GCI (General Communication Inc.), an Alaska-based telecommunications company providing internet, wireless, and cable service.
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 2d 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 1w 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.News1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska's mobile speed commitments lock in Sept. 1, off a coverage map frozen in 2024
A new FCC rule requires Alaska's mobile carriers to file binding performance plans by September 1, 2026, locking in the speeds and coverage they promise to deliver through 2034 under the Alaska Connect Fund. The commitments are built on coverage data frozen at the end of 2024 and on rules the commission just finalized after a GCI petition, meaning any gaps in that map become baked-in obligations for a decade.
by Walter AlaskaNews4h ago2 min readAI