Repairs to the broken fiberoptic cable can’t happen until sea ice opens up enough for a repair vessel to get through.
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Ongoing internet outage hamstrings 911, other vital services in Northwest Alaska
The outage is affecting everything from emergency dispatch to EBT cards and payroll.
Internet outage closes government offices, businesses and university campus in Kotzebue
It could be two months until services are restored to normal.