All the more reasons to start simple I think and do have some sort of extremely basic system of signaling friends, of course it depends on far your associates may be and just how primitive you must go to do such a thing. I live in a big state and for us many rely on a satphone and I do see a fair amount of home radio stations, we have a LOT of pilots up here and an extensive radio network in that respect.
Myself I’m not worried about communication within Alaska, its losing internet, but then again its high time to realize its also a liability and we should take a serious look at just what is our real life dependence on it.
Its nice to have but its something we will have to completely walk away from at some point in time when a political picture arises that sees it as an opposing tool used effectively by its enemy, nuff said there.
To me the internet is something used by all and abused by all. As said by others, let Obama take it, I have a bunch of cats he can try to herd as well.