Alaska Communications Systems to Report Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results on July 28

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. ("ACS") (NASDAQ:ALSK), today announced it will release financial results for the second quarter 2011 shortly after markets close on Thursday, July 28, 2011. The company will host a conference call and live webcast at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results.

Parties in the United States and Canada can access the call at 877-941-0844. Parties outside the United States and Canada can access the call at 480-629-9645.

The live webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the "Events Calendar" section of the company's website (www.alsk.com). The webcast will be archived for a period of 90 days. A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available two hours after the call and will run until Thursday, August 4, 2011 at midnight ET. To hear the replay, parties in the United States and Canada can call 800-406-7325 and enter pass code 4456030. Parties outside the United States and Canada can call 303-590-3030 and enter pass code 4456030.

About Alaska Communications

Headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides Alaska Communications services and is a leading provider of high-speed wireless, mobile broadband, Internet, local, long-distance and advanced data solutions for businesses and consumers in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. The Alaska Communications network includes the most advanced wireline and wireless data and voice networks and the most diverse undersea fiber optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous United States. For more information, visit www.alaskacommunications.com or www.alsk.com.