The anchor from a passing ship most likely caused the damage.
Telecommunications company GCI has spent two and a half years planning an underwater cable, promising to run high-speed broadband down the Aleutian chain. earlier this month, when the company ran their first test and successfully brought connectivity to Unalaska.Heather Handyside, a spokesperson for the company, said the anchor from a passing ship most likely caused the damage.
GCI does not expect the damaged cable to delay the company’s plans to turn on service by the end of the year, according to Handyside.Handyside said the company contracts to have a repair ship on call around the clock, 365 days a year in case of an incident like this one. GCI has operated over 6,000 miles of subsea fiber between Alaska and the Lower 48 for decades, with almost no incidents, according to Handyside.
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