Alaska Communications

This article is about the current telecommunications company. For the historical "Alaska Communications", see Alaska Communications System (ACS).
Alaska Communications
Public
Traded as NASDAQ: ALSK
Industry Telecommunications
Founded Anchorage, Alaska (1999)[1]
Headquarters Anchorage, Alaska
Key people
 Anand Vadapalli, CEO
Website www.alaskacommunications.com
Alaska Communications retail store and service center in Homer, Alaska

Alaska Communications (formerly Alaska Communications Systems or ACS) is a telecommunications corporation headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. It was the first telecommunications provider in the state of Alaska to maintain a third-generation wireless network and the only provider in Alaska that owned fully incorporated infrastructure for the major telecommunications platforms; wireless communications, Internet networking, and local and long distance phone service. Alaska Communications wireline operations include advanced data networks and a diverse undersea fiber optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous United States. The Alaska Communications wireless operations included a statewide 3G CDMA network, and coverage extended from the North Slope to Southeast Alaska.

History

The company was formed in 1998, when CenturyTel announced the sale of its Alaska operations (newly acquired from PacifiCorp) to local management and Fox Paine & Company.[2] In 1999, Alaska Communications acquired Anchorage Telephone Utility from the Municipality of Anchorage.[3]

On December 4, 2014, GCI Wireless agreed to purchase the wireless assets of Alaska Communications for $300 million. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015.[4]

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