GCI owns and operates what it calls the Alaska United Fiber Optic system and, as of late 2011, Alaska Communications advertised that it has "two fiber optic paths to the lower 48 and two more across Alaska.
dʒˌiːsˌiːˈaɪ ˈoʊnz ænd ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪts wʌt ɪt kˈɔːlz ðɪ ɐlˈæskə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd fˈaɪbɚɹ ˈɑːptɪk sˈɪstəm ænd, æz ʌv lˈeɪt tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, ɐlˈæskə kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz ˈædvɚtˌaɪzd ðˌɐɾɪt hˈæz "tˈuː fˈaɪbɚɹ ˈɑːptɪk pˈæθs tə ðə lˈoʊɚ fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ænd tˈuː mˈoːɹ əkɹˌɑːs ɐlˈæskə.