GCI said Saturday that a ship is coming from Seattle to make repairs to a damaged section of undersea fiber optic cable that has caused the loss of GCI cell phone and internet service in Sitka.
Service, which was cut Thursday, Aug. 29, is not expected to be back up until next week.
GCI said the repair ship is expected to be at the site of the undersea cable break, about 30 miles from Sitka, by Friday, Sept. 6, and that repairs could take three to seven days.
In the meantime, the public is getting help from Starlink satellite communication equipment loaned to the city by the Central Council of...
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