GCI announced Thursday that Kodiak’s first confirmed case of COVID-19 is an employee at its retail store. “We are reaching out to our Kodiak customers so that you have the information you need to make the best decisions for your health and safety,”Paul Landes, GCI senior vice president of consumer services, wrote in an email to customers. “The employee was …
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Cell phone tower. (Photo by Ryan Greenberg / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A power source failure in Anchorage Monday morning caused service issues for GCI customers across the state. According to GCI spokesperson Heather Handyside, the outage happened between 4:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. near company headquarters. “What we know is that services statewide that were impacted include our wireless service, …
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Phone. (Photo byFrédéric Bisson / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT An issue with GCI equipment last week meant that some residents of Kodiak lost wireless calling and landline calling, including 911 access, in addition to cable services. The problems began around 2 a.m. Friday morning after GCI replaced a power source in the system as part of routine maintenance. GCI’s senior director …
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Kayla Desroches/KMXT GCI customers may get faster download speeds in the City of Kodiak. The company announced last week that it’s unveiling a 1-gigabit-per-second service it calls 1 Gig Red. Stephanie Lovett, director of consumer marketing for GCI, says the change will be good news for people with tech-heavy homes who may be streaming on cell phones, laptops, and TVs …
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Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Alaska Wireless Network, a subsidiary of GCI, has dedicated about eight months to getting permissions to construct a telecommunications tower. That’s according to Community Development Director Sara Mason, who explained at the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly regular meeting Thursday night that the company needs a variance because the structure would exceed the 50 foot height limit. At …
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