GCI to shut down pay-TV services, signals 'more support' for Xumo

Following in the footsteps of some smaller US cable operators, GCI, Alaska's biggest cable operator, is preparing to end its pay-TV service. GCI confirmed that it has informed its video customers that it will shut down its TV offerings by mid-2025 and allocate more of its resources toward broadband and mobile. GCI explained on its website that it filed an application to discontinue its cable TV/video service with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska on November 8. GCI has already been phasing out a legacy QAM video platform. That move enables the operator to clear about 200MHz of spectrum for broadband and other IP services, including "high-split" upgrades that dedicate more capacity to the network upstream and potential, future DOCSIS 4.0 upgrades.