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County explores STARLINK backup after January communications blackout
Summary
County staff reported responding to a countywide communications blackout affecting telephone service and said the Office of Emergency Services is exploring a STARLINK backup for emergency-operations vehicles to maintain connectivity during outages.
County leadership described responding to a countywide communications blackout on Jan. 20 that affected telephone service for multiple providers. "On January 20, we responded to the countywide communications blackout for Selle and Windstream," the chair said.
Officials said radio communications remained functional and that the Office of Emergency Services coordinated a timely public update; staff will explore options such as installing STARLINK in the emergency-management vehicle to provide near-continuous connectivity when cellular or radio systems fail. The chair said staff would evaluate costs and logistics for a vehicle-mounted backup so the on-call official can maintain communications without driving to the courthouse.
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