Alaska Communications Systems to Present at the Oppenheimer 14th Annual Technology & Communications Conference on August 9

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. ("ACS") (Nasdaq:ALSK), today announced that Anand Vadapalli, ACS president and chief executive officer, will be presenting at the Oppenheimer 14th Annual Technology & Communications Conference on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 3:55 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference takes place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, Mass.

A live webcast of the presentation 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.

About Alaska Communications

Headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALSK), 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.