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Just a few months after the Starlink terminals began delivering connectivity, thousands of residents have signed up for the satellite-transferred service. While the connectivity isn’t perfect, the increased speed is life changing for many.
Bethel’s courthouse is among the many GCI customers in Bethel trying to make do with slow or nonexistent wireless and internet service. Since June 12, staff in the Nora Guinn Justice Complex have been trying to find workarounds to keep their systems functioning.
During a visit to Bethel, Alaska, first lady Jill Biden highlighted hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to improve internet access in Alaska Native communities.
Bethel City Council is expected to vote on a measure that could bring high speed satellite internet to city offices later this year. The measure would allow the city manager to sign a one-year contract with Alaska Communications. The company serves as the middleman for multinational internet satellite company OneWeb, which offers 10 to 40 times the speed of Bethel’s current internet. The city’s IT manager, Bo Foley, expects the costs to be comprable. He said that the city currently spends about $17,000 per month on internet. Foley said that city employees could start testing the new ...