Video of Fiber Optic Cable Laying between Igiugig and Levelock

TERRA-Southwest (TERRA-SW), a project that will extend terrestrial broadband service for the first time to Bristol Bay and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (Y-K Delta), recently reached its first milestone. The $88 million stimulus project is funded by the USDA Rural Utilities Service in the form of a $44 million grant and a $44 million loan. The project is being led by United Utilities, Inc. (UUI), a subsidiary of GCI. UUI's fiber optic contractor, Ledcor, Inc., finished laying fiber optic cable underground along a 43-mile route between Igiugig and Levelock last week.

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• GCI
• terra
• broadband
• alaska
• igiugig
• levelock