Hawaii Wildfires: 16,700 Subs Still Lack Phone, Cable Services

Cell service improves and no TV stations are reported out of service

The daily FCC report on the impact of devastating wildfires in Maui on the communications infrastructure is reporting that no TV stations are out of service and that cell service is improving, with only 5 out of 21 cell sites serving Kapalua, Napili-Honokowai, Kaanapali, Lahaina, Launiupoko, and Olowalu still out of service as of 6 a.m. ET on August 17.

The fires had initially knocked all 21 sites out of service.

But cable and wireline companies reported 16,700 subscribers had lost service in the disaster area, which means that they may be without telephone, television, and/or Internet services. That marked only a slight improvement of the 19,093 subs without service on August 12.

No TV stations were reported out of service by the FCC.

Five AM radio stations were reported in service and no FM stations were out of service.

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George Winslow is the senior content producer for TV Tech. He has written about the television, media and technology industries for nearly 30 years for such publications as Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News and TV Tech. Over the years, he has edited a number of magazines, including Multichannel News International and World Screen, and moderated panels at such major industry events as NAB and MIP TV. He has published two books and dozens of encyclopedia articles on such subjects as the media, New York City history and economics.

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