Alaska Communications Promotes Chief Technology Officer
Alaska Communications promoted Mark Ayers to Chief Technology Officer. In that role, Ayers leads information technology, planning and construction strategy, engineering design and execution, and helps set network vision.
Ayers joined the Anchorage-based telecom at the start of 2022 after working for twenty years at cross-town rival GCI. Ayers is a University of Alaska graduate and a licensed professional engineer.
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September 2026
What happens when a city with fewer than 300 residents becomes a major freight and tourism hub, despite being accessible only by boat, plane, or a one-lane highway/railroad tunnel managed on a strict schedule?
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