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<p><i>From Stronsay Development Trust:</i></p>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Connectivity Update \u2013 Orkney</div></div>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">We have received an email from Robbie McGhee, Deputy Director \u2013 Digital Connectivity, Scottish Government, and the following is a summary of the information shared to help keep everyone as informed as we are.</div></div>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">A subsea cable failure has now been confirmed between Evie and Westray. This will require a full cable lift and rejoin, which will be carried out by a specialist repair ship. BT are currently working with cable ship providers to secure an estimated time of arrival. Once that is confirmed, repair timescales can be shared, although these will be weather dependent.</div></div>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Further discussions are planned tomorrow and we hope to have a clearer picture after that.</div></div>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Current service impacts:</div></div>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">BT fibre network remains down for around 500 customers</div></div>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Vodafone Three (Voda3) and Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) mobile networks are also down</div></div>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">PSTN landlines and EE mobile services remain operational, although some residents have reported capacity issues</div></div>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Work underway:</div></div>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">BT are exploring the potential deployment of a temporary radio link between Westray and Sanday to restore some fibre connectivity</div></div>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Considering Starlink connections be deployed to help restore connectivity at key public sector sites</div></div>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">BT\u2019s Emergency Response Team are expected on Orkney this week to assess and implement temporary solutions </div><div
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Thank you to everyone who has been sharing updates about service availability. These are really helpful and are being fed back to Scottish Island Federation and in turn , the government team and to BT.</div></div>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">If you have any queries, please email <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Shani@stronsaydevelopmenttrust.com">Shani@stronsaydevelopmenttrust.com</a>.</div><div
dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Please note that I am currently working with limited connectivity, so responses may take a little longer than usual.</div></div>
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dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">I will continue to share updates as soon as we receive them.</div></div>
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