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Hawaii

A maintenance worker with Charter's Spectrum works on a utility line. (Courtesy photo)

Spectrum unlocks public WiFi hotspots to aid Hawaii wildfire relief

August 18, 2023

Charter is unlocking thousands of Spectrum-branded public WiFi hotspots across the Hawaiian Islands to help connect those impacted by the destructive Maui wildfires.

Damage from a wildfire that swept through the Hawaiian island of Maui. (Still frame from video by Dominick Del Vecchio, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Nearly all phone towers back online after Maui wildfire

August 18, 2023

All TV and radio broadcasters are also transmitting, the Federal Communications Commission said in a statement on Friday.

Officials with FEMA and the U.S. Fire Administration tour wildfire damage on the island of Maui. (Photo by Dominick Del Vecchio)

Wireless tower coming back online after destructive Maui wildfires

August 15, 2023

All AM and FM radio stations remained online during the Maui wildfires, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Search-and-rescue teams with the Hawaii National Guard survey damaged caused by the Maui wildfires on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Jackson, U.S. National Guard)

Nexstar spat with DirecTV impacts local news during Hawaii fires

August 14, 2023

DirecTV customers impacted by the Maui fires are without two source of local news due to an ongoing dispute with Nexstar.

Search-and-rescue teams with the Hawaii National Guard survey damaged caused by the Maui wildfires on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Jackson, U.S. National Guard)

Thousands lose access to wireless, cable TV during Maui fires

August 14, 2023

Nearly all cellphone towers are offline and more than 16,000 are without cable or broadband access after fires swept through Maui last week.

The skyline of Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Hawaiian Telcom reaches deal with Nexstar after FCC complaint

July 20, 2023

Despite the agreement, Hawaiian Telcom says it will not drop its FCC complaint against Nexstar Media Group.

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