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Orexa, a town that remains uncovered

The Guipuzcoana town of Orexa continues to suffer the consequences of the blackout suffered by a part of Europe, which has been without coverage for seven weeks.

The amplifier in Orexa.

Orexa remains uncovered since the blackouts suffered by a part of Europe on 28 April. During these seven weeks, the population has managed to adapt and continue its day-to-day life.

The antenna that the City Council installed at the local hostel is not an ordinary antenna, it's like an amplifier that generates the signal by taking the fiber optic signal and then using the 3G. The then Mayor ofthe town, Eneko Maioz, has explained that this infrastructure has had technical problems in the past, but it has always been repaired in a short time.

Fiber optic continues to operate in homes and public buildings, allowing citizens to continue to use the Internet service in these spaces, providing a way out for residents who, by connecting to WiFi, can continue to make calls through messaging applications and video calls.

As if that were not enough, the lack of coverage also affects the auxiliary systems they use in the country, such as solar panels that collect data and send alerts, which have also ceased to function now.

From the Orexa Bizirik collective, their coordinator has described the situation as "disappointing."

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