As prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: October 31, 2017 11:30 a.m. Communications Status Report for Areas Impacted by Hurricane Maria October 31, 2017 The following is a report on the status of communications services in geographic areas impacted by Hurricane Maria as of October 31, 2017 at 11:00 AM EDT. This report incorporates network outage data submitted by communications providers to the Federal Communications Commission’s Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). DIRS is currently activated for all counties in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Note that the operational status of communications services during a disaster may evolve rapidly, and this report represents a snapshot in time. It should also be noted that some communications providers have not yet reported in DIRS, so outage information almost certainly is not complete. The following counties are in the geographic area that was covered by the DIRS activation as of this morning (the “disaster area”). Puerto Rico: Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Anasco, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamon, Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canovanas, Carolina, Catano, Cayey, Ceiba, Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida, Guanica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Hormigueros, Humacao, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marias, Las Piedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Manati, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayaguez, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Penuelas, Ponce, Quebradillas, Rincon, Rio Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, San German, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Santa Isabel, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa and Yauco U.S. Virgin Islands: St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas 911 Services The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) learns the status of each Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) through the filings of 911 Service Providers in DIRS, reporting to the FCC’s Public Safety Support Center (PSSC), coordination with state 911 Administrators, and, if necessary, from individual PSAPs. Both PSAPs in Puerto Rico are reported as operational. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, both the St. Croix and the St. Thomas 9-1-1 Call Centers are reported as operational; Phase I and Phase II location information for wireless callers and Automatic Number and Location Information (ANI/ALI) for VoIP callers has been intermittently available. As prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: October 31, 2017 11:30 a.m. Wireless Services The following section describes the status of wireless communications services and restoration in the disaster area, including the percentage of cell sites out of service for each county. The following map of the disaster area illustrates which counties in Puerto Rico are most affected: The information shown was provided by the signatories to the Wireless Resiliency Cooperative Framework and several additional companies that agreed to allow us to include their data in the aggregated data: Puerto Rico: 55.2% (down from 58.2% yesterday) of the cell sites are out of service. All counties in Puerto Rico except Aguada, Bayamon, Caguas, Carolina, Catano, Ciales, Dorado, Florida, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Hatillo, Ponce, San Juan, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, and Yauco have greater than 50% of their cell sites out of service. No county in Puerto Rico has 100% of its cell sites down. As prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: October 31, 2017 11:30 a.m. The wireless companies have opened up roaming on the islands so that they, collectively, can serve the maximum population of the islands with the current coverage available. They are coordinating and prioritizing the recovery of cell sites and placement of temporary assets with the other carriers to maximize the coverage for all subscribers. Satellite Cells on Light Trucks (COLTs) have been deployed in Aguadilla, Arecibo, Cayey, Coamo Sur, Fajardo, Guayama, Manati, Mayaguez Mesa, San German, Vega Baja, and Yauco and Terrestrial Cells on Wheels (COWs)/COLTs in Humacao, Quebradillas, Rio Grande, and Utuado. Approximately 64% of the population was reported last week to be covered by the wireless carriers in Puerto Rico. U.S. Virgin Islands: Overall, 47.1% (down from 49.6% yesterday) of cell sites are out of service. 88.9% (down from 100% yesterday) of cell sites in St. John are out of service. Approximately 93% of the population was reported last week to be covered by the wireless carriers in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The tables below provide the percentage of cell sites out of service by county per state or territory. Puerto Rico: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out COWs or COLTs Deployed PR ADJUNTAS 10 6 60.0% PR AGUADA 18 7 38.9% PR AGUADILLA 47 28 59.6% Yes PR AGUAS BUENAS 20 18 90.0% PR AIBONITO 21 13 61.9% PR ANASCO 15 13 86.7% PR ARECIBO 69 41 59.4% Yes PR ARROYO 10 9 90.0% PR BARCELONETA 25 19 76.0% PR BARRANQUITAS 18 15 83.3% PR BAYAMON 155 55 35.5% As prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: October 31, 2017 11:30 a.m. PR CABO ROJO 51 35 68.6% PR CAGUAS 92 39 42.4% PR CAMUY 17 9 52.9% PR CANOVANAS 30 22 73.3% PR CAROLINA 130 49 37.7% PR CATANO 21 7 33.3% PR CAYEY 46 34 73.9% Yes PR CEIBA 12 9 75.0% PR CIALES 13 6 46.2% PR CIDRA 27 22 81.5% PR COAMO 22 17 77.3% PR COMERIO 18 14 77.8% PR COROZAL 22 17 77.3% PR CULEBRA 9 8 88.9% PR DORADO 45 17 37.8% PR FAJARDO 36 26 72.2% Yes PR FLORIDA 6 3 50.0% PR GUANICA 17 10 58.8% PR GUAYAMA 30 24 80.0% Yes PR GUAYANILLA 10 5 50.0% PR GUAYNABO 98 34 34.7% PR GURABO 34 21 61.8% PR HATILLO 29 11 37.9% PR HORMIGUEROS 10 8 80.0% As prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: October 31, 2017 11:30 a.m. PR HUMACAO 44 32 72.7% Yes PR ISABELA 34 20 58.8% PR JAYUYA 7 5 71.4% PR JUANA DIAZ 33 22 66.7% PR JUNCOS 23 16 69.6% PR LAJAS 19 10 52.6% PR LARES 16 12 75.0% PR LAS MARIAS 9 8 88.9% PR LAS PIEDRAS 19 13 68.4% PR LOIZA 13 9 69.2% PR LUQUILLO 13 9 69.2% PR MANATI 28 18 64.3% Yes PR MARICAO 5 3 60.0% PR MAUNABO 12 10 83.3% PR MAYAGUEZ 68 52 76.5% Yes PR MOCA 19 13 68.4% PR MOROVIS 21 15 71.4% PR NAGUABO 23 22 95.7% PR NARANJITO 24 17 70.8% PR OROCOVIS 15 12 80.0% PR PATILLAS 16 13 81.3% PR PENUELAS 19 12 63.2% PR PONCE 103 42 40.8% PR QUEBRADILLAS 20 11 55.0% Yes As prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: October 31, 2017 11:30 a.m. PR RINCON 15 12 80.0% PR RIO GRANDE 43 32 74.4% Yes PR SABANA GRANDE 14 8 57.1% PR SALINAS 29 22 75.9% PR SAN GERMAN 25 14 56.0% Yes PR SAN JUAN 367 109 29.7% PR SAN LORENZO 22 21 95.5% PR SAN SEBASTIAN 21 17 81.0% PR SANTA ISABEL 18 14 77.8% PR TOA ALTA 43 21 48.8% PR TOA BAJA 54 15 27.8% PR TRUJILLO ALTO 47 24 51.1% PR UTUADO 21 16 76.2% Yes PR VEGA ALTA 27 19 70.4% PR VEGA BAJA 34 19 55.9% Yes PR VIEQUES 12 10 83.3% PR VILLALBA 9 6 66.7% PR YABUCOA 31 29 93.5% PR YAUCO 20 10 50.0% Yes TOTAL 2,688 1,485 55.2% U.S. Virgin Islands: As prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: October 31, 2017 11:30 a.m. State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out VI ST. CROIX 46 24 52.2% VI ST. JOHN 9 8 88.9% VI ST. THOMAS 66 