Point Hope

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New North Slope Fiber-optic Cable System to Turbocharge North Slope Broadband Access

Tim Ellis

Residents of five North Slope communities will soon have access to much faster internet connections, now that Anchorage-based Quintillion has activated…

Changing Arctic

Anchorage Firm Activates Fiber-optic System That Will Boost Broadband in Northern Alaska

Tim Ellis

A big broadband leap forward in northern Alaska …The Anchorage-based company that’s been laying fiber-optic cable on- and offshore around northern Alaska…

Changing Arctic

Alaska Native Leaders Offer Diverging Views on Offshore Oil Drilling

Tim Ellis

The Inupiat people of Point Hope, Alaska, celebrate a successful whaling season with song and dance.But community leader Steve Oomittuk worries about what…