DALLAS (1080 KRLD) - As North Texans have been staying home, we've been using more wifi and data to keep in touch.
Dallas-based AT&T says data usage and wifi calling have jumped twenty-one percent over the past ten weeks.
AT&T Corporate VP Mike Peterson says landline calling has also increased 73 percent.
AT&T says it gave 10,000 mobile hot spots to Dallas ISD to help students connect for online learning. The company says it negotiated a "heavily discounted" data plan for families with a student eligible for Head Start or federal school lunch program.
Peterson says about half of AT&T's employees are now working from home. Peterson says those who work in the field are getting 20 percent bonuses. He says AT&T trying to recognize those front-line workers and keep them safe.