The FCC Sends Billions to Alaska Companies Selling Slow Internet. You Pay for It.

Alaska telecom lags, despite billions in subsidies

Alaska has some of the slowest internet service in the country, but it’s not for a lack of investment.

This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.

Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for tax evasion. Still, each year the federal government pays his Alaska company, Summit Telephone, for internet service that’s slower than in most of the U.S.

The FCC sends billions to Alaska companies selling slow internet. You pay for it.

The federal government pays a convicted felon’s Alaska company $1 million a year for internet service that’s slower than in most of the U.S. Under the program, money keeps flowing to telecom companies even if their operators have troubled pasts and regardless of how many people use their services.