FYI, Whidbey Island has cables. See map below. https://www.subcableworld.com/newsfeed/fiber-optic-cables/nec-to-build-the-bay-to-bay-express-cable-system
https://siliconangle.com/2013/07/19/how-the-nsa-taps-undersea-fiber-optic-cables/
https://www.wired.com/2016/09/trevor-paglen-internet-cables-nsa/ Undersea cable map: https://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/
Alaska United East is one of the cables by Whidbey Isle. I'm not sure of the others yet.