Cell towers in North Slope Borough, AK

The FCC registry lists 68 constructed antenna structures in North Slope Borough, 5% of Alaska's 1,475. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, inc., has 11 (16%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 68
2Tallest 406 ft
3Largest owner Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, inc.
4Median height (state 95 ft) 84 ft

Structures

rank 6 of 28 in AK

Most common type

Lattice tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

15% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

31% built then

Who owns the towers in North Slope Borough

25 different registrants own the 68 structures. 9 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in North Slope Borough by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 84 feet, 11 feet shorter than the Alaska median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Barrow at 406 feet, built in 1991. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 2010s.

Structures in North Slope Borough by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in North Slope Borough by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1023494	Tower	406 ft	1991	Barrow	SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS INC
1026698	Tower	230 ft	1997	Deadhorse	Savant Alaska LLC
1253142	Lattice tower	225 ft	1996	Prudhoe Bay	The Alaska Wireless Network
1045667	Tower	223 ft	2012	Prudhoe Bay	Hilcorp Alaska, LLC
1014403	Tower	220 ft	1991	Deadhorse	PEAK OILFIELD SERVICE CO
1045669	Tower	220 ft	1991	Kuparuk	ConocoPhillips Communications Inc.
1045675	Tower	220 ft	1987	Kuparuk	ConocoPhillips Communications Inc.
1042009	Lattice tower	215 ft	2013	Deadhorse	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc.
1314313	Lattice tower	210 ft	2020	Nuiqsut	ConocoPhillips Communications Inc.
1234368	Tower	203 ft	2002	Nuiqsut	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, inc.
1249680	Other or unspecified	200 ft	2005	Deadhorse	The Alaska Wireless Network
1045673	Tower	190 ft	1985	Prudhoe Bay	Hilcorp Alaska, LLC
1296856	Lattice tower	170 ft	2015	Deadhorse	NCM, LLC.
1003120	Guyed tower	160 ft	1986	Kaktovik	Private owner (name withheld)
1237624	Tower	160 ft	2003	Deadhorse	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, inc.
1259642	Lattice tower	157 ft	1983	Prudhoe Bay	Alascom Inc.
1291527	Lattice tower	148 ft	2014	Prudhoe Bay	Alaska Interstate Construction LLC
1002083	Tower	142 ft	1991	Deadhorse	Private owner (name withheld)
1221712	Lattice tower	142 ft	2012	Nuiqsut(Alpinefield)	ConocoPhillips Communications Inc.
1002496	Lattice tower	140 ft	2019	Deadhorse	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc.
1010154	Lattice tower	132 ft	2006	Prudhoe Bay	Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
1023082	Guyed tower	120 ft	1994	Prudhoe	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, inc.
1242947	Tower	120 ft	2004	Nuiqsut	ASTAC Broadband, LLC
1303566	Lattice tower	120 ft	2017	Deadhorse	Deadhorse Aviation Center, LLC.
1023088	On a building	114 ft	1995	Barrow	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, inc.
1005581	Lattice tower	113 ft	1975	Nuiqsut	Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
1003763	Guyed tower	111 ft	1982	Nuiqsut	Private owner (name withheld)
1023084	Other or unspecified	110 ft	1996	Nuiqsut	ARCTIC SLOPE TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION CO OP
1296011	Lattice tower	107 ft	2018	Nuiqsut	GCI Communication Corp
1023086	Tower	103 ft	1996	Kaktovik	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, inc.
1254582	Other or unspecified	100 ft	2007	Barrow	Private owner (name withheld)
1008599	Lattice tower	98 ft	2006	Deadhorse	Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
1023087	Guyed tower	94 ft	1996	Wainwright	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, inc.
1241488	Pole	85 ft	1987	Barrow	Evangelistic Alaska Missionary Fellowship, Inc.
1296641	Guyed tower	82 ft	2015	Deadhorse	ICE Services Inc.
1021845	Tower	80 ft	1993	Galbraith Lake Camp	Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Agent
1023495	Tower	79 ft	1992	Barrow	SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS INC
1240696	Lattice tower	79 ft	2004	Point Hope	Private owner (name withheld)
1240697	Lattice tower	77 ft	2004	Wainwright	Private owner (name withheld)
1327821	Monopole	77 ft	2024	Barrow	The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1267965	Other or unspecified	75 ft	2009	Point Hope	The Alaska Wireless Network
1294584	Lattice tower	75 ft	2009	Barrow	The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1295155	Lattice tower	75 ft	2009	Wainwright	The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1295157	Lattice tower	75 ft	2009	Point Lay	The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1010160	Lattice tower	74 ft	2006	Deadhorse	Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
1301985	Lattice tower	74 ft	2017	Anaktuvuk Pass	Private owner (name withheld)
1301987	Lattice tower	74 ft	2017	Point Lay	Private owner (name withheld)
1240700	Tower	69 ft	2004	Barrow	NORTH SLOPE, BOROUGH OF
1240701	Lattice tower	67 ft	2004	Atqasuk	Private owner (name withheld)
1300024	Lattice tower	67 ft	1975	Deadhorse	Alascom Inc.
1278819	Pole	66 ft	2011	Barrow	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, inc.
1275518	Guyed tower	64 ft	2012	Atqasuk	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, inc.
1275520	Tower	64 ft	2010	Point Lay	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, inc.
1301934	On a building	63 ft	2012	Deadhorse	Deadhorse Aviation Center, LLC
1065911	Tower	62 ft	1994	Kuparuk	ConocoPhillips Communications Inc.
1296785	Lattice tower	57 ft	2015	Nuiqsut	GCI Communication Corp
1292964	Lattice tower	55 ft	2014	Wainwright	GCI Communication Corp
1293135	Lattice tower	55 ft	2014	Nuiqsut	GCI Communication Corp
1275517	Tower	53 ft	2010	Anaktuvuk Pass	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, inc.
1275519	Tower	53 ft	2010	Point Hope	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, inc.
1023083	Other or unspecified	50 ft	1994	Deadhorse	ARCTIC SLOPE TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION CO OP
1204528	Tower	46 ft	1985	Kaktovik	Shell Communications, Inc.
1250851	Tower	46 ft	2006	Point Hope	Maniilaq Association/DBA Point Hope Health Clinic
1210261	Mast	41 ft	1986	Barrow	Alascom Inc.
1297481	Guyed tower	35 ft	2006	Wainwright	GCI Communication Corp
1297619	Guyed tower	34 ft	2006	Kaktovik	GCI Communication Corp
1306059	On a building	28 ft	2018	Prudhoe Bay	GCI Communication Corp
1210262	Mast	23 ft	2003	Nuiqsut	Alascom Inc.

If you have a tower lease in North Slope Borough

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Alaska with similar tower counts: Kenai Peninsula Borough (150), Matanuska-Susitna Borough (128), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (70), Valdez-Cordova Census Area (former) (56), Juneau City and Borough (53).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.