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INVESTINGINALASKA
WE’VEGROWNUPWITHALASKA
BOBWALP:VISIONARY
GROWINGWITHALASKA
§ LargestandmostdiversenetworkinAlaska
§ Connectingmorethan240communities
§ $3Billioninvestedrighthereinthestate
MEETINGTECHNOLOGY&TELECOMNEEDS
SERVINGALASKA’SBUSINESSES
§ Smallbusiness,commercial,non-profit,governmentcustomers
§Wholesaleandroaming§ Engineeringsolutions§Managedservices
ALASKA’SLARGESTWIRELESSNETWORK
Morethan$150millioninvestedinourAlaskawirelessnetworksince2014
WEBUILDWHEREOTHERSWON’T
§ Upgrading39existingsites§ Createsbiggervoicecoveragearea§ Betterreceptioninbuildings§ ProvidesbetterlevelofsafetyinAlaska’smostpopularrecreationarea
KENAIPENINSULAWIRELESSEXPANSION
CoverageBeforeSeward– MoosePass– CooperLanding
CoverageAfterSeward– MoosePass– CooperLanding
4G/LTE“STEALTHTOWER”ATKINCAIDPARK
INTERNET
TERRA
§ Morethan100towers§ Over3,000milesofmicrowaveandfiber
§ $300+millioninvestment§ Providesaccessto45,000Alaskans
§ 84communitiesinwesternAlaska
TERRABYTHENUMBERS
HOWLONGISTHETERRANETWORK?
Jobs
Infrastructure
Mega-projects
Fiber
Localeconomies
HOWTALLISATERRATOWER?
TERRAMAKESALASKASKIESSAFER
NORTHSLOPEINVESTMENT
§$44millionredundantfiberproject§240miles§Theonlyprotected,physicallydiverse,redundantfibertotheNorthSlope.
§Complementsourextensivefiber,microwave&wirelessinfrastructure.
ALASKATOUGH
§ Extendsthroughgraduateschool,militaryandtechnicalprograms
§ Startedin2014
§ 40+individualsparticipated
GROWINGALASKA’STECHWORKFORCE
GCIhasprovidedmorethan$6millionoverthepast20yearsforcollegescholarships
SCHOLARSHIPS
VOLUNTEERINGINOURCOMMUNITIES
www.gci.com/gci-gives
WHAT’SNEXT?
AlaskaBornandRaised