Wireless Bureau Approves GCI's Updated Performance Plan
The FCC Wireless Bureau approved GCI Communications’ updated performance plan for mobile services under the agency's Alaska Plan order (see 2507020032). The bureau approved wireless providers’ initial performance plans in 2016, but “throughout the duration of the ten-year Alaska Plan,” it may “require the filing of revised commitments at other times if justified by developments that occur after the approval of the initial performance commitments,” the bureau said in a notice in Thursday’s Daily Digest.
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Due to fiber middle mile becoming available, “GCI’s latest revised performance plan increases the number of Alaskans that it commits to serve with 4G LTE at 10/1 Mbps from 69,601 to 77,111,” the bureau said. “Of the 7,510 added to the fiber-based 4G LTE commitment … GCI previously committed to serve 6,23710 Alaskans with satellite-based 4G LTE at speeds of 1/0.256 Mbps and the remaining 1,273 Alaskans with satellite-based 2G/Voice commitment.”