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July 9, 2010

New York Times: "High Speed for the Sparsely Wired"

Government stimulus spending is a contentious issue right now in Washington. But the $7.2 billion in the last stimulus package for extending high-speed Internet access is just beginning to be spent, and the beneficiaries could not be happier. Read the full article.

June 1, 2010

Washington & Idaho Regional Extension Center: Apply for WIREC services today, limited slots are available

The Washington & Idaho Regional Extension Center for Health Information Technology (WIREC) is now accepting applications from healthcare providers across the two states who can demonstrate "meaningful use" of electronic health record systems. Providers who meet all requirements could earn incentives up to $44,000 from Medicare or $63,750 from Medicaid. Participation fees vary and limited slots are available. Learn more.

March 15, 2010

Alaska Journal of Commerce: "GCI to Install Broadband Network in Southwest Alaska"

The Internet runs at a snail's pace in most Southwest Alaska villages. Locals rely on lumbering, unreliable satellite connections for personal Web trolling, but also for crucial medical and educational services. Read the full article.

January 25, 2010

KDLG Interview: GCI Vice President and General Manager Martin Cary discusses extending terrestrial broadband service to Bristol Bay and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

Listen to the radio interview.

January 25, 2010

Press Release: GCI subsidiary awarded $88 million in federal broadband stimulus funding

GCI received notice today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service ("RUS") had approved United Utilities, Inc's application for an $88 million loan/grant combination to extend terrestrial broadband service for the first time to Bristol Bay and... Read the full press release.

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