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GCI Refuels Mountaintop Towers — Using Only Helicopters

By admin | July 19, 2018 |

A GCI telecommunications tower in rural Alaska, silhouetted by a fiery sunset

To keep its TERRA broadband network running, each summer GCI has to refuel, by air, giant diesel tanks at 22 remote mountaintop repeater sites throughout Western Alaska.

The Cost of Living in Alaska

By KNOM Radio | April 4, 2016 |

Gas Prices in Nome, Alaska, March 2016

Among the exceptional challenges of life in rural Alaska is its very high cost of living. Explore a few concrete examples of just how more expensive basic staples are in Alaska, compared to their Lower 48 counterparts.