Maitland, FL--Now that Central Florida’s unpredictable and volatile storm season is here, Bright House Networks has once again made its award-winning hurricane safety book available for free to customers.
Entitled “Ready for the Storm,” the children’s hurricane-safety and activity book is available at all Bright House Networks payment centers in Central Florida’s nine-county area. The book teaches the importance of hurricane preparedness, and educates families in a non-threatening way about how to stay safe during the hurricane season.
“Hurricanes can be very scary for everyone and especially children so learning how to prepare can provide a greater sense of security,” said J. Christian Fenger, President of Bright House Networks Central Florida Division. “Ready for the Storm continues to be very popular because it provides a fun way to learn about how to prepare for the storm season.”
Three years ago, the 12-page booklet earned the cable industry’s prestigious national Beacon Award for Public Service. It was selected out of more than 400 entries submitted by cable companies and cable programmers from around the United States.
“Ready for the Storm” explains the basic physics behind hurricane formation and what to expect when a hurricane approaches. Other activities in “Ready for the Storm” include a “Hurricane Word Search,” constructing a rain gauge, how to use a hurricane tracking chart, making a barometer, composing a safety checklist, creating a “Family Evacuation Plan,” and “Protecting Your Electronics.” The activity book concludes with suggestions on what to do after a hurricane, and provides a list for emergency phone numbers.
The “Ready for the Storm” activity book is designed to complement other hurricane education activities sponsored by Bright House Networks and its wholly owned news channel Central Florida News 13. For example, Bright House Networks is in close partnership with public hurricane preparedness officials throughout the company’s nine-county Central Florida service area to ensure constant and complete communications are maintained at all times.
In addition, the Bright House Networks web site, www.brighthouse.com, contains a variety of hurricane-related tips as well as links to other important websites with hurricane information.
A list of Bright House Networks payment centers now serving as “Ready for the Storm” pickup locations can be found at the Bright House Networks web site, www.brighthouse.com, or by calling 877/892-EASY.
About Bright House Networks
Bright House Networks is the 7th largest multiple cable system operator (MSO) in the US with 2.4 million customers in several large cities including Tampa Bay and Orlando, Florida; Bakersfield, California; Indianapolis, Indiana; Detroit, Michigan; and Birmingham, Alabama; along with several other smaller regions in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. The high-growth Florida markets are adjacent and form one of the country’s largest cable clusters. Bright House Networks’ corporate offices are located in Syracuse, New York and Orlando, Florida.
Bright House Networks is committed to putting customers in control and making their lives easier with products including Digital Cable, High Speed Internet, and Home Phone. The company also provides an ever-expanding catalog of Video-on-Demand (VOD) programming, the immensely popular Digital Video Recorders (DVR), and high-definition (HD) programming.
Exceptional customer care is the cornerstone of Bright House Networks’ business, and a top priority across all operating units. Bright House Networks was ranked the “Highest in Residential Telephone Customer Satisfaction in the South Region” by J.D. Power and Associates in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. J.D. Power and Associates also ranked Bright House Networks the “Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among High-Speed Internet Service Providers in the South Region” in 2008 and 2009.
In addition to their residential services, Bright House Networks Business Solutions (
www.brighthouse.com) provides products and services for small, medium, and enterprise businesses including Business Phone, Internet, Managed Security Services, Web Services, and Wireless Solutions.
Bright House Networks also owns and operates two 24-hour local news operations; Central Florida News 13 (
www.cfnews13.com) serving the Orlando area, and Bay News 9 (
www.baynews9.com) serving the Tampa Bay area. Recently, Bright House Sports Network (
www.bhsn.com) launched in Florida, providing local sports coverage across Tampa Bay and Orlando. Bright House Networks provides in-depth coverage of local sports including high school, college, and professional teams.
Public affairs, social responsibility, and community involvement continue to be major initiatives for Bright House Networks as an ongoing commitment to the families and communities Bright House Networks serves. This includes the
Star Teachers Award program, the
Bright Kids Network,
Operation Bright Eyes, and many more long-term commitments to education and other important issues in Bright House Networks communities.
For more information about Bright House Networks or our products and services, please visit (
www.brighthouse.com/business).
