NEWS ANALYSIS: The Federal Communications Commission has approved a license to enable Google's X unit to set up its Project Loon communications system to provide emergency cell service to hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico.
First, it was the hams. In the terrifying aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the only communications available to residents came from the few ham radio operators who were able to get their equipment running because they had generators to provide power.
Phone service on the island did not exist. The government had some communications, but that was being used for official business including waging Tweet wars with Washington.
For everyone else, to get word out about emergency conditions, you had to walk. The roads were blocked by debris. There was no fuel. When the airport reopened and flights resumed, volunteers began to arrive with their radios and generators. But Puerto Rico is a large island and roads were still impassable and bridges washed out. The ham radio operators provided a vital service, but it was not nearly enough...
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