Author: Alaska Public Media

Unalaska woman breaks the internet with eagles TikTok video

A viral TikTok video posted on Jan. 20 brought Unalaska eagles to screens across the world. It was produced by Eryn Whittern, who moved to Unalaska in April of last year. “When my husband first told me about it, I was like, ‘Unalaska? What are you talking about?’” Whittern said. “That’s pretty much what everyone’s […]

Northern Alaska cable break repaired after 14 weeks of internet outages

GCI announced the repairs in an email to customers Monday, 14 weeks after the cable was cut in an ice scouring event near Prudhoe Bay.

Ongoing internet outage hamstrings 911, other vital services in Northwest Alaska

It’s been a week since ice severed a fiber optic cable in the Arctic Ocean, cutting communications to several Northwest Alaska communities.

Bethel’s courthouse goes to ‘analog methods’ after internet cable cut

Staff at the Nora Guinn Justice Complex have been trying to find workarounds amid rural Alaska internet service slowed by a damaged subsea cable.

Bethel’s courthouse goes to ‘analog methods’ after internet cable cut

Staff at the Nora Guinn Justice Complex have been trying to find workarounds amid rural Alaska internet service slowed by a damaged subsea cable.

Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough operations disrupted by cut internet cable

The City of Kotzebue saw a “complete outage” to all departments, with Northwest Arctic Borough officials' telephone and internet down.

Damaged undersea cable degrades Western Alaska internet service

Quintillion President Mike McHale said a full restoration of internet and some cellphone service could take up to two months.