GCI Talks Alaska Plan-Related Waiver With FCC
The existence of more precise location data and the value in accurately assessing compliance warrant the FCC granting GCI's request for modification or waiver of the Alaska population-distribution model (see 2504140020), GCI representatives told agency staffers. In a docket 16-271…
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filing posted Monday to recap a meeting with the Wireless Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics, GCI said it expects it will meet its population-based commitments to upgrade service to nearly 140,000 Alaskans, and it seeks accurate measurement of compliance with Alaska Plan commitments. GCI also said it discussed Alaska Plan compliance regarding the relocation of population from the village of Newtok in western Alaska a few miles upriver to Mertarvik.