Residents of Western Alaska villages pay several hundreds of dollars a month for data speeds that max out at 10 Mbps.
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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.
GCI dispute leaves cable TV customers without Seahawks football games
GCI’s customers have lost ABC, FOX and CW networks in many communities connected to the company’s fiber-optic system.
180 Chevak residents have been newly infected with COVID-19. What happened?
In a village of just over a thousand residents, almost 20% of the population has now been infected with the coronavirus.
Feds will invest $46.5M to boost high-speed internet in coastal Alaska
More than half of the federal money is going to GCI to build an 800-mile long undersea fiber cable stretching from Kodiak Island, along the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Chain.
Ravn is fighting to keep flying, but a French bank is pushing to sell off the company’s planes
Ravn estimates that a liquidation would raise no more than $41 million. That would not be enough to pay the claims of the unsecured creditors, which include Anchorage-based Petro Star, GCI and Northern Air Cargo.
Will fiber optic broadband make it to the Aleutians? Decision may depend on USDA grant
If they receive the grant, GCI plans to pay for the remainder of the project – $35 million – with it’s own capital.
Alaska telecom companies say they’re staying on top of internet demand
“The latest two releases of the ‘Call of Duty’ video game have put more demand on our network than recent events, and our network continues to operate flawlessly,” says Alaska Communications’ external affairs director.
GCI applies to bring fiber optic to Aleutian communities
The project would bring fiber optic cable from Kodiak to Unalaska, spanning approximately 428 miles.