General Communication Announces Nation's First LTE Roaming Partnership

(RTTNews) - General Communication, Inc. (GNCMA) said its LTE wireless network got bigger with the launch with a national wireless operator, providing for the nation's first LTE roaming partnership.

While roaming agreements across the country are nothing new, this is the first of roaming on LTE, a network's top speed. The new deal allows GCI wireless subscribers access to LTE from Fairbanks, Alaska to Miami, Florida.

"GCI is committed to meeting the growing technology needs of Alaskans, and now our capabilities of providing top data speeds on a LTE network is extended across the country," said Paul Landes, GCI senior vice president and general manager of consumer services.