Rural Alaska faces slow, expensive internet. This cable project could ...

A new fiber optic cable project is promising to bring faster speeds to parts of Alaska where internet is still slow and expensive. Read More

In rural Alaska, federal money aims to transform internet access

In some remote parts of the state, Internet is almost twice as expensive and nearly 200 times slower than in cities. New projects headed to predominantly Alaska Native communities aim to fix that. Read More

Slower Internet Likely to Persist in Rural Alaska

A major reform announced last month by the Federal Communications Commission promises to extend high-speed internet access to people in rural areas across the country. Read More

Internet is slow on far-flung Michigan island, but a rural grant could help

Michigan state officials this week announced a state rural readiness grant for the nonprofit Beaver Island Association to plot a course to extend broadband internet across the community, confirm ... Read More

Internet is still slow and expensive in some parts of Alaska

Rural Alaska's Internet access is twice as expensive as it is in Anchorage and much slower. Federal grants are bridging that gap, but the most remote communities are still years away from access. Read More

Alaska’s fastest internet could transform ... - Anchorage Daily News

Alaska’s fastest internet could transform daily life in Anchorage, Fairbanks and beyond SPONSORED: Alaska Communications’ fiber internet is laying the groundwork for economic and personal ... Read More

Bringing fast, reliable broadband to rural Alaska could cost $1.8 ...

During a visit to Bethel, Alaska, first lady Jill Biden highlighted hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to improve internet access in Alaska Native communities. Read More

Rural Alaska gets high-speed internet in Europe-Asia project

An Anchorage-based telecommunications company has recently finished installing 250 miles of fiber-optic cable connecting two communities in Alaska as part of a larger project to improve ... Read More

For rural Alaska broadband, the 'middle mile' is everything

Affordable, high-quality broadband — defined as an internet connection that is faster than dial-up and always available — remains elusive for consumers in rural Alaska. Read More

In rural Alaska villages, internet banking comes with challenges

Remote deposit capabilities have vastly improved banking services for residents of villages in western Alaska. But unreliable service means some face difficulties when trying to access their banking ... Read More

Rural Alaska faces slow, expensive internet. This cable project could ...

A new fiber optic cable project is promising to bring faster speeds to parts of Alaska where internet is still slow and expensive. NPR's Nina Kravinsky reports from the Western Alaska town of ... Read More

In rural Alaska, federal money aims to transform internet access

In many parts of rural Alaska, the internet is slow, and it is expensive. But hundreds of miles of new fiber optic cable are on the way. Federal money is bringing broadband to remote Alaska Native ... Read More