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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Todd Michael R 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/25/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP INC [ALSK] (Last) (First) (Middle) 600 TELEPHONE AVE, MS #65 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. Vice Pres, Eng. & Ops 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ANCHORAGE, AK 99503 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 2,070 D Â

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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
Restricted stock units	  (1)	  (1)	Common stock	1,933	$ 0 (2)	D	Â
Restricted stock units	  (3)	  (3)	Common stock	967	$ 0 (2)	D	Â
Restricted stock units	  (4)	  (4)	Common stock	9,595	$ 0 (2)	D	Â
Restricted stock units	  (5)	  (5)	Common stock	10,500	$ 0 (2)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Todd Michael R 600 TELEPHONE AVE, MS #65 ANCHORAGE, AK 99503	Â	Â	  Sr. Vice Pres, Eng. & Ops	Â

Signatures

/s/Lars A Danner for Michael R. Todd		10/26/2010
**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)	Amount represents restricted stock units granted under the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan as part of a larger award, 966 shares of which have previously vested upon acheivement of company performance goals. An additional 966 shares will vest on 10/1/2013 subject to continued employment, and the remaining 967 shares may vest under such award, if future company performance goals are acheived.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. common stock.
(3)	Amount represents restricted stock units granted under the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, 1,932 of which have previously vested, and the remaining shares will vest on 10/1/2011, subject to continued employment.
(4)	Amount represents restricted stock units granted under the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan 3,198 shares of which will vest on 1/1/2014 subject to continued employment. An additional 6,397 shares may vest under such award, if future company performance goals are acheived.
(5)	Amount represents restricted stock units granted under the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan which will vest on 1/1/2015 subject to continued employment. For each of three successive years, 1/3 of the grant will vest on an accelerated basis, if the company performance target is met.

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