Cost Higher Than Normal

 I'm going to spend time discussion the cost involved for everyone of loosing cell phone, landlines, and internet signals to everyone involved because it is math.  Last year, we had issues with service for two months and they refunded my internet costs for two months.

I haven't spoken to them yet but things finally came up again Sunday Evening.  So here is some of the things that cost the village and the company.

1.  With no communications, the planes could not come out.  They lost money due to not being able to travel to the village.  They couldn't bring the cargo or mail and would be getting even more backed up.

2. No communications also meant that the phone company owes us for the time the landlines, cell phones, and internet service was down.  I'd say it was 4 days for cell phones and internet service and 2 days for landlines.

3.  There is also the cost for sending one employee by snow machine over to SB which had not lost service.  That includes gas, and his time.

4.  The company also had to pay to send a couple of technicians and a part out to SB to go fix the relay tower that had gone down.  Since it took a couple days, it meant they had to also pay for places for them to stay, etc.

5.  They had to arrange for the internet signal to come up at the school.  It wasn't as easy as turning a switch to shift the source directly to the satellite because last year, they used  a piece they didn't have this year.

6. The clinic had to use their satellite phone to contact Bethel Hospital in case of emergencies but no one could call the clinic for appointments since nothing worked.  If it was an emergency, they might drive to the clinic and hope they were open, otherwise, no one went.  This means some people might have gotten sicker and it would cost more to heal them.

7.  Also due to the break down of communications, no one knows if their paychecks actually got deposited into accounts.  It is possible for people with automatic payments, they might not have the money and could end up paying late or bounce fees.

This all adds up to be quite a bit of money.  I don't have the actual amounts but I thought I'd address it this way since it gives people something to think about.  Most people do not experience this much of a communication break down.

Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear.  Have a great day.