FCC Visit Addresses Ongoing Effort to Fix Alaska’s Broadband Gap

Alaska’s broadband gap has the attention of the Federal Communications Commission. In fact, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel just wrapped up a special trip to Anchorage in an ongoing effort to bridge the state’s digital divide.  Commissioner Rosenworcel and Senator Mark Begich were part of a roundtable discussion at the Dena’ina Center with the state’s Broadband Task Force members. After the meeting, the commissioner spent the week visiting several rural communities across Alaska where broadband service is notoriously slow, costly, and in short supply. Anchorage’s Channel 2 News covered the commissioner’s visit. You can get more of...