Founded in 1979, GCI is Alaska's largest telecommunications provider, serving over 200 communities, including some of the most remote in North America. The company employs nearly 2,000 Alaskans and has invested more than $3 billion in its Alaska network and facilities. GCI's services are connected through fiber optic, satellite, and microwave network facilities, which are connected to the lower 48 states by geographically diverse fiber. This allows the company to provide customized services to healthcare, education, enterprise, and residential customers in the Alaska market, which covers an area larger than Texas, California, and Montana combined.