If all goes according to plan, Unalaska and Akutan will have high-speed internet by the end of this year.
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As last big cable carrier drops One America News, Alaska’s GCI hangs on
OAN has been a reliable platform for conspiracy theories related to COVID-19, vaccinations and the 2020 election. The network now faces several defamation lawsuits relating to that coverage.
Per capita, Alaskans are the country’s most-scammed people
Although seniors lose the most money to fraud, people aged 18-30 get scammed the most often.
Tununak residents share what it’s like to live in rural Alaska without internet
A fire also damaged Tunanak’s internet infrastructure, causing outages for half of the village.
Flooding in Interior Alaska could cause slower internet, data speeds in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
Internet disruptions will occur until a generator is installed or power is restored to the area.
GCI launches marine survey in hopes of bringing fiber service to the Aleutians
GCI is partnering with a Matanuska Valley surveying company to chart the subsea floor along an 860-mile route from Kodiak to the Aleutians.
GCI plans wireless upgrades across Alaska, including faster speeds for rural communities
As rural Alaska communities begin to see improved service, the current fastest speeds in Alaska will double to 2-gig speed starting in 2022.
Satellite internet promises fast, cheaper service to rural Alaska, but technology remains untested
Residents of Western Alaska villages pay several hundreds of dollars a month for data speeds that max out at 10 Mbps.
With $350 monthly internet bills, Y-K Delta residents face high hurdle for connectivity
Some Y-K Delta residents say that the high cost of internet access is not even the main problem. In some cases, there is no internet regardless of how much people are willing to pay.
Alaskans were left in the dark as money poured into elections last year. Now, that’s changing.
Only after votes were counted did the Republican State Leadership Committee have to reveal the sources of the $8.5 million in its own contributions collected in the month before Election Day.