GCI Speaks With FCC About 5G in Alaska
GCI representatives reported on meetings with aides to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and staff from the Wireless Bureau and the Office of Economics and Analytics about 5G in Alaska. The state's “telecommunications environment is incredibly diverse and expansive, and lacks…
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fulsome fiber connectivity,” said a filing posted Wednesday in docket 23-328. “Neither the Alaska Plan nor the proposed Alaska Connect Fund provided support that would have been adequate to deliver, in the case of the Alaska Plan, 4G LTE statewide at 10/1 [Mbps] or even 5/1 Mbps, or in the case of the Alaska Connect Fund, 5G at 35/3 Mbps or even 7/1 Mbps,” GCI said.