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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 AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Alaska schools could face a choice between internet and teachers if a federal subsidy is cut
The FCC is reviewing the E-Rate subsidy that covered more than $200 million in Alaska school and library internet costs in 2025, and Delta Community Library Director Tiki Levinson says a cut would hit rural connectivity hardest.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Small Alaska telecom warns FCC 'land rush' favors big carriers
OTZ Telephone Cooperative told federal regulators Tuesday that a first-to-file rule for broadband funding creates an unfair race that larger companies with more staff will win, potentially locking smaller cooperatives out of federal support.
by Alaska Newsadded 2mo ago3 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
GCI to end landline long-distance service in six Southeast communities
GCI Communication Corp. filed with the Federal Communications Commission to discontinue landline long-distance service in six Southeast Alaska communities—Gustavus, Hoonah, Kake, Klawock, Metlakatla, and Tenakee Springs—on or after August 1, 2026, citing rising costs for underlying facilities.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago1 min readAICordova carrier tells FCC spectrum hoarding blocks rural broadband
Cordova Wireless Communications told federal regulators Wednesday that large carriers hold unused spectrum in the Cordova region but won't deploy it or lease it to local providers, making it difficult to meet federal broadband speed standards.
by Alaska News2mo ago2 min readAI
Cordova Wireless challenges FCC broadband maps, says waterways and islands missing
Cordova Wireless Communications filed formal objections with the Federal Communications Commission on May 22, 2026, documenting that federal broadband funding maps exclude coastal waterways and remote islands where Alaskans fish, hunt, and travel.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min readAIAlaska superintendents ask FCC not to cut school internet subsidy
The Alaska Superintendents Association asked the FCC not to narrow E-Rate, the program that discounts internet and telecommunications service for schools.
by Melinda Communities.News1d ago2 min readAI