Elim and Unalakleet File Joint Lawsuit Alleging USDA Sidestepped Tribal Consent in Broadband Project
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The Native Village of Unalakleet and the Native Village of Elim have filed a joint lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Rural Utilities Service (RUS) for allegedly violating federal regulations in the distribution of broadband internet funding. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, claims […]
Nome Residents Continue Wait For Quintillion High-Speed Internet
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Residents of Nome continue to wait to access high-speed internet through Quintillion’s fiber-optic cable, though a handful of business customers are now connecting to it.
Quintillion’s Fiber Has Arrived in Nome — But for Residents, the Wait Continues
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Quintillion’s long-awaited fiber internet services are now active in Nome, but so far, only local institutions are connected to the new network. Bringing the fiber broadband to individual consumers will require agreements with residential providers that have yet to be finalized.
GCI Expands High-Speed Broadband to Norton Sound Villages
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Residents of six Norton Sound villages can expect to see high-speed terrestrial broadband coverage from GCI by the end of 2017, the company says.
Quintillion Appoints Interim CEO
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Anchorage-based telecommunications company Quintillion has appointed an interim CEO following the resignation of its former CEO, Elizabeth Pierce, last week. She cited personal reasons.
‘Arctic Fiber’ Project Delayed into 2016
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Delays in both the subsea Arctic cable, and a terrestrial cable along the Dalton Highway, could push the rollout of ultrafast broadband in rural Alaska to 2016 or beyond.