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Talkeetna Alaska Teleport | OneWeb

OneWeb has restarted ground station activities at Microcom's Talkeetna Alaska Teleport. This marks the beginning of many critical steps necessary to initiate beta testing of the OneWeb system. Although this constellation will provide worldwide broadband service, terminal beta testing and beta testing with customers throughout the state will soon follow. Pacific Dataport and OneWeb are working together to deliver broadband to 100 percent of Alaska communities starting in 2021. Pacific Dataport's founder, Microcom, has invested millions and built the Talkeetna Alaska Teleport for OneWeb's regional connection to the internet.

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ASTAC

Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative turned up three new 4G LTE sites recently, making it the first telecommunications company to bring wireless coverage to the northern reaches of the Dalton Highway where no other coverage had existed previously. These sites will improve safety and connectivity along the remote, 414-mile critical Alaska corridor for both ASTAC and AT&T wireless customers. ASTAC has plans to turn up three additional sites on the Dalton Highway in 2021. astac.net

DHSS

Governor Mike Dunleavy has directed the Alaska Department of Law to draft an executive order reorganizing the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services into two distinct executive branch departments: the Alaska Department of Health and the Alaska Department of Family and Community Services. This reorganization will streamline and improve the delivery of critical programs and services while creating more flexibility and responsiveness in both departments resulting in improved outcomes. dhss.alaska.gov

Travel Juneau

Travel Juneau launched Juneau Cares, a program designed to align Juneau visitor businesses in reopening Juneau's visitor economy responsibly. "We recognize the need to grow confidence among locals and guests while fulfilling our mission to market Juneau responsibly to independent travelers and meeting planners," says Travel Juneau's President and CEO Liz Perry, who also notes the important role that the City and Borough of Juneau played in providing CARES Act...