The new submarine cable, which will create a more reliable connection to power for Ocracoke Island, has arrived on Hatteras Island and work to install the cable has begun. The project, which is orchestrated by Tideland Electric Membership Corporation, will effectively remove the aerial power lines from Pole Road in the southern end of Hatteras Island, switching to a submarine cable that will be a far more reliable power source. This installation has been necessitated by the 1.5 miles of beach er

💡 BVIEC ADDRESSES SUBMARINE CABLE DAMAGE 💡 At BVIEC, we believe in being transparent and keeping you informed. Recently, a third-party operator damaged our submarine transmission cable in the Long Swamp Bay area, which also carries fibre optic lines used by local telecom providers. This incident caused service disruptions on some of our sister islands. In this video, we explain what happened, what’s being done to repair the damage, and how we can all help protect vital infrastructure in the fu

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