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Letters of Support from Local Exchange Carriers and Utilities
KKCC has received letters of support from the following local exchange carriers and utilities:
Bristol Bay Telephone Cooperative
Naknek Electrical Association
OTZ Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
TelAlaska, Inc.
Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc.
Chaninik Wind Group
Cordova Telephone Cooperative
In addition to letters of support from local exchange carriers and utilities, KKCC has letters of support from the following:
Letters from Federal Officials
Letters from State Officials and Entities
Letters from Local Government Officials and Entities
Letters from Alaska Native Corporate and Tribal Entities
Letters from Educational Institutions
Letters from Health Care Entities
Letters from Scientific Research Entities
Letters from Other Organizations and Individuals
Letters from Equipment Suppliers
Quotes from Letters of Support
“The cost of building an undersea fiber optic network to western Alaska is significant and it is unlikely that such a network will ever be built without a program such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which has, as a goal, the delivery of broadband to unserved areas. The positive economic impact of such a facility once constructed, however, will be profound”
- Doug Neal, Chief Executive Officer, OTZ Telephone Cooperative, Inc., June 30, 2009
“The status quo high cost of satellite connectivity to ASTAC’s villages and Barrow precludes any chance of offering broadband at meaningful speeds. The average cost per rural village just for a DS-1 capacity transport from that village to the Internet is $10,000 to $12,000 per month. Our local facilities have been upgraded to provide high speed broadband if, but only if, there is some alternative to the service prohibitive cost of transport as it exists today.”
- Steve Merriam, Chief Executive Officer, Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc., June 30, 2009
“Access to broadband in the communities served by BBTC would enhance economic and scholastic development as well as benefit telemedicine and safety. The construction of the Northern Fiber Optic link by KKCC would make true broadband access possible.”
- Todd Hoppe, General Manager, Bristol Bay Telephone Cooperative, Inc., July 1, 2009