MTA News & Alerts

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MTA Partners With Hatcher Alpine Xperience To Bring Connectivity to Skeetawk Ski Area

December 19th, 2018

Palmer, Alaska – December 19, 2018 – MTA, Alaska’s premier technology company, announced today that it will become the official communications partner of Hatcher Alpine Xperience (HAX), a nonprofit, member-driven organization working to bring lift-access, downhill skiing, boarding and other alpine sports to Hatcher Pass through its new alpine ski area, Skeetawk....

Thomas Newman Fills Vacant Seat On MTA’s Board

November 8th, 2018

Palmer, Alaska – November 7, 2018 — The Board of Directors of Matanuska Telephone Association, Inc., (MTA) has selected Thomas Newman to fill a vacant seat on its Board. Previous MTA Board Director George Trabits resigned to pursue business opportunities. Mr. Newman’s professional experience includes surveying on and offshore, software development, project management and corporate management....

Alert MTA Members

October 29th, 2018

Scammers are spoofing the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) 1-800 customer service number to try to get personal information. Here’s how it works: Your phone rings. Your caller ID shows that it’s the SSA calling from 1-800-772-1213. The caller says he/she works for the Social Security Administration and needs your personal information – like your Social Security number – to increase your...

Accounting Associate

October 22nd, 2018

MTA is currently recruiting for a seasonal Account Associate to work in the Palmer office. The successful candidate will perform tasks relating to general accounting, member account maintenance and research, daily cash receipts and payroll. Other duties will include preparing journal entries, reports, monthly reconciliations, and various accounts receivable payments....

Business Systems Analyst

September 12th, 2018

MTA is currently recruiting for a Business Systems Analyst to work in our Palmer office. MTA offers competitive compensation, health insurance, and more....

Back to School Tech Pack Giveaway Details

July 23rd, 2018

We’re hosting an exciting giveaway at our Wasilla and Eagle River retail locations: our Back to School Tech Pack Giveaway! From now until August 4th, you can enter to win an exciting pack of tech goodies, including a Dell 2-in-1 Laptop, a Fitbit, a $100 Target Gift Card, and more. We hope to see you enter at either retail location, and if you have any questions about what’s included, rules or rest...

Incumbents Roxie Mayberry and Larry Wiget Retain MTA Board Seats

June 14th, 2018

In big news from last week’s MTA Annual Membership Meeting & Tech Show, incumbents Roxie Mayberry and Larry Wiget maintained their positions on the MTA board as part of the board elections at the event. Read more about the news and the event in this article from the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman....

MTA’s position on Net Neutrality

June 6th, 2018

The net neutrality rule rollback, approved by the FCC back in December 2017, took effect Monday, June 11th. MTA supports a regulatory environment that spurs the investment and innovation necessary to empower the growth of the Internet....

The rise of esports in Alaska and MTA’s part in it

May 17th, 2018

Esports are growing immensely in popularity, with the most popular streamers having millions of viewers, tournaments being played in massive arenas and people from all walks of life becoming huge supporters. That’s why at MTA, we’re all about encouraging the growth of esports in Alaska with our eUnlimited Gaming Tournaments....

Email Scam Alert

March 20th, 2018

Keep an eye out for suspicious-looking emails requesting updated account info, updated payment details or posing as MTA market research. If one comes your way, please delete these emails....