GCI (General Communication Inc.), an Alaska-based telecommunications company providing internet, wireless, and cable service.
Alaska Communications presses FCC to block or condition GCI-Quintillion sale
Alaska Communications is asking the FCC to block or condition GCI's $310 million purchase of Quintillion, whose undersea fiber links the North Slope and northwest Alaska. It has offered more than $75 million for 20 years of guaranteed access, which GCI and Quintillion have not publicly answered.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago5 min read
FCC reconsiders how it sets rural clinic telecom subsidies, 97% of which go to Alaska
FCC seeks comment by Sept. 30 on Rural Health Care Telecom Program rate rules; Alaska health care providers got $276 million of $285 million in 2025.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
FCC weighs new ways to set prices for rural Alaska clinics' internet and phone service
The FCC is taking comments through Sept. 30 on Rural Health Care Program rate rules. Alaska drew about $276 million of the $285 million Telecom Program in 2025.
by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read
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 1mo ago2 min read
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 1mo ago2 min read
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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
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 1mo ago1 min read
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 read
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.News3mo ago1 min read