Copper Valley Wireless free phone plans

The Copper River Valley is from the Eureka Summit on the Glenn Highway and this goes to Tiekel located on the Richardson Highway which is north of Valdez and then it goes over to Mentasta which is on the Tok Cutoff. This goes up to Paxson which is on the North Richardson Highway and then it goes to around the Maclaren River Lodge on the Denali Highway. It includes most areas of Kennicott, McCarthy, and Chitina. In the valley of Prince William Sound there are over 20,649 miles in the coverage area. This includes the Alaska Range, Chugach National Forest, Talkeetna, and the Chugach Mountains, as well as the Wrangell Mountains of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The Copper Valley provides telephone service across a region that covers 9400 square miles includes Copper River basin, Valdez, Glennallen, Chitina, McCarthy, Tatitlek, and Mentasta.

The Chamber of Commerce estimates that around 3,000 people live in the Copper River Valley. There are many self-defined communities and you'll find around 4,300 that live in Valdez. many rural areas in Alaska have high unemployment and high poverty rates. This is why the lifeline assistance program is beneficial in Valdez and the Copper River Basin and why there is only a $1 charge for the monthly phone service through this program.