Get Fiber for Less with MTA
Expanding our fiber network continues our mission to support the vibrant Mat-Su community. You’ll be able to future-proof your home internet with MTA.
What to Expect
We’re upgrading from copper to fiber to replace aging infrastructure and ensure long-term reliability.
While our copper network is dependable today, it’s decades old. To avoid future reliability issues, it must be retired and replaced. Fiber is the modern standard and the foundation for a strong, reliable network going forward.
During this project, you’ll see construction crews in your neighborhood installing new fiber lines. When fiber becomes available to your home or business, you’ll need to transition your services from copper to fiber to continue receiving service.
Phase 1 | Surveying & Clearing
Our contractor will survey and complete any clearing necessary for the project during the 2026 construction season. Clearing may be required. We appreciate if you can leave any stakes or flagging in place for the duration of this project.
Phase 2 | Fiber Installation
MTA will be installing communications facilities in the road right of way and/or in the utility easements on, or near, your property. We would appreciate it if you would make sure that children and pets are kept away from the construction area. Due to possible unforeseen schedule changes, we are not able to give an exact start or completion date. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Get Notified When Fiber is Ready
Our fiber service will have limited availability. Sign up to get notified when fiber is ready in your area!
Frequently Asked Questions
We understand you may have questions about the construction and installation process. Here are some answers to questions we hear most frequently:
Service lines are not automatically upgraded. When fiber becomes available in your area, MTA will notify you. A member of our Sales team will then reach out to help you choose the fiber plan that best fits your needs and schedule your installation, ensuring a smooth transition with no interruption to your service.
MTA and our contractors have rights to access the designated utility easements typically located within a strip of property running along the street, the sidewalk, the rear lot line, or between two lots. If the easement is within a fenced-in yard, crews will need your help accessing this area.
Our crews make every effort to minimize the impact to properties. Once construction is complete and weather permits, MTA will restore the grade in areas where digging occurred.
Markers and paint need to remain in place until the construction project is complete. Our crews will remove these when they are no longer needed.
A fiber connection provides faster upload and download speeds than our traditional copper network. Fiber never degrades and is more resistant to weather and other environmental factors, delivering unparalleled connection reliability.
Fiber capability can help your home stand out from the rest. Access to high-speed fiber broadband (1 Gbps or higher) has been shown to increase home values by around 3% on average, according to research from the Fiber to the Home Council Americas. That’s comparable to the value of adding a fireplace or half bathroom.
There are two things required before you can transition to fiber:
1. The new fiber line being run to your home
2. The fiber network in your neighborhood being turned on.
An MTA technician will need to visit your home to route the new connection inside your house to complete the transition to fiber once these steps are complete. To ensure you are one of the first in line to be scheduled when service is available complete the form above.
To ensure you continue receiving reliable service, customers will need to transition to fiber when it becomes available in their area. MTA will provide advance notice and support throughout the process to make the upgrade as smooth as possible.
While the MTA technician is routing the fiber inside your home your service will be temporarily unavailable to complete the transition. The technician will ensure all your services are up and running on the new connection prior to leaving.
If you have additional questions, please call the MTA Right of Way department at 907-761-2510 or email us at ROW@MTASolutions.com. We look forward to serving you with an improved fiber connection.