After Terrorist Attacks, Telecom Companies Are Waiving Fees to Call Belgium and Turkey

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Following news of Tuesday's deadly terror attacks in Brussels, many of the world's largest telecommunications companies said they will waive fees for customers trying to reach people in Belgium and Turkey. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks, which killed at least 30 people in the Belgian capital.

In what has become a pattern for the telecom industry, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, Virgin Mobile, Boost Mobile and Canada's Telus announced that all calls and texts to and from the surrounding area could be made free of charge for specific periods of time.

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