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Bethel City Council unanimously passed an item that will allow the city to enter into a one year internet contract with a company called Alaska Communications. The company sells low earth orbit satellite internet from multinational communications company OneWeb. The city’s IT director said that it will be at least 10 times faster than Bethel’s current internet plan from GCI for a similar price. No new funding was required for the program since it passed in this fiscal year’s budget earlier this summer. The internet service applies only to City of Bethel offices, and not to other companies or private residences.