November 12, 2013 at 8:33 am by John Cook
Earthquake may have severed underwater cable that caused Internet and phone outage in San Juan islands
November 12, 2013 at 8:33 am by John Cook
Thousands of residents in the San Juan islands northwest of Seattle have been operating without phone or Internet service for a week after an underwater cable was mysteriously severed. Now, more information is coming to light about the cause of the problem.
CenturyLink says it has identified both ends of the severed cable, which had been located at a water depth of 280 feet about 5,000 feet from Lopez Island. The cut also impacted wireless service to the islands, provided by AT&T and Verizon...
