5G Wireless Coming to Prudhoe Bay
GCI’s next 5G wireless network will be for the state’s richest industrial zone. Prudhoe Bay is scheduled to get 5G service in 2022.
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Local Providers Answer Demand for Newer, Better, Faster Tech in Education
In the past year, schools at all levels partnered with telecommunication companies to implement technology on an unprecedented scale.
GCI Donates $10,000 to Unalaska Women’s Shelter and Food Bank
The facility serves as a safe space for women and children impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes.
GCI Makes Annual Charitable Giving Commitment at Virtual Event
GCI has committed $2 million in 2021 in direct donations, in-kind services, and products to Alaska organizations.
GCI Donates $20,000 to APU with Donovan Walsh Scholarship
APU will use the donation to administer the GCI Donovan Walsh Scholarship, which will award ten scholarships to students based on need.
GCI Surprises Local Anchorage Humanitarian with $10,000 5G Trailblazer Award
Shirley Mae Springer Staten has been selected as the recipient of the GCI 5G Trailblazer Award—an award that recognizes an outstanding member of the Anchorage community who embodies the trailblazer spirit and demonstrates a commitment to making people feel more connected.
A Shout Out to Alaska Businesses Stepping Up to Combat COVID-19
Here is a look at some of Alaska’s businesses that are doing good for their communities.
‘Eskimo Ninja’ Nick Hanson Leads Live, At-Home Workout Series with GCI
NBC “American Ninja Warrior” competitor Nick Hanson, known around the state as the Eskimo Ninja, will stream a series of live, at-home workouts on GCI’s Facebook page to promote activity and mental health while Alaskans are staying in their homes and practicing social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
GCI Offers Free Internet Upgrades
To support Alaskans who are working from home, adopting new social-distancing behaviors, and managing students who are home from school due to closures, GCI announced special packages to support Alaskans’ expanding need for connectivity at home.
GCI Fiber Project Upgrades Port of Alaska Connectivity
Supporting Alaska’s maritime industry, GCI is wrapping up the first phase of a project to deliver fiber optic connectivity to the Port of Alaska in Anchorage and laying the groundwork to extend that service to other shipping stakeholders in the area.