Alaska Power & Telephone

Alaska Power & Telephone: a buyer’s guide

Alaska Power & Telephone (AP&T) is an employee-owned utility that sells power, telephone, wireless, and broadband across rural Alaska communities — especially southeast — not a Lower 48 cable brand and not the same company as Alaska Communications. On RSINC it appears in about 8 cities across 1 state, with Fiber as the primary directory technology, mostly paired with DSL: roughly 7 DSL + Fiber and 1 Fiber. Sample directory communities include Delta Junction, AK, Petersburg, AK, Haines, AK, and Klawock, AK.

Those city counts are directory relationships, not a list of every AP&T electric meter. Submarine fiber improves regional capacity; your drop may still be copper until a local FTTH lateral finishes. Compare AP&T with other options for your ZIP on RSINC, or call 1-877-697-2926.

History of AP&T — 1957 Skagway utility to SEALink subsea fiber

AP&T was founded in 1957 in Skagway, acquiring local electric and telephone utilities to serve remote southeast Alaska when territorial infrastructure was thin. The company is employee-owned (and describes investor participation as well in recent releases) and operates business units spanning Power, Telephone, Hydro-Power, Wireless, and Internet across more than 40 rural communities — including reaches above the Arctic Circle, the Wrangell Mountains, and southeast Alaska. Hydro assets such as Dewey Lakes near Skagway historically reduced diesel dependence for power customers in isolated towns.

Broadband strategy in the 2010s–2020s centered on submarine and terrestrial fiber. In 2016 AP&T completed the Lynn Canal Fiber (LCF) project — on the order of an $11 million, multi-year build linking Skagway and Haines toward Juneau (about 71 miles of optical path in contemporary reporting) to raise internet capacity for Upper Lynn Canal communities. SEALink followed with a $21.5 million USDA grant (2020 award) interconnecting Prince of Wales Island to Petersburg, Juneau, and LCF; the submarine cable was installed in 2022, ahead of schedule. SEALink South won a $29.3 million USDA grant in 2022 to connect Prince of Wales to Ketchikan with new FTTH buildouts; AP&T reported completing the submarine cable and beach landings about a year ahead of schedule. On January 28, 2025, AP&T announced majority ownership of SEALink Networks, Inc., developing a Westport, Washington cable landing station for future Alaska–Lower 48 capacity, alongside headquarters relocation emphasis on Ketchikan and CEO Bill Marks (hired early 2024).

For shoppers, AP&T is a community utility ISP — still verify last-mile technology in your village. RSINC’s slug remains alaska-power-telephone.

What AP&T offers — rural utility broadband on upgraded backbones

RSINC does not currently publish a plan-and-price table on this slug. Expect a mix of DSL and fiber labels reflecting ongoing copper-to-fiber transitions inside AP&T exchanges, plus wireless products in some communities. SEALink-class submarine cables are middle-mile and regional transport — they improve what the ISP can deliver but do not automatically light every home. Regulated utility processes and seasonal construction windows matter in southeast Alaska weather. Power customers are not automatically internet customers and vice versa.

Who AP&T fits — and when to compare alternatives

AP&T fits households in its rural Alaska service communities — Haines, Skagway, Petersburg, Prince of Wales towns, and other listed exchanges — who want the local utility’s broadband after subsea upgrades.

Compare alternatives when Alaska Communications, GCI, a tribal or co-op network, or satellite clearly fits better; when only DSL remains and latency/speed needs exceed copper; or when your community is outside AP&T’s utility footprint despite a nearby RSINC city pin (Delta Junction vs southeast builds are different operating realities).

Start with an address-level comparison on RSINC, or call 1-877-697-2926, before you treat any city-page label as an install date.

Alaska Power & Telephone FAQs

Is AP&T the same as Alaska Communications?

No. AP&T is a separate employee-owned utility founded in 1957. Alaska Communications is a different Anchorage-based telco now owned by ATN International.

Does SEALink mean my house has fiber?

Not by itself. SEALink and LCF are regional submarine/terrestrial transport projects. Last-mile FTTH is a separate build — confirm your address.

Is AP&T employee-owned?

Yes. Company materials describe employee ownership (with investor participation noted in recent SEALink Networks announcements).

How do I check AP&T at my address?

Call RSINC at 1-877-697-2926, or start from the RSINC homepage.

Are published AP&T prices guaranteed current?

No. Verify current pricing, offers, fees, and terms before ordering. Call 1-877-697-2926.

Disclaimer

RSINC is an independent comparison site and is not Alaska Power & Telephone. Directory city counts are relationships, not coverage percentages or subscriber counts. Speeds, prices, ownership details, and build maps change. All trademarks belong to their owners.