GCI (Nasdaq: GNCMA) is an Alaska-based company providing
voice, video and data communication services to residential,
commercial and government customers.
Founded in 1979, GCI introduced long-distance competition to
Alaska and has since grown to be one of the nation's premier
integrated telecommunication providers. The company employs
1,250 Alaskans and has a current run rate of $440 million.
GCI has a 45 percent share of the state's long-distance
market, and is the state's largest provider of Internet
services with dial-up, cable modem, wireless, digital
subscriber line (DSL) and dedicated access. Its cable
television services pass 90 percent of the state's
households with 65 percent penetration. Digital cable and
cable modem service is available to 90 percent of its
subscribers. The company offers facilities-based local
telephone services in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, and
has obtained a 20 percent statewide market share.
GCI's services are connected through company-owned fiber
optic, satellite and metropolitan area network facilities to
the lower 48 states. This broadband platform is the only one
of its kind in Alaska and allows the company to provide
customized services to the Alaska market.