GCI launches cell tower near Coldfoot

For the first time ever, there’s some cell service along the Dalton Highway. GCI launched coverage late last month in the Coldfoot area.
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Company spokeswoman Heather Handyside said service is available in the vicinity of a tower constructed near mile 175 of the Dalton.
”We just completed a $5,000 cellular tower, and our customers on that area of the highway, probably about a 15-mile stretch around the tower, will be able to access calls, texts, and also 3G data service