Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (“ACS”) (NASDAQ:ALSK) today announced a six-year contractual agreement with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), to provide all voice and data services to federal agencies throughout Alaska. This is the third GSA contract awarded to ACS in the last three years.
“We are excited that ACS has the opportunity to expand on the twenty-year relationship with GSA, and to serve the federal agencies that do business in Alaska,” said Sheldon Fisher, senior vice president of sales and service. “We look forward to continuing to work together to provide integrated telecommunications services to the many federal employees statewide."
Under the multi-year contract, ACS will provide all voice services, local private lines, Metro Ethernet and a variety of Internet solutions -- supporting 200 federal agency offices across Alaska. This follows another multi-year contract awarded to ACS in 2005 for GSA local phone service in Anchorage and Juneau, modified later to include Kodiak, and an additional contract granted in October 2007, allowing ACS to provide wireless phone service to federal agencies statewide.
About GSA
GSA is a federal procurement and property management agency created to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. Across the nation, 13,000 associates provide services and solutions for the workplace operations of more than one million federal workers located in government-owned and leased buildings in more than 2,000 U.S. communities and overseas. The Northwest/Arctic Region supports customers and federal workers by acquiring such items as telecommunications, information technology, and supplies and equipment.
About Alaska Communications Systems
Headquartered in Anchorage, ACS is Alaska’s leading provider of broadband and other wireline and wireless solutions to Enterprise, Carrier and mass market customers. The ACS wireline operations include the state’s most advanced data networks and, to be launched in early 2009, the only diverse undersea fiber optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous United States. The ACS wireless operations include the only statewide 3G CDMA network, reaching across Alaska from the North Slope to Ketchikan, with coverage extended via best-in-class CDMA carriers in the Lower 49 and Canada. By investing in the fastest-growing market segments and attracting the highest-quality customers, ACS seeks to drive top and bottom-line growth, while continually improving customer experience and cost structure through process improvement. More information can be found on the company's website at www.acsalaska.com or at its investor site at www.alsk.com.
Contacts:
Mary Gasperlin, Director
Jeaneen
Gill, Manager
907-297-3000
mary.gasperlin@acsalaska.com
jeaneen.gill@acsalaska.com
