KETCHIKAN – At 2:22 a.m. Monday, May 4, Ketchikan Public Utilities Telecommunications Division engineers became aware of a drop in local internet service and immediately contacted their downstream provider CityWest, located in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
By 6:30 a.m., KPU knew that the internet had been cut by vandals northwest of Prince George, British Columbia, resulting in an internet blackout in Ketchikan.
Acting KPU Telecom Division Manager Dan White, in a phone call with the Daily News on Monday, explained what happened and how the service was restored at 4:44 p.m. Monday.
When Whit...
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