--- title: These Companies Are Offering Free Services to Help After Paris Attacks description: What Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, New York Times, Uber, Airbnb, and other companies did to help after the Paris attacks. authors: - name: Ethan Wolff-Mann url: https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 160 covers: - Business - Banking - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/ewolffmann former_staff: true published: '2015-11-16T15:58:23.000Z' modified: '2024-04-16T07:35:26.000Z' section: Business tags: - disaster relief - free - paris attacks - pubdesk - tech companies word_count: 164 canonical: https://money.com/paris-attacks-companies-helping-free-services/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![People lay flowers for Paris terror attacks victims](https://img.money.com/2015/11/gettyimages-497273184.jpg) *French police officer is seen as having a phone conversation in front of Notre Dame in Paris following the terrorist attack.* It's become customary for tech companies to step up in the wake of disasters and do what they can to help those affected. The [Paris attacks](https://time.com/4112639/paris-attack-terror-bataclan-hollande/) were no exception. Many companies are chipping in simply by offering services for free. Here's a list of the major companies that are helping: **AT&T:** [Free calls](http://about.att.com/newsroom/credit_customer_calls_france.html?WT.mc_id=ce249s_Paris_TWT_Free_15_15_11) and texts to France until November 17. **The New York Times:** [Removed its paywall](https://twitter.com/SarahMaslinNir/status/665337364298919936) **Google:** Made [calls to France free](https://twitter.com/google/status/665370181745577984) on Google Hangouts and Google Fi for the "few days after the attack." **Skype:** Free [calling to France](http://blogs.skype.com/2015/11/14/helping-you-keep-in-touch-with-friends-and-family-in-france/?cm_mmc=SMTW_7001B1-6.%20Skype%20Newsroom&cm_mmc=SMFB_7001B1-6.%20Skype%20Newsroom) for "the next few days." **Verizon:** Free [calling and texting to France](http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/article/2015/11/verizon-customers-can-connect-with-friends-and-family-for-free-following-paris-attacks.html) for the weekend following the attacks. **Sprint:** Free calling to [France until](http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=12057) November 15. **T-Mobile:** Free calling to [France through November 16](https://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news/t-mobile-makes-calling-and-texting-to-and-from-france-free-for-customers.htm). **Uber:** [Disabled its surge pricing](http://qz.com/550415/in-a-crisis-people-will-believe-the-worst-about-uber/). **Airbnb:** Activated its [disaster response](https://www.airbnb.com/disaster-response), waived service charges for hosts, posted lists of free housing, and urged hosts to consider lowering prices. ***Read next: [A Timeline of How the Paris Attacks Unfolded](https://time.com/4113285/paris-attacks-timeline/)*** ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/paris-attacks-companies-helping-free-services/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Business", "item": "https://money.com/business/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Customer Service", "item": "https://money.com/customer-service/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "These Companies Are Offering Free Services to Help After Paris Attacks" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/paris-attacks-companies-helping-free-services/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/paris-attacks-companies-helping-free-services/", "name": "These Companies Are Offering Free Services to Help After Paris Attacks", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2015-11-16T15:58:23.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/paris-attacks-companies-helping-free-services/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/paris-attacks-companies-helping-free-services/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-04-16T07:35:26.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "These Companies Are Offering Free Services to Help After Paris Attacks", "articleSection": "Business", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2015/11/gettyimages-497273184.jpg", "width": 2834, "height": 2538, "caption": "Paris Free Calling" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ethan Wolff-Mann", "url": "https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/#author", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/ewolffmann" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2015-11-16T15:58:23.000Z", "description": "What Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, New York Times, Uber, Airbnb, and other companies did to help after the Paris attacks.", "abstract": "What Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, New York Times, Uber, Airbnb, and other companies did to help after the Paris attacks.", "@id": "https://money.com/paris-attacks-companies-helping-free-services/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2024-04-16T07:35:26.000Z", "wordCount": 164, "keywords": [ "disaster relief", "free", "paris attacks", "pubdesk", "tech companies" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Business", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Customer service", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_service" ] } ] } ] } ```