For more information on Orange County cell phone outages and other Orlando 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.)

Orange County

• 125 cell sites were out, or 10.9 percent (down from 14.8 percent).

Osceola County

• 40 cell sites were out, or 16.9 percent (down from 21.5 percent).

Lake County

• 36 cell sites were out, or 16.5 percent (down from 27.5 percent).

Seminole County

• 45 cell sites were out, or 14.3 percent (down from 24.2 percent).

Brevard County

• 72 cell sites were out, or 22.8 percent (down from 28.2 percent).

Polk County

• 108 cell sites were out, or 22.5 percent (down from 30.1 percent)

Photo credit: Screenshot of FCC map