More than 80% of Alaskans have access to GCI's
fiber network that provides top speeds, affordable plans and
unlimited data
ANCHORAGE, Ala., May 8, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- GCI is closing the digital divide across
Alaska with new consumer plans
that are often faster than those offered by Internet Service
Providers in the Lower 48. From Alaska's largest urban centers to remote rural
hubs, GCI residential customers in communities connected to GCI's
fiber-optic backbone can now enjoy 2.5 gig (that's 2,500 Mbps!)
internet speeds. Customers with GCI's top tier plan aren't the only
ones to benefit. In fact, GCI has increased the speeds of
all its residential internet plans available in those areas
and is tripling the number of unlimited data options for customers
with GCI+.
GCI has always been a speed leader in Alaska, launching 1 gig in 2015, 2 gig in 2021
and now increasing speeds to 2.5 gig in 2023. Because of GCI's
strategic investment in its network over the past 40 years, more
than $4 billion, 2,500 Mbps speeds
are available in communities across the state: Anchorage, Eagle
River, Eielson AFB,
Fairbanks, Fort Greely,
Fort Wainwright, Girdwood, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Nome, North
Pole, Palmer, Petersburg, Seward, Sitka, Soldotna, Unalaska, Valdez, Wasilla. Even the tiny remote town of
Wrangell Alaska, population 2,055,
will have access to 2.5 gig speeds.
"GCI is bringing 2.5 gig internet speeds to Alaska's state capital, its largest city,
remote Aleutian fishing communities, and all the way north of the
Arctic Circle in one fell swoop," said GCI Chief Communications
Officer Heather Handyside. "And with
faster speeds, we know our customers will want more unlimited data
options. Guess what, Alaska? We've
got that, too!"
GCI+ combines Alaska's fastest
internet and unlimited mobile service with plans starting at just
$99.99 per month. Upgrades for speed
and unlimited usage are available at three additional levels.
The company plans to launch the service in two more communities,
King Cove and Sand Point, by the end of 2023 through its
Aleutians Fiber Project and nine additional communities in the
region in the coming years. GCI, in partnership with Bethel Native
Corporation, also plans to bring the new service to 10
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta communities as part of the AIRRAQ Network
project.
"The good news just keeps coming for our Aleutians Fiber Project
communities," said GCI Rural Affairs Director Jenifer Nelson. "When we first announced the
project back in 2020 we promised to deliver 1 gig internet speeds,
then it was 2 gig, and now we're up to 2.5 gig internet speeds!
When broadband comes to the region, people are not only going to be
able to access everything that it offers and have the world at
their fingertips, but they're also going to be able to bring
themselves and their culture and their experiences and their
economies to the rest of the world. It's truly going to be
transformative."
In 2021, GCI was among the first providers in the nation to
commit to bringing 10 gig to its customers. The launch of 2.5 gig
internet service is GCI's latest step on its road to 10 gig in the
next few years.
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.
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