Kind of fascinating – there are rural areas and then there are rural areas. If you work or live in those rural areas without any cell tower coverage, it can be annoying. But consider going hundreds of miles without any towers. Until recently, this is what truckers driving the Dalton Highway in Alaska have done for some time. However, GCI is building a cell tower in the middle of the route to help the 250 truckers per day that travel the route (and the random tourists). One long gravel road – no cell service – and lots of mountains. See some photos here of how long and repetitive this trip appears to be.
Even more interesting is that GCI plans on building out more towers along this corridor. I assume they must believe that the roaming fees will be substantial for truckers using the corridor or that truckers who run the route will buy GCI service.
