Digital TV

TelAlaska’s Eyecom Introduces Digital Television Service to Unalaska/Dutch Harbor

Digital cable television is coming to Unalaska/Dutch Harbor in November, according to Dave Goggins of Anchorage, Chief Operating Officer of TelAlaska.

 TelAlaska’s subsidiary Eyecom Cable will launch digital cable television service on Monday, November 7 with such new offerings as 17 pay-per-view movie and event channels, nearly 50 commercial-free music channels and several channels of HBO and Cinemax.  Unalaska is the first Eyecom service area to receive digital television service, Goggins said. 

In addition to the availability of new programming, Eyecom’s digital service will allow users to search for shows based on category, channel and/or time.  The service will also identify the current program when the viewer switches to a new channel.  Pay-per-view programming can be ordered directly off the screen using the customer’s remote control and selections will be automatically billed to their Eyecom account.

Click here for the Unalaska channel lineup.

“Residents of Unalaska will now enjoy an abundance of new entertainment options as well as the convenience of these user-friendly on-screen functions,” Goggins said.

Eyecom’s digital television service requires subscription to Eyecom’s basic service, which provides 43 channels to all cable-ready television sets at the customer location. 

Digital converter boxes to enable a television set to receive all the benefits of the new service are an additional $8.95 per television set. 

There is no set-up fee or installation cost for upgrading to digital service and non-subscribers will be eligible for discounted installation between Nov. 7th and the end of 2005.  The cost of installation for non-subscribers is $10.  Subscribers to Eyecom’s premium channels will receive seven channels of HBO and eight channels of Cinemax at no extra cost when they obtain digital service. 

Eyecom’s digital offering also features parental locks, allowing the customer to block pay-per-view purchases, hide movie titles and prevent access to programming according to its rating.

Information on the pay-per-view channels, additional premium channels and music channels is available at TelAlaska’s office at 599 E. Broadway.  The local office number is 581-1399 and hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Wednesdays when hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Eyecom Cable, a subsidiary of TelAlaska, also provides cable television services to Galena, and Girdwood. TelAlaska, established in 1968, provides local telephone service to 25 rural communities and advanced telecommunications statewide.  TelAlaska is headquartered in Anchorage and has area offices in Unalaska, Seward, and Nome, and agents in more than a half-dozen other rural communities.