General Communication, Inc.

• Author: Gallion, Mari
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

Intelsat SA, the world's leading provider of satellite services, announced that General Communication, Inc. (GCI) has signed a long term agreement for extended C- and Ku-band capacity on Intelsat's Horizons 1 and Galaxy 18 satellites.

GCI uses Intelsat's capacity for infrastructure to provide telephone, high speed Internet, and video services to customers across Alaska. In particular, the agreement enables GCI to support broadband services to schools and medical clinics, as well as telemedicine applications for hospitals that are located in underserved areas of Alaska.

"We continue to...