The parent company of Google received the green light on Friday to provide emergency cellular service to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico using balloons.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it had granted Alphabet Inc. permission to use solar power balloons to bring cellular service to the island, which has been left largely without power since Hurricane Maria hit last month.
“FCC issues experimental license to Google to provide emergency cellular service in Puerto Rico through Project Loon balloons,” Matthew Berry, chief of staff to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, wrote on Twitter.
Pai said on Friday he was launching a Hurricane Recovery Task Force focused on providing aid to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Google to use solar-powered balloons to provide emergency cell service in Puerto Rico https://t.co/ZmoT5lh264 pic.twitter.com/QI1QSwHnFV
— The Hill (@thehill) October 7, 2017
FCC gives Alphabet's Project Loon green light to help provide Puerto Rico cell service using balloonshttps://t.co/vv0Jt0zF2c
— Axios (@axios) October 7, 2017
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