JUNEAU – Legislation that will help bring affordable, high-speed internet to homes across Alaska just passed a major legislative hurdle. House Bill 363, introduced by Representative Bryce Edgmon, passed the Senate 16-2. The bill will make Alaska eligible for the unprecedented level of federal funds available for broadband investment, while establishing a fund to create parity […]
Anchorage, AK—Wednesday, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTAI) announced its latest round of Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) awards. Leading the list of awardees, in terms of grant amount and consortium size, was the Alaska Federation of Natives, who secured a $35.1 million use and adoption TBCP award for its 74 consortium members. “The […]
JUNEAU, AK (August 24, 2021) – The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) is one step closer to providing access to improved broadband services in Southeast Alaska. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) formally accepted Tlingit & Haida’s application for a 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal Priority Window […]
YKHC will leverage GCI’s existing network to bring urban-level internet service to Western Alaska’s largest rural economic hub BETHEL, Alaska—Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC), the Tribal health organization for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and GCI, Alaska’s largest telecommunications provider, Friday announced that they will apply to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for a $53 million […]