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Greenland looks to Starlink as backup after three-day internet and phone outage
Summary
A misconfiguration caused three days of internet and phone outages in the Fire Department and Town Office; the Board discussed Starlink as a cost-effective backup that can be paused and reactivated as needed to protect emergency call routing.
Officials reported a recent misconfiguration that led to internet and phone outages lasting three days in the Fire Department and Town Office and that that disruption affected emergency call routing. After researching options, the meeting record notes "Starlink was identified as the most cost-effective backup option. Service can be paused and activated as needed." The Board discussed leveraging a pausable backup service to reduce future operational risk for emergency services and the Town Office.
No procurement vote was taken at the meeting; the discussion was recorded under New Business as the Board weighed policy and cost-effectiveness for a backup option that could be used as needed.
