GCI (General Communication Inc.), an Alaska-based telecommunications company providing internet, wireless, and cable service.
GCI is buying the only fiber link connecting Alaska's Arctic coast to the state
GCI has agreed to buy Arctic fiber operator Quintillion for $310 million plus up to $50 million in capital reimbursement, has advanced the seller a $160 million term loan, and awaits FCC consent, antitrust clearance and completion of a North Slope-to-Utqiagvik fiber link before closing.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min readAI
Unalaska paid for library internet for three years before the council approved it
The Unalaska City Council on Aug. 11 ratified a five-year GCI agreement for public library internet and managed firewall service at $108,876 a year. The city had operated under the contract for three years without the council approval its code required.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min readAI
Alaska's mobile service through 2034 gets locked in next week
Alaska mobile carriers must file binding performance plans with the FCC by Sept. 1, setting speed and coverage commitments through 2034 under the Alaska Connect Fund.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Unalaska council ratifies a library internet contract three years late
The Unalaska City Council ratified a five-year library internet contract with GCI that had run three years without the council approval city code required.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago1 min readAI
Unalaska council retroactively approves a three-year-old library internet contract
The Unalaska City Council ratified a five-year GCI internet services contract the city had operated under since 2023 without the council approval its code required, a lapse staff acknowledged.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min readAI
Your 911 call now finds you where you are, not where your bill goes
GCI activated location-based 911 routing, sending emergency calls and texts to the dispatch center nearest a caller's real location rather than their billing address.
by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min readAI