UPDATE, July 13 at 11 a.m.
— by Margie Doyle —
Power was restored to county internet and phone lines as of 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 13, according to a Rock Island staff member in Friday Harbor.
The outage was due to a downed line in Anacortes and affected DSL lines throughout the county. Fiber and LTE access was restored earlier on Thursday morning, about 1 a.m., while DSL was reported restored at about 5:30 a.m.
Wednesday, July 12 at 11 p.m.
A power outage that appears to affect most of Orcas Island continues since about 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Gerry Lawlor of Rock Island reports that it appears to be a fiber break north of Everett, affecting multiple carriers.
376, Orcas Island’s coworking space in Eastsound, also has fiber optic Internet. We’re up and running at full speed, located at 596 Main Street.