Alaska Communications To Provide Satellite Connectivity to Support the Lower Yukon School District’s Families and Students With Home Internet Service
August 08 2022 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Alaska Communications will provide home internet to educators,
students and families in 10 villages in the Lower Yukon School
District (LYSD) using hybrid satellite technology.
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In addition to providing middle mile satellite connectivity,
Alaska Communications is collaborating with New Horizons Telecom to
design and install the equipment needed to deliver internet access
directly to students’ homes in their villages in western
Alaska.
The communities served include Alakanuk, Emmonak, Hooper Bay,
Kotlik, Marshall, Mountain Village, Nunam Iqua, Pilot Station,
Russian Mission and Scammon Bay. These are some of the most remote
and hard-to-serve communities in Alaska.
“We’re pleased to work with LYSD to provide transformative
satellite internet service to these communities,” said Bill Bishop,
president and CEO of Alaska Communications. “This service will
support learning with purpose that helps ensure tradition, culture
and quality education. We know how critical broadband is,
especially for education in rural Alaska. We thank the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) along with Senator Murkowski and
Senator Sullivan for their support bringing this important
infrastructure to our state.”
“The opportunity to expand this vital educational support tool
directly to the homes of our students, teachers and other members
of our school community is incredible,” said Gene Stone,
superintendent, LYSD. “Reliable, high-speed internet is a critical
factor in student success. We’re pleased to combine our efforts
with Alaska Communications’ leadership in serving Alaska.”
Most of this project is funded by the Emergency Connectivity
Fund, an FCC program to help schools and libraries support remote
learning in underserved communities. LYSD applied for and received
the funding with Alaska Communications as its chosen service
provider. Service will be available at no cost to students, school
staff and library patrons in the school district’s service area
through June 30, 2023.
Service will be available this fall. Eligible residents will
sign up for their home internet service directly with LYSD.
Alaska Communications also provides fiber connectivity to LYSD’s
Kusilvak Career Academy in Anchorage. This academy provides a
one-of-kind opportunity for rural students to receive career tech
courses through a partnership with the Anchorage School
District.
About Alaska Communications
Alaska Communications, an affiliate of ATN International, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ATNI), is the leading provider of advanced broadband and
managed IT services for businesses and consumers in Alaska. The
company operates a highly reliable, advanced statewide data network
with the latest technology and the most diverse undersea fiber
optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous U.S. For more
information, visit www.AlaskaCommunications.com.
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Heather Marron Manager, Corporate Communications
Heather.Marron@acsalaska.com
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