GCI Expansion in Noatak Means Faster Speeds — and a New Challenge
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People now have access to high-speed internet at Noatak and the Red Dog Mine, bringing a boost in service — and along with it, the risk of higher internet bills.
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.
Ecological Atlas of Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi Seas Conveys Years’ Worth of Data
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Audubon Alaska has released a new, free and publicly-accessible ecological atlas of the Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi Seas. It’s driven by years of careful measurements: “we… let the data do the talking,” says an Audubon representative who visited Nome last week.