TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Unalaska’s cell and internet service has been fully restored, after GCI’s fiber cable was damaged during a late December storm.

Crews have started repairs on GCI’s subsea fiber cable in Unalaska. Megan Webb, director of corporate communications for the internet and cell phone provider, said in an email Wednesday morning that crews had retrieved both ends of the cable from the seafloor and are prepping them for splicing.

A local internet provider that has previously only offered WiFi to Unalaskans announced last month that it's launching a new LTE service. The island now has three options for cell service, and OptimERA is one of them.

The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska has applied for funding that could boost the island’s broadband capabilities. If approved, the tribe would use the money towards building a fiber optic cable from Washington state to Unalaska.

On Friday, Unalaskans received a surprising—and enigmatic—message from public safety: that community members should expect GCI cell phone service outages…

Updated 6/13/19 at 3:40 p.m. The City of Unalaska is still trying to fix damaged powerhouse equipment that's prompted about five outages in the last week…

In downtown Unalaska and the valley, communications are returning to normal after a power outage Tuesday affected landline telephones, internet service,…