Starlink’s satellite broadband service is one of several efforts underway that could help close Alaska's digital divide. The U.S. government has also committed to spending over $700 million in a separate effort to boost internet connectivity in the state.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Monday evening, Jan. 6, 2020. The rocket is carrying 60 Starlink communications satellites. the launch of Starlink in Alaska, its high-speed satellite internet service that advocates say will beam broadband to every corner of the state.
North Pole resident Bert Somers said Monday that he’d give the service a B so far. In an interview, he said he’s too far outside of town to get wire-delivered internet from GCI. “We don’t have a lot of other options here, so I’m pretty excited about it,” he said. “I think this will be the future, and this will make the other internet companies consider lowering their prices if this will be their competition.”Heather Handyside, a spokeswoman with GCI, said the company believes fiber-based internet is the best way to deliver the fastest speeds and almost unlimited data to customers. The company is actively extending fiber to additional rural communities, she said.
John Wallace, a technology contractor in Bethel, the largest community in Western Alaska, said he recently got a notification from Starlink saying his gear is on its way.Alaska ramps up effort to land billions in federal funding to close digital divideWhen it arrives, his internet service will be several times faster than what GCI currently provides in Bethel, for a third of the price and much more data, he said.
That internet has given families in Akiak a fast, cheaper broadband option in the village, allowing many to get broadband at home, said Mike Williams, Akiak tribal president and no relation to Shawn Williams. He also chairs the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Tribal Broadband Consortium, which sells the OneWeb signal to many village households for $75 monthly, he said.
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