September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack/Communications

Cell phones played a major role during and after the attack, starting with hijacked passengers who called family or notified the authorities about what was happening. Passengers who made calls include

• [Thomas Bingham]?
• Jeremy Glick
• Barbara K. Olson

After the attack, the cell phone network of New York City was rapidly overloaded as traffic doubled over normal levels.

After the planes struck the World Trade Center, people inside made calls to loved ones; in many cases, the last ever heard from them.

AT&T eliminated any costs for domestic calls originating from the New York City area (212/718/917/646/347) in days following.