GCI Says Alaska Plan Doesn't Support Middle Mile, But Will Spark Improvements
An "Alaska Plan" for broadband "does not support middle mile" but "there will be improvements in the Alaska middle mile" during the plan's implementation, said General Communications (GCI). "These improvements can be accomplished, at least in part, because high cost…
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support -- and thus the financial environment surrounding operating these networks -- is stabilized; moreover, middle mile purchases can stimulate deployment," said a GCI filing posted Thursday in docket 10-90 summarizing a discussion with an aide to FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn. The agency is considering two draft Connect America Fund items targeting Alaska, one addressing the Alaska Plan for rate-of-return telcos and wireless carriers, and another to address CAF Phase II issues of price-cap carrier Alaska Communications (see 1607010060).