Wireless
Taiwan Tests Backup Communications After Cable Break Near China
The outage shows Taiwan can keep remote territories connected as officials prepare for emergencies.
Fiber
T-Mobile Fiber Outages Continue in Select Areas
The outages are concentrated in areas served by fiber previously owned by Lumos.
Mississippi
Mississippi Bears Brunt of Cellular Outages from Winter Storm
Winter Storm Fern knocked out 10% of the Magnolia State’s cellular capacity; minimal outages across 10 other states were reported to the FCC
Subsea Cables
GCI Fiber Line Break Repaired After Alaskan Blizzard
An undersea fiber break was repaired in Alaska, pointing to concerns over GCI outages and subsea connectivity.
Alaska
GCI Customers In Sitka, Alaska to Lose Service for Days Amid Fiber Maintenance
Anchorage-based company to perform 'emergency maintenance' on its subsea fiber network.
Alaska
Alaska Communications Suffers Brief Outage after Damage to Subsea Fiber Cable
Juneau faced a weekend outage after a subsea cable broke, with most services restored soon after.
Subsea Cables
Quintillion Provides Subsea Fiber Cut Updates
Company hopes to have new fiber route completed by this spring.
Subsea Cables
Fiber Break in Alaska Causes Widespread Network Outages
Subsea fiber cables can't be repaired until late summer.
Charter
ISPs Should Report Only Hard Outages, Industry Says
ISPs say limiting outage reports to hard downs ‘would ensure that the definition of a reportable outage is straightforward, consistent, and meaningful.’
FCC
Carrier Association Requests Reconsideration of FCC Decision on 911 Outage Notification
The CCA says the FCC order creates burdens on call providers and 911 special facilities.
