Alaska's not that isolated when it comes to internet. GCI didn't build the grid neither, they just bought everyone else out. Before homes are even built a GCI box is planted in the yard. GCI is horrible and L48 high data rates and speeds are far cheaper. Even MTA is cheaper and more reliable in my experience. Once you start using over 100gigs and over 75mb download speeds...you see the price gouging in GCI (who is still dialing down users which is considered illegal). GCI is still being sued by truly remote villages for service bills in the $1000's. Even comcast doesn't want to come and fight GCI, because they've already stripped the bone clean.