A repair ship is headed to Sitka to fix the damaged cable and restore a permanent connection, but it’s unclear how long that fix may take.
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Damaged subsea cable apparent cause of internet and cell outage in Juneau, other communities
ACS confirmed Friday afternoon that there was damage to a subsea cable system that connects Juneau, and a repair ship is on its way to restore it.
The Biden administration is capping the cost of internet for low-income Americans
The Affordable Connectivity Program will provide plans of at least 100 Megabits per second of speed for no more than $30. An estimated 48 million Americans will qualify.
Walker visits Unalaska as cable vessel stops in port
The cable vessel Ile de Sein is on its way to the North Slope, where soon it’ll lay hundreds of miles of fiber optic cable for the Quintillion high-speed internet project.
AT&T says network upgrades stalled as Skagway phone issues continue
AT&T’s announced plans to upgrade the network by summer of 2016 have stalled. And people in Skagway have noticed, as they slog through another summer of cell phone problems.
FTC Says AT&T Misled Customers About ‘Unlimited’ Data Plans
The FTC says that by “throttling,” or slowing down, the data of high-volume users, AT&T in fact was not giving users unlimited data.