GCI.

• Position: Inside Alaska Business - General Communication Inc. - Brief article

GCI announced it has built a new wireless tower near Coldfoot, which brings the first voice and highspeed data service to Dalton Highway traffic.

"Until now, travelers on the 415-mile Dalton Highway have communicated by Citizens Band radio or satellite phone--there has been no cell coverage," said Jimmy Sipes, VP of GCI Network Services. "GCI's new tower, located near mile 175, will enable people to connect at Coldfoot. This is the first of several towers we will be building along the Dalton Highway as we continue to expand GCI's wireless coverage for its travelers."

The new tower cost about $500,000 and took a year to permit, construct, and integrate into the GCI wireless network. The tower will...