Since Sunday's subsea fiber cut, communities from Nome to Utqiagvik have grappled with varying internet and cell service disruptions. For some, finding a solution means turning to satellite internet — or pivoting to analog operations and cash transactions.
that there was no internet in all departments, including City Hall, the police department, fire department, parks and recreation, public works and Arctic Spirits.
“Even if we got internet throughout the city, it won’t help if we don’t get into a server,” Baldwin said, “which is how we collect payments from the public, how we do payroll, how we basically function, and that also allows us to connect to the public through email.”Some stores in Utqiagvik, Kotzebue and Nome were only taking cash, residents said.
“Being an officer’s wife, it was scary. All the crazy scenarios start running through your mind,” Mary Samuelu said from Utqiagvik. “From talking to your spouse every hour to not being able to talk to him was difficult.” In Point Hope, the service interruptions occurred at the time of Qagruq, the three-day whaling feast, slightly complicating feast preparations, Shingo Takazawa said. Whaling crews set up a windbreaker on the north side of the ceremonial site to protect the celebration from the elements, but the wind shifted to the south.
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