(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Alaska Broadband Office (ABO) announced the opening of the Alaska Broadband Grant Program. The ABO received a Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Grant from the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), of which over $991 million will be made available for broadband infrastructure […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), celebrated the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announcement of the Alaska Connect Fund (ACF), an extension of the successful Alaska Plan program aimed at expanding and improving broadband connectivity throughout Alaska. The Alaska Plan, which went into effect in 2016, […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) is partnering with Juneau-based, Alaska Native corporation Goldbelt Incorporated to kick-off a community-based program to bring Starlink high-speed internet to locals, cruise guests, and popular businesses in Juneau. Locals and vacationers will soon be able to take advantage of the free service by logging on at participating […]
Tell Congress to Renew the Affordable Connectivity Program Says National Non-Profit. SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Twenty-three million American households, including 25,000 in Alaska, rely on the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to get internet service and stay online. Unless Congress acts soon, the monthly broadband benefit will end, with devastating consequences for under-resourced households. The ACP is a […]