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Does GCI use CGNAT?

Cable / Fiber / Fixed wireless · Alaska · last verified 2026-10-16

Short answer: Sometimes. GCI uses CGNAT on some plans or in some areas, according to customer reports (we found no official GCI statement).

Can I self-host on GCI?

Customer reports say GCI's gateways can be put in bridge mode (or GCI support can do it) so your own router gets the WAN address.

CGNAT by default?Some plans/areas

Confidence: Low: customer reports only; no official ISP statement found.

Customer reports (2025) are mixed: some Anchorage users found CGNAT, while others report a public IPv4 on standard service. One user says swapping GCI's modem/router for a standalone modem fixed inbound access. GCI hasn't said anything public about it that we found.

Free opt-out?Unknown

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Static IPUnknown

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Static IP priceUnknown

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IPv6Unknown

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Typical uploadUnknown

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Terms on running serversLimited

GCI's internet terms don't ban servers outright, but list continuous or sustained server operation as usage that can trigger an account review (GCI reviews accounts over 4 TB a month).

Examples of these activities may include, but are not limited to, use of the service as a substitute or backup for Dedicated Access internet service; continuous or frequent and sustained operation of server devices, host computer applications such as continuous Web camera broadcasts, or streaming video and peer-to-peer file sharing programs

Source types: official the ISP's own page · official-forum ISP staff on the ISP's forum · community customer reports · secondary a third party quoting the ISP. "Unknown" means we haven't verified it, not that the answer is no.

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