The Mississippi Gulf Coast absorbed catastrophic damage from Hurricane Katrina. Gulfport took a direct hit. The cable infrastructure that exists today has been rebuilt, repaired, and patched through years of subsequent Gulf Coast storm seasons since the storm.
Copper coaxial cable in Harrison County coastal humidity corrodes over time. Salt air accelerates that degradation. Each storm season adds stress that patches address but never fully resolve. Fiber internet Gulfport MS from AT&T is not affected by coastal humidity, salt air, or the electrical interference that accumulates in aging copper cable infrastructure. The connection performs consistently regardless of how many Gulf Coast storm seasons have passed since installation.