<br /> On Tuesday, the chairman of the U.S. telecoms regulator proposed directing $954 million to restore and expand communications networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<br />Wireless and broadband communications networks in the U.S. island territories were devastated after Hurricanes Maria and Irma swept through the region in September.<br />According to the FCC, as of Monday 4.3 percent of cell sites in Puerto Rico and 14 percent of sites in the U.S. Virgin Islands remained out of service.<br />FCC chairman Ajit Pai said in a statement, “With the 2018 hurricane season less than three months away, we need to take bold and decisive action.” <br />
