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Ownership
Cooperative members own a piece of the company and they help steer the direction of the company through the elected Board Members.
Community Investment
ASTAC supports the communities in multiple ways
* Award two scholarships each year and the Barrow scholarship winner is offered a paid summer internship
* Major supporter of KBRW; sponsoring the Birthday Program and Tundra Drums
* Provide cellular support for Kivgiq, Leadership Camp and ICC, as well as live broadcast of Barrow football games
* Participate in Piuraagiaqta and 4th of July parade and sponsor travel costs for youth dance troops to come to Barrow
* During the Annual Cooperative’s Meetings, door prizes total $7,200 in cash and 440 gallons of gasoline
* Our Barrow employees shop and support local businesses
Record of Service
ASTAC provides high quality and reliable service by having local management, customer service and technicians available in the locations we serve which allows us to respond quickly and efficiently.
Return on Investment
ASTAC reinvests earnings into high quality new services. For example; upgrades to the network to add new services like Internet and wireless voice and data. As these new services have been adopted by the membership, revenues have grown. We are now at a point where we can restart capital credit payments later this year, earning members a cash dividend for their patronage.
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