Alaska Communications Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

Alaska Communications (NASDAQ:ALSK) today announced its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.215 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on October 19, 2011, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2011. The company had approximately 45.2 million shares of common stock outstanding as of July 15, 2011.

About Alaska Communications

Headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska Communications (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.