About Us
GCI is Alaska's leading telecommunications company, offering innovative, cost effective voice, video, data, cable TV and yellow page services throughout Alaska. The GCI Industrial Telecom Group is an Oilfield Industry focused group of over 55 professional engineers, project managers and technicians. We have combined infrastructure construction, implementation, and support experience on the North Slope in excess of 150 years. We are the proven best choice for remote communications for exploration, production, and oilfield support operations. GCI continues to be committed to investing millions of dollars in Alaska's communications infrastructure every year. GCI Industrial Telecom clients have access to over 1600 of GCI's experienced engineers, project managers and technicians. These skilled individuals control costs and deliver an array of products and services over a state of the art network.
GCI's 24x7x365 proactive monitoring, manned locations statewide, and integrated array of fiber, wired and wireless voice, video and data communications technologies means that you get the best, at the best price. GCI is well qualified to provide professional telecommunication services. GCI has a broad base of experience in the design, construction, support, and management of large complex telecom centers and videoconferencing networks. GCI personnel have a great reputation of providing the best hands-on support to meet each client's unique needs.Bottom line: We fully understand what is required for completing projects in Alaska, and more specifically on the North Slope. We offer professional resources to ensure successful deployment and ongoing telecommunications service in support of remote operations. From Exploration to Production, GCI's Industrial Telecom Group strives to be the full life-cycle provider for Oil Industry communication-related services.
History of GCI
GCI was established in 1979 in Anchorage Alaska. GCI as a company has over 1600 Employees across Alaska.GCI is the largest telecommunications provider in the State of Alaska. www.gci.com
In 1996 GCI created the Industrial Telecom Group (ITG) to focus support on BP and ARCO. In 2002 we went beyond our original customer base to support oil field service companies and exploration efforts on the North Slope. Today the Industrial Telecom Group of 55 Alaskan based employees provide project design, documentation, engineering, implementation and management of communications for not only the major oil developers on the North Slope, but also the oil support industries and exploration companies. The GCI Industrial Telecom Group has a combined 150 years of North Slope experience.
Our Staff is currently comprised of project managers, professional project engineers, network engineers, documentation specialists, and in the field technicians providing 24x7 support from our Prudhoe Operation Base. With our partners at the Computer Network Control Center (CNCC), our remote VSAT clients are provided 24x7 monitoring and proactive support. We also compliment the local Commercial Division of GCI by meeting on a weekly basis to ensure our efforts are coordinated between divisions.
