Geo-referenced drone photography was used to identify promising locations ANCHORAGE, Alaska – With the announcement of the Airraq Network (pronounced EYE-huk) fresh in their memories, survey crews have begun plotting the route for the joint Bethel Native Corporation (BNC)-GCI broadband fiber project. With Alaska’s short construction season, every second counts, especially when launching such a […]
The project will deliver GCI’s lightning-fast 2 gig speeds, unlimited data, and affordable plans to some of the most remote and underserved communities in the nation ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Native Village of Port Lions, in partnership with GCI, is the recipient of a $29.3 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Veteran musher Brent Sass (bib #27), of Eureka, Alaska, is the first musher to reach the Cripple checkpoint, the halfway point of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Sass arrived at 3:50 p.m. with 13 dogs in harness. By arriving first in Cripple, Sass wins the Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award, and […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Next week, GCI customers can access live coverage of the 2021 Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention and special Best of Quyana Alaska programming. Viewers can tune into this year’s event Monday, Dec. 13 and Tuesday, Dec. 14 on GCI Channel 1, available on both cable and through Yukon TV. The 2021 […]