Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  GIBSON JOHN W JR
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/25/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP INC [alsk]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3087 FORD LANE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SEALY, TX 77474		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common stock, $.01 par value 19,498,879 (1)
D (1)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
GIBSON JOHN W JR
3087 FORD LANE
SEALY, TX 77474		   X   X    

Signatures

/s/ John W. Gibson 11/28/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Please see "remarks".
 
Remarks:
The Reporting Person is an Executive Managing Director of Fox Paine Capital, LLC ("Capital LLC") and Fox Paine & Company, LLC ("Company LLC").  Capital LLC is (i) the General Partner of Fox Paine Capital Fund, L.P. and FPC Investors, L.P. (collectively, the "LP"'s), each of which is a direct owner of, respectively, 16,251,658 and 241,144 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (the "Issuer") and (ii) the Managing Member of ALEC Coinvestment Fund I, LLC, ALEC Coinvestment Fund II, LLC, ALEC Coinvestment Fund III, LLC, ALEC Coinvestment Fund IV, LLC and ALEC Coinvestment Fund V, LLC (collectively, the "Funds" and), which in the aggregate directly own 3,006,077 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.  Company LLC is the manager of the LP's.  As a result, Capital LLC and Company LLC may in the aggregate be deemed to own beneficially and indirectly 19,498,879 shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") of the Issuer.  The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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