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Alaska Communications

Logo: Alaska Communications, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American telecommunications company

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.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1

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  • TickerALSK on NASDAQ1
  • Industrymobile phone industry, telecommunications industry1
  • HeadquartersAnchorage1
  • Websitewww.alaskacommunications.com
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business address600 Telephone Avenue, -, Anchorage, Ak 995035
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer, Smaller reporting company5

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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 an underwater fiber optic system. The Alaska Communications wireless operations included a statewide 3G CDMA network, and coverage extended from the North Slope to Southeast Alaska.3

How it started

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. In 1999, Alaska Communications acquired Anchorage Telephone Utility from the Municipality of Anchorage.

On February 3, 2014, Alaska Communications announced its purchase of TekMate.

On December 4, 2014, GCI Wireless agreed to purchase the wireless assets of Alaska Communications for $300 million. The deal was completed in the first quarter of 2015.

In July 2021, Alaska Communications was acquired by the Nasdaq-listed company ATN International Inc. for $343 million.

From Wikipedia’s article on Alaska Communications, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Former names

  • ALEC HOLDINGS INCOct 8, 1999 to Oct 14, 19995

Timeline

  1. Nov 18, 1999Went public Listed on NASDAQ1
  2. 1999Founded Founded1

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