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An AT&T network outage was reportedly fixed within an hour Tuesday afternoon, however GCI and Alaska Communications customers were reporting service disruptions due to the issue. Andy Colley with AT&T Corporate Communications said a “network link went down around 4:52 p.m. Alaska time and was repaired around 5:45 p.m. Alaska time.”  Customers may have experienced block calls during the outage. “All the networks are interconnected,” said GCI spokesperson David Morris.

A movie shot in Southcentral Alaska is now playing on GCI cable. “Christmas with a Capital ‘C’” was filmed entirely in Seward last winter, with only a few shots from anchorage. The movie debuted on GCI premium channel 118 Sunday night, free of charge.   The movie stars Ted McGinley and Baldwin brother Daniel Baldwin. Dave Cuddy, the film’s executive producer, says Seward provided the best backdrop. “The City of Seward could not have been nicer,” Cuddy said.

Several Alaska broadcasters issued a challenge to cable provider General Communication Inc.'s plans for expansion Friday, filing a petition with the Federal Communications Commission to block the company's purchase of three television stations in Anchorage, Juneau and Sitka. Broadcasters that filed against GCI subsidiary Denali Media Holdings' November acquisition of Anchorage CBS affiliate KTVA-TV, as well as Southeast Alaska NBC affiliates KATH-TV in Juneau and KSCT-TV in Sitka, include: KTUU-TV owner Northern Lights Media, Inc. Vision Alaska LLC, owner of ABC affiliates KYUR-TV in Anchorage, KATN-TV in Fairbanks and KJUD-TV in Juneau Ketchikan TV LLC, owner of Southeast Alaska CBS affiliates KXLJ-TV in Juneau, KUBD-TV in Ketchikan and KTNL-TV in Sitka Coastal Television Broadcasting LLC, owner of Anchorage Fox affiliate KTBY-TV The companies' FCC filing cites GCI's already massive reach in Alaska, emphasizing its status as a dominant media player throughout the state.

Cable provider General Communication Inc. has laid out its case for purchasing three Alaska television stations, responding to a petition opposing the move from several Alaska broadcasters before the Federal Communications Commission. In a Thursday FCC filing, attorneys for GCI subsidiaries Denali Media Anchorage and Denali Media Southeast say the purchase of Anchorage-based CBS affiliate KTVA-TV, as well as Southeast Alaska NBC affiliates KATH-TV in Juneau and KSCT-TV in Sitka, would serve Alaskan viewers by increasing competition statewide.

GCI is alerting its customers that their financial information may have been compromised. The communications company said it discovered a former customer telephone service representative misused customer-supplied credit card or bank account payment information. David Morris with GCI said the company has identified every customer, about 400 people, who have had any form of contact with the former representative. Morris said although GCI sent letters to 400 customers, GCI believes fewer than 20 may have actually been affected.

A group of Alaska broadcasters fired the latest salvo in a battle over the future of the state's airwaves Friday, replying to cable provider General Communication Inc. 's defense before the Federal Communications Commission of its plans to purchase three Alaska TV stations. In the reply, attorneys reinforce the claims they made earlier this month in an FCC filing against GCI's plans to buy Anchorage CBS affiliate KTVA -TV, as well as NBC affiliates KATH-TV in Juneau and KSCT -TV in Sitka . Four broadcasters oppose the move: KTUU -TV owner Northern Lights Media, Inc. Vision Alaska LLC , owner of ABC affiliates KYUR -TV in Anchorage, KATN -TV in Fairbanks and KJUD -TV in Juneau Ketchikan TV LLC , owner of Southeast Alaska CBS affiliates KXLJ -TV in Juneau, KUBD -TV in Ketchikan and KTNL -TV in Sitka Coastal Television Broadcasting LLC , owner of Anchorage Fox affiliate KTBY -TV Much of the broadcasters' reply notes that GCI's response doesn't address allegations they had previously raised, including a statement from Coastal Television CEO Bill Fielder that William Behnke , a corporate officer at GCI , told him the purchases would allow GCI to “dominate the news market in Alaska.” The reply points to cable provider Comcast's 2009 acquisition of a stake in NBCUniversal -- an...

A GCI outage that caused parts of Anchorage and the surrounding region to lose phone, cable TV and Internet service Wednesday happened when a technician accidentally cut through a cable in a Midtown neighborhood, officials with the telecommunications provider say. According to GCI spokesperson David Morris, a company worker near Rogers Park Elementary School inadvertently severed the fiber-optic cable earlier Wednesday, affecting service to north...

by Channel 2 News staff Friday, April 2, 2010 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The Alaska Aces' first two playoff games will be aired live from Wasilla on GCI channel 1 Monday and Tuesday. Game times are set for 7:35 p.m., and the broadcast will start at 7:15 p.m. Aces announcer Jack Michaels will handle play-by-play with Channel 2 sports director John Carpenter providing color commentary on the broadcasts. The Aces clinched the No. 3 seed in the playoffs Friday . Their opponent Monday and Tuesday will be the Stockton Thunder.

Ron Duncan, CEO of telecommunications company GCI, is speaking out Friday about this week's deadly crash near Dillingham. GCI owned the plane which crashed Monday and killed five people Monday, including former Sen. Ted Stevens. Because of the ongoing National Transportation Safety Board investigation, Duncan can not talk about specifics of the crash. He says that GCI has flown all of the victims' families to Alaska, and is doing all it can to accommodate their needs. Duncan also said the loss goes far beyond those at GCI who lost executive Dana Tindall along with her daughter, Corey Tindall, in the crash.

GCI and Alaska Communications announced, Tuesday, a joint wireless venture called the Alaska Wireless Network. The companies say it is an effort to remain competitive with national carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Verizon has begun building facilities and infrastructure in Alaska, but is not yet offering service. GCI company spokesman David Morris says both GCI and Alaska Communications wireless sectors will retain their current branding, but share infrastructure. Morris says customers should not notice a difference, other than increased service.

An AT&T network outage was reportedly fixed within an hour Tuesday afternoon, however GCI and Alaska Communications customers were reporting service disruptions due to the issue. Andy Colley with AT&T Corporate Communications said a “network link went down around 4:52 p.m. Alaska time and was repaired around 5:45 p.m. Alaska time.”  Customers may have experienced block calls during the outage. “All the networks are interconnected,” said GCI spokesperson David Morris.

A group of Alaska broadcasters fired the latest salvo in a battle over the future of the state's airwaves Friday, replying to cable provider General Communication Inc. 's defense before the Federal Communications Commission of its plans to purchase three Alaska TV stations. In the reply, attorneys reinforce the claims they made earlier this month in an FCC filing against GCI's plans to buy Anchorage CBS affiliate KTVA -TV, as well as NBC affiliates KATH-TV in Juneau and KSCT -TV in Sitka . Four broadcasters oppose the move: KTUU -TV owner Northern Lights Media, Inc. Vision Alaska LLC , owner of ABC affiliates KYUR -TV in Anchorage, KATN -TV in Fairbanks and KJUD -TV in Juneau Ketchikan TV LLC , owner of Southeast Alaska CBS affiliates KXLJ -TV in Juneau, KUBD -TV in Ketchikan and KTNL -TV in Sitka Coastal Television Broadcasting LLC , owner of Anchorage Fox affiliate KTBY -TV Much of the broadcasters' reply notes that GCI's response doesn't address allegations they had previously raised, including a statement from Coastal Television CEO Bill Fielder that William Behnke , a corporate officer at GCI , told him the purchases would allow GCI to “dominate the news market in Alaska.” The reply points to cable provider Comcast's 2009 acquisition of a stake in NBCUniversal -- an...

