EconomyAlaska · April 16, 2026
rural alaska gets fast internet
Homer, Kenai, Kodiak, and Soldotna are getting fast internet and the funding is already secured.
Daily Alaska staff · April 16, 2026
Alaska Communications secured federal funding through the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program to build fiber and next-generation wireless broadband in more than 9,000 locations across Alaska that currently have little to no service.
Homer, Kenai, Kodiak, and Soldotna are on the list to receive gigabit-speed service through the expansion. For families in these communities who have been working off slow or unreliable connections for years, the upgrade changes what is actually possible day to day.
The new connections are expected to support telehealth appointments that do not drop, schoolwork that does not buffer, and remote workers on the Kenai Peninsula who can compete for jobs anywhere in the country for communities that have been underserved for a long time.
At $124.5 million, the investment is one of the largest broadband infrastructure commitments in Alaska history. The build-out will not happen overnight, but the funding is locked and the communities are on the map.
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Questions people ask
How much money did Alaska Communications get for broadband?
124.5 million dollars in federal funding to build fiber and wireless broadband to more than 9,000 locations across Alaska.
Which Alaska towns are getting gigabit internet?
Homer, Kenai, Kodiak, and Soldotna are on the list for gigabit-speed service.
When will the broadband be ready to use?
Not yet. The story doesn't say when the build-out will finish.
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Claims and where they come from
- Alaska Communications secured $124.5 million in federal BEAD funding for a broadband expansion covering more than 9,000 unserved or underserved locations in Alaska. · homernews.com
- Homer, Kenai, Kodiak, and Soldotna are slated to receive gigabit-speed service under the expansion. · homernews.com
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