Alaska Communications Expands High-Speed Broadband Network in Alaska with Support from NTIA BEAD Grant

Alaska Communications is expanding its high-speed broadband network thanks to funding from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. With a grant award of over $124 million, Alaska Communications will deploy fiber and next-generation fixed wireless broadband infrastructure to serve over 9,000 unserved and underserved locations across Alaska. This expansion supports Alaska Communications’ mission to change lives through technology, helping bridge the digital divide and improve internet access for rural and remote communities. Alaska Communications will also invest its own capital alongside the BEAD grant, to extend broadband access to another 12,000 additional locations.