Cable provider General Communication Inc. has laid out its case for purchasing three Alaska television stations, responding to a petition opposing the move from several Alaska broadcasters before the Federal Communications Commission. In a Thursday FCC filing, attorneys for GCI subsidiaries Denali Media Anchorage and Denali Media Southeast say the purchase of Anchorage-based CBS affiliate KTVA-TV, as well as Southeast Alaska NBC affiliates KATH-TV in Juneau and KSCT-TV in Sitka, would serve Alaskan viewers by increasing competition statewide.

Several Alaska broadcasters issued a challenge to cable provider General Communication Inc.'s plans for expansion Friday, filing a petition with the Federal Communications Commission to block the company's purchase of three television stations in Anchorage, Juneau and Sitka. Broadcasters that filed against GCI subsidiary Denali Media Holdings' November acquisition of Anchorage CBS affiliate KTVA-TV, as well as Southeast Alaska NBC affiliates KATH-TV in Juneau and KSCT-TV in Sitka, include: KTUU-TV owner Northern Lights Media, Inc. Vision Alaska LLC, owner of ABC affiliates KYUR-TV in Anchorage, KATN-TV in Fairbanks and KJUD-TV in Juneau Ketchikan TV LLC, owner of Southeast Alaska CBS affiliates KXLJ-TV in Juneau, KUBD-TV in Ketchikan and KTNL-TV in Sitka Coastal Television Broadcasting LLC, owner of Anchorage Fox affiliate KTBY-TV The companies' FCC filing cites GCI's already massive reach in Alaska, emphasizing its status as a dominant media player throughout the state.

One of the state's largest local companies have joined the digital trend by offering cloud computing to business customers. General Communication, Inc. announced Tuesday that it has entered the cloud services market, which is a collection of interconnected IT services and infrastructures that are accessible via a network. Most people will people will be familiar with the service if they own multiple devices, such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop and a cloud service allows data to be synced or accessed across the devices.

Three Alaska television stations, including Anchorage's CBS affiliate and NBC affiliates in Juneau and Sitka, have been purchased by a subsidiary of communications firm GCI. A Friday press release from Denali Media Holdings announced the acquisition of KTVA-TV in Anchorage, as well as Juneau's KATH-TV and Sitka's KSCT-TV. The sellers include KTVA owner Alaska Broadcasting Co., Inc./Media News Group (Affiliated Media Inc. FCC Trust) of Denver, and KATH-TV and KSCT-TV owner North Star Broadcasting based in Juneau.

Forty rural communities in Western Alaska now have access to high-speed broadband, about eight to 16 times faster than their previous services, according to GCI. GCI began connecting communities of Bristol Bay and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to the TERRA-Southwest service, which is the only terrestrial broadband service in the region, earlier this year. The network was established with 400 miles of fiber-optic cable and 13 microwave towers. According to a GCI press release, the communities previously only had access to a satellite-based WISP system.

GCI and Alaska Communications announced, Tuesday, a joint wireless venture called the Alaska Wireless Network. The companies say it is an effort to remain competitive with national carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Verizon has begun building facilities and infrastructure in Alaska, but is not yet offering service. GCI company spokesman David Morris says both GCI and Alaska Communications wireless sectors will retain their current branding, but share infrastructure. Morris says customers should not notice a difference, other than increased service.

GCI is alerting its customers that their financial information may have been compromised. The communications company said it discovered a former customer telephone service representative misused customer-supplied credit card or bank account payment information. David Morris with GCI said the company has identified every customer, about 400 people, who have had any form of contact with the former representative. Morris said although GCI sent letters to 400 customers, GCI believes fewer than 20 may have actually been affected.

A GCI outage that caused parts of Anchorage and the surrounding region to lose phone, cable TV and Internet service Wednesday happened when a technician accidentally cut through a cable in a Midtown neighborhood, officials with the telecommunications provider say. According to GCI spokesperson David Morris, a company worker near Rogers Park Elementary School inadvertently severed the fiber-optic cable earlier Wednesday, affecting service to north...