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MTA Says It's Well Ahead of Alaska Plan Commitments

Alaska's Matanuska Telecom Association has used Alaska Plan funds over the past eight years to improve broadband speeds at roughly 31,000 locations and has increasingly focused on fiber to the home, according to a filing Friday (docket 23-328). It recapped…

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a meeting of MTA and Alaska Telecom Association representatives with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's office. MTA said its fiber focus has led to the upgrade of 9,465 units to 100/20 Mbps, 236% of its original 4,000-unit commitment. It plans to upgrade an additional 3,653 locations this year, it said.