25 37.9% TOTAL 121 57 47.1% Cable Systems and Wireline (Combined) Since there are widespread power outages in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the FCC has received reports that large percentages of consumers are without either cable services or wireline service (one Puerto Rico cable company has reported that approximately 3% (up from 1% last week) of its consumers have had service restored). In Puerto Rico, there are no major switches that are affected. Broadcast The following provides broadcast status based on data collected from DIRS input, FEMA reports, and FCC scans/ outreach.1 Television stations status: Puerto Rico: (No change from yesterday) 5 TV stations are confirmed operational (WKAQ, WIPR, WNJX, WTIN, WORO) 2 TV stations are suspected to be out of service (WIPM, WELU) 67 TV stations have been issued Special Temporary Authority to be offline 33 TV stations have unconfirmed status U.S. Virgin Islands: (No change from yesterday) 14 TV stations have been issued Special Temporary Authority to be offline 2 TV stations have unconfirmed status AM Radio stations status: 1 When broadcast stations are listed as “suspected to be out of service”, the statement is based on field scanning of relevant bands. Stations listed may be operating on reduced power or on a reduced schedule. As prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: October 31, 2017 11:30 a.m. Puerto Rico: 41 AM radio stations are confirmed operational (WA2X, WABA, WALO, WAPA, WBMJ, WCMN, WCGB, WCPR, WDEP, WENA, WEXS, WGDL, WI2X, WI2X, WI3X, WIAC, WIPR, WISO, WKAQ, WKFE, WKJB, WKUM, WLEO, WLEY, WMDD, WMNT, WMSW, WOIZ, WOQI, WPAB, WPPC, WPRA, WPRP, WQII, WSKN, WSOL, WTIL, WUPR, WVJP, WXEW, WYEL) 8 AM radio stations are suspected to be out of service (W227, WJDZ, WNVE, WVQR, WYAS, WZCA, WZMT, WZOL) 23 AM radio stations are confirmed out of service by the Puerto Rican Broadcast Association (WBQN, WCMA, WDNO, WEGA, WFAB, WGIT, WHOY, WIBS, WIDA, WISA, WIVV, WJIT, WKVM, WLRP, WNEL, WNIK, WOLA, WORA, WOSO, WQBS, WRSJ, WUKQ, WUNO) 1 AM radio station has unconfirmed status 1 AM radio station has been issued Special Temporary Authority to be offline U.S. Virgin Islands: (No change from yesterday) 2 AM radio stations are confirmed operational (WSTA, WUVI) 2 AM radio stations are suspected to be out of service (WDHP, WSTX) 1 AM radio station has unconfirmed status FM Radio stations status: Puerto Rico: (No change from yesterday) 47 FM radio stations are confirmed operational (WAEL-FM, WCMN-FM, WCMN-FM3, WCMN-FM6, WEGM, WERR, WERR-FM1, WERR-FM2, WERR-FM3, WFID, WIDI, WKAQ- FM, WKAQ-FM1, WKAQ-FM2, WLUZ, WMAA-LP, WMEG, WNNV, WNRT, WNRT-FM1, WNRT-FM2, WNVM, WODA, WORO, WOYE, WPRM-FM, WPUC-FM, WPUC-FM1, WQML, WRIO, WRRH, WRTU, WRXD, WTOK-FM, WTOK-FM2, WTPM, WTPM-FM1, WVDJ-LP, WVIS, WVJP-FM, WVJP-FM2, WXYX, WXYX-FM1, WXYX-FM2, WZNT, WZNT-FM1, WZOL) 8 FM radio stations are suspected to be out of service (W227CV, WJDZ, WNVE, WVQR, WYAS, WZCA, WZMT, WZOL-FM3) As prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: October 31, 2017 11:30 a.m. 22 FM radio stations are confirmed out of service by the Puerto Rican Broadcast Association (WCAD, WCAD-FM1, WCAD-FM2, WCRP, WELX, WFDT, WIDA-FM, WIOA, WIOA-FM1, WIOC, WIVA-FM, WMIO, WNIK-FM, WQBS-FM, WQBS-FM1, WUKQ-FM, WUKQ-FM1, WXHD, WXLX, WYQE, WZAR, WZET) 3 FM stations have been issued Special Temporary Authority to be offline 31 FM radio stations have unconfirmed status U.S. Virgin Islands: (No change from yesterday) 2 FM radio stations are confirmed operational (WVIE, WZIN) 1 FM radio station is suspected to be out of service (WVIZ) 1 FM radio station has been issued Special Temporary Authority to be offline 19 FM radio stations have unconfirmed status