Alaska Communications Systems to Report Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2008 Financial Results on March 5th

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. ("ACS") (Nasdaq:ALSK), today announced it will release financial results for the fourth quarter and year-end 2008 shortly after the market closes on Thursday, March 5, 2009. 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 800-218-4007. Parties outside the United States and Canada can access the call at 303-228-2960.

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 2 hours after the call and will run until Monday, