Zulz added that Valdez is the first community to receive GCI's high-speed cable modem service outside the major urban communities of Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau. GCI's cable modem service also is the only product of its type offered today that allows for secure, digitally encrypted transmission as a standard feature. Valdez cable modem service is connected to GCI fiber optic network, which connects Fairbanks, Anchorage and Juneau to the lower 48 states. Each modem can support up to eight computers and can be used in a local area network. No term contract is required and the modem equipment is included in the price.
Service is available for both residential and business users.
Currently, customers can receive one month of service free and free activation. In order to use GCI's cable modem service, users must have an Ethernet equipped computer and subscribe to at least basic cable television service or pay an access fee.