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Bethel Launches AIRRAQ Network to Connect Rural Alaska

6/5/2025

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In May, Bethel unveiled the groundbreaking AIRRAQ fiber-optic network, marking a new era of high-speed internet access. A celebratory event on June 3 highlighted plans to connect 13 communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta by 2027. Leaders from GCI and Bethel Native Corporation stressed the vital role of federal funding in bridging the digital divide in rural Alaska.

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Story summary

In May, Bethel unveiled the groundbreaking AIRRAQ fiber-optic network, marking a new era of high-speed internet access. A celebratory event on June 3 highlighted plans to connect 13 communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta by 2027. Leaders from GCI and Bethel Native Corporation stressed the vital role of federal funding in bridging the digital divide in rural Alaska.