Oldest trick in the book people, just like the monopolies that provide groceries to bush communities. Their freight charges are heavily subsidized with bypass mail $ yet their prices are in the clouds! GCI is heavily subsidized with OUR money yet has the nerve to block competitors with ridiculous wholesale rates. What were the Feds that provided the cash thinking? A provision that required a reasonable competitive environment should have been required. Crony capitalism at its finest. Those that choose to live in the far reaches of bush Alaska need to accept the fact that these network costs are going to be higher as there are far fewer users to support the investment. Unfortunately many suffer from what we might call "subsidy mentality " so much is already subsidized why not this too?