They can get temporary cellular devices to fill in on generator power pretty quickly. I know most if not all phone lines are underground, but something like a

They can get temporary cellular devices to fill in on generator power pretty quickly. I know most if not all phone lines are underground, but something like a 2000-pair "wet pulp" repair (necessary in the first place due to negligence) takes a week. I don't know the name of these devices but something of that nature was deployed in Nashville on Dec 25 when the AT&T building was bombed and I think most cell service downtown was restored the next day.