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Cable could return by January 18

By Journal on January 12, 2017 bandwidth, DSL, internet, Jr., NTA, satellite, submarine cable, Tommy Kijiner News Archive

GIFF JOHNSON Just days after submarine cable repair crew provided a January 7 target date for completion of work last week Wednesday, the date was delayed again — to January 18 — when the search for the damage spot took longer than anticipated. As a result of more delays in getting the cable back into […]

Facebook withdrawals approaching

By Journal on October 20, 2016 bandwidth, Facebook, fiber optic cable, Giff Johnson, Jr., NTA, satellite, Tommy Kijiner News Archive

GIFF JOHNSON The world of streaming movies, Facebook videos and Skype conversations will grind mostly to a halt for nine days at the end of October when NTA shifts Internet and phone links from the highly-reliable fiber optic cable to satellites. The “bandwidth” available to RMI customers for Internet and international calling will shrink from […]