On 2017-09-24 17:13, Sean Donelan wrote: > I'm not sure what clearances they are waiting for. If they are already in > Puerto Rico, self-sufficient, and respect curfews and other emergency > responders, they should be able to start local restoration and recovery > activities.
Priority is to restore communications to emergency responders, restore power to hospitals and other critical infrastructure). So workers that clear roads, remove dangling electrical wires would prioritize fixing of that critical infrastructure. That road you need cleared to get to your fixed wireless antenna will wait. Similarly, I get the impression that all cargo capacity into the island is still controlled to prioritize essentials. So those spare circuit board you need to fix a router have to wait. Also, with residences overwhelmingly without power, fixing the "normal" ISP business won't do much when nobody can use it. It is best to focus on wi-fi in central locations such as shelters, and cellular for first responders and others. There are good reasons local governments work out disaster plans because they need to identify in advance what gets priority after a disaster.
