News Summary:
GCI Communication is set to receive $121.2 million in Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) grant award funding, following the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) approval of Alaska’s Final Proposal on March 17, 2026. This funding targets connecting unserved and underserved locations across Alaska to address the state's digital divide. Previously, on January 26, GCI provided high-speed, low-latency fiber internet to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Esports Center, supporting its athletes in competitions. In December 2025, GCI partnered with Cordova Telecom Cooperative (CTC) on CTC's 560-mile subsea fiber project, "Fiber Internet Serving Homes in Southeast Alaska (FISH in SEAK)," aiming to add critical network redundancy between Juneau and Southcentral Alaska. Earlier, on September 30, 2025, the AIRRAQ Network, a collaboration between Bethel Native Corporation and GCI, contributed $50,000 to KYUK, Bethel’s public radio station, to support its fall fundraiser and expand public media’s reach in the Y-K Delta. This followed GCI's reaffirmation of its decade-long partnership with Careline Alaska on September 16, 2025, connecting Alaskans in crisis to resources via the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline during Suicide Prevention Month.
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