Subsea middle-mile provider seeks to stimulate Alaska :: Communications Technology

On the west coast of Alaska a satellite-based T-1 line can cost as much as $15,000 per month. And during April when solar flare activity affects the Arctic Circle, communication service will be spotty at best. With its remote location and sky-high connection costs, it could be argued that the area is "unserved" by broadband or certainly "underserved."

An Alaskan-based middle-mile fiber provider, Kodiak Kenai Cable Co., is arguing just that and has filed applications for government broadband stimulus funds to expand its undersea fiber optic cable to serve the area...