Your opinion matters to us! To complete a letter of support for this project (download a template), and fax back to us at (888) 427-4591.
Letters of Support from Other Organizations and Individuals
KKCC has received letters of support from the following organizations and individuals:
Public Safety Employees Association
Alaska State Chamber of Commerce
Personal Broadband Industry Association
Resource Development Council
Alaska AFL-CIO
Alaska IBEW
Former Alaska Governor Walter Hickel
Arctic Transportation Services
Alyeska Seafoods, Inc.
Peter Pan Seafoods, Inc.
Trident Seafoods Corporation
UniSea, Inc.
Westward Seafoods, Inc.
Norton Sound Development Corporation
Northland Services, Inc.
Budd Goodyear, Barrow Resident
In addition to letters of support from the above organizations and individuals, 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 Local Exchange Carriers and Utilities
Letters from Educational Institutions
Letters from Health Care Entities
Letters from Scientific Research Entities
Letters from Equipment Suppliers
Quotes from Letters of Support
"The economic health of rural Alaska is essential to a strong overall State economy… the lack of any meaningful and true broadband in rural Alaska threatens future growth and widens the digital divide. It also limits the ability of our members in urban parts of the state to effectively communicate with their customers, vendors and suppliers in rural Alaska…We view this as a once in a generation opportunity to bring true broadband connectivity to these remote regions of Alaska.”
- Wayne A. Stevens, President/CEO, Alaska State Chamber of Commerce, June 29, 2009
“We have very serious doubts about the existing satellite service’s ability to provide the same level of service to this rural part of the country as will be enjoyed by users in more urban areas…When fully built-out the new system could provide access to affordable, high-speed broadband telecommunications services to the largest unserved geographic area of the United States…”
- Scott Slater, Executive Director, Personal Broadband Industry Association, August 7, 2009
“If we had access to fiber optic cable services, we would enhance operational safety, improve upon customer service and experience, and create efficiencies in our daily operations. The support for this project is a business decision as customers in Southwest, Western, and Northern Alaska are limited in their immediate access to our goods and services…”
- Wilfred P. Ryan, President, Arctic Transportation Services, July 24, 2009