mergers
GCI Liberty Completes Spin-Off From Liberty Broadband
Separation comes ahead of Liberty Broadband’s merger with Charter Communications.
Alaska
Liberty Broadband Sets Timeline for GCI Liberty Spin-Off
GCI Liberty shares to begin trading July 15.
Earnings
WOW! Down 4,500 Broadband Subs, Liberty’s GCI Down 900
WOW! added 2,900 subscribers from its expansion fiber builds.
Briefs
Sitka, Alaska, Back Online After Subsea Fiber Cable Repair
Crews worked throughout the weekend to repair a section of damaged fiber
Alaska
GCI Customers In Sitka, Alaska to Lose Service for Days Amid Fiber Maintenance
Anchorage-based company to perform 'emergency maintenance' on its subsea fiber network.
Funding
Telecom Industry Launches Coalition to Push Congress on USF Fix
The groups called on Congress to preserve USF’s funding structure ahead of Supreme Court ruling.
Alaska
Alaska Communications Suffers Brief Outage after Damage to Subsea Fiber Cable
Juneau faced a weekend outage after a subsea cable broke, with most services restored soon after.
Earnings
Cable One Loses 4,200 Subs, Liberty’s GCI Down 700
Alaska-based GCI is set to be spun off this summer as Charter proceeds with its Liberty acquisition.
Justice
NCTA Urges Caution in SES, Intelsat Transaction
The sale could impact internet access in remote areas like Alaska.
mergers
GCI’s Ownership Up in the Air Amid Liberty-Charter Merger Talks
Charter's merger proposal excluded GCI from the deal.
Alaska
Crisis Over: Alaska City's Internet Returns
Subsea tear to GCI's fiber network occurred on Aug. 29.
China
Alaska City Loses Internet, Cell Service for Days after Subsea Fiber Break
Sitka Police Department staying connected via Starlink satellite internet service.
Funding
GCI Calls for Reform of FCC's Alaska Broadband Fund
GCI suggested adjusting support to account for a rise in inflation
High Speed Internet
Alaskan Provider Announces Starlink Collab
The low earth satellites will help connect hard to reach areas of the state.
Briefs
NCTA Documentary Depicts Broadband Deployment Challenges
The documentary follows three ISP crews in hard-to-reach, rural areas of the U.S.
Verizon
Liberty Broadband CEO Says Fixed Wireless ‘Noise’ Will Subside
Fixed wireless added nearly one million subs in Q4, but their growth capacity is limited, Liberty CEO Greg Maffei said Friday.
