Alaska connected: major broadband projects completed
19 February 2021 | Capacity Team Quintillion and GCI extended their coastal network in Alaska to two small towns, while Alaska Communications has also extended services to 3,700 remote locations.
On 27 Jan,
, with a total population of 7,100 people, are to get gigabit fibre broadband after Quintillion expanded its coastal network.
Quintillion worked with the Liberty Broadband-owned GCI, Alaska’s largest local telco, to expand its fibre network to Nome, population 3,850, and Kotzebue, population 3,287.
Quintillion CEO George Tronsrue said: “Our two Alaska companies have come together to provide the citizens of Nome and Kotzebue new capabilities to realize even greater social, family, medical, educational, and economic benefit and efficiency. We are happy to partner with GCI to bring these products to their customers. Quintillion is constantly seeking mutually beneficial partnerships that can have a positive impac
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Alaska Communications Expands Broadband to Underserved Locations in Rural Alaska
February 3, 2021 GMT
Alaska Communications fixed wireless tower on the Kenai Peninsula. (Photo: Business Wire)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 3, 2021
In a year where access to internet connectivity became even more necessary, Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) expanded broadband service by more than 3,700 locations in underserved areas of Alaska during 2020.
Alaska Communications fixed wireless tower on the Kenai Peninsula. (Photo: Business Wire)
This expansion is funded in part through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF II) program.
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04 February 2021 | Natalie Bannerman Alaska Communications has expanded its broadband service to more than 3,700 locations in underserved areas of Alaska during 2020.
The news comes in a year where access to internet connectivity became critical for its citizens, many of whom are now working and learning from home.
The expansion was funded in part through the Federal Communications Commission Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF II) program.
“The pandemic underscored just how critical the availability of affordable broadband service is for accessing work, education, healthcare and staying connected with friends and family. We’re thankful for federal programs like CAF II, which support rural broadband delivery,” said Bill Bishop (pictured), president and CEO of Alaska Communications.