America’s northernmost community now has access to GCI 2.5 gig consumer internet speeds
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Utqiagvik now has access to GCI’s lightning-fast 2.5 gig residential internet speeds! GCI, Alaska’s largest telecommunications provider, launched the service earlier this week in the North Slope community, located 320 miles above the Arctic Circle on the shores of the Arctic Ocean.
“We’re thrilled to bring GCI’s urban consumer internet speeds, plans, and pricing to America’s northernmost community,” said GCI Senior Vice President of Corporate Development Billy Wailand. “Leveraging our own local network infrastructure in Utqiagvik and middle mile fiber owned and operated by Quintillion, GCI is able to provide high-speed broadband to local homes and businesses and lay the groundwork for future mobile network improvements.”
More than 80% of Alaskans have access to 2.5 gig residential internet speeds through GCI. The company is adding to that number as it extends fiber-optic connectivity to more rural Alaska communities. GCI’s Aleutians Fiber Project, in partnership with the Native Village of Port Lions, will bring 2.5 gig residential internet speeds to 13 Aleutian, Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island communities. GCI has also partnered with Bethel Native Corporation on the AIRRAQ Network fiber project to deliver urban-level connectivity to 13 Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta communities.
Over the past 40 years, GCI has invested $4.7 billion in its statewide network. More than 97 percent of Alaskans live within GCI’s network footprint.
To learn more about GCI’s Fiber+ internet service, visit: https://www.gci.com/internet/fiber-plus.
About GCI
Headquartered in Alaska, GCI provides data, mobile, video, voice and managed services to consumer, business, government, and carrier customers throughout Alaska, serving more than 200 communities. The company has invested more than $4 billion in its Alaska network and facilities over the past 40 years and recently launched true standards-based 5G NR service in Anchorage, now the nation’s northernmost 5G service area. Learn more about GCI at www.gci.com. GCI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Broadband Corporation (Nasdaq: LBRDA, LBRDK, LBRDP). Learn more about Liberty Broadband at http://www.libertybroadband.com.