Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
STEINBERG LEONARD
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP INC [alsk] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP General Counsel/Corp.Sec.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, 600 TELEPHONE AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/30/2005
(Street)

ANCHORAGE, AK 99503		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Options exercised, common stock $.01 par 06/30/2005   M   1,000 A $ 4.35 3,411.17 D  
Options exercised, common stock $.01 par 06/30/2005   M   8,333 A $ 5.5 11,744.17 D  
Options exercised, common stock $.01 par 06/30/2005   M   18,750 A $ 7 30,494.17 D  
Options exercised, common stock $.01 par 06/30/2005   M   29,168 A $ 8 59,622.17 D  
Common stock, $.01 par 06/30/2005   S   46,875 D $ 9.9 12,787.17 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Exercise of stock options $ 4.35 06/30/2005   M     1,000 02/01/2005 02/01/2014 Common stock 1,000 $ 4.35 119,000 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 5.5 06/30/2005   M     1,667 12/31/2000 11/20/2010 Common stock 1,667 $ 5.5 117,333 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 5.5 06/30/2005   M     834 02/08/2001 11/20/2010 Common stock 834 $ 5.5 116,499 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 5.5 06/30/2005   M     1,667 12/31/2001 11/20/2010 Common stock 1,667 $ 5.5 114,832 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 5.5 06/30/2005   M     833 02/08/2002 11/20/2010 Common stock 833 $ 5.5 113,999 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 5.5 06/30/2005   M     833 02/08/2003 11/20/2010 Common stock 833 $ 5.5 113,166 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 5.5 06/30/2005   M     1,666 12/31/2003 11/20/2010 Common stock 1,666 $ 5.5 111,500 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 5.5 06/30/2005   M     833 02/08/2004 11/20/2010 Common stock 833 $ 5.5 110,667 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 7 06/30/2005   M     4,166 12/31/2001 01/04/2011 common stock 4,166 $ 7 106,501 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 7 06/30/2005   M     2,083 01/04/2002 01/04/2011 Common stock 2,083 $ 7 104,418 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 7 06/30/2005   M     2,083 01/04/2003 01/04/2011 Common stock 2,083 $ 7 102,335 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 7 06/30/2005   M     4,166 12/31/2003 01/04/2011 Common stock 4,166 $ 7 98,169 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 7 06/30/2005   M     2,084 12/31/2003 01/04/2011 Common stock 2,084 $ 7 96,085 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 7 06/30/2005   M     4,168 12/31/2004 01/04/2011 Common stock 4,168 $ 7 91,917 D  
Exercise of stock options $ 8 06/30/2005   M     5,556 02/20/2003 02/20/2012 Common stock 5,556 $ 8 86,361 D  
Exercise of common stock $ 8 06/30/2005   M     11,110 12/31/2003 02/20/2012 Common stock 11,110 $ 8 75,251 D  
Exercise of common stock $ 8 06/30/2005   M     5,556 02/20/2004 02/20/2012 Common stock 5,556 $ 8 69,695 D  
Exercise of common stock $ 8 06/30/2005   M     6,946 12/31/2004 02/20/2012 Common stock 6,946 $ 8 62,749 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
STEINBERG LEONARD
C/O ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP
600 TELEPHONE AVENUE
ANCHORAGE, AK 99503		       VP General Counsel/Corp.Sec.  

Signatures

 Leonard A. Steinberg   07/05/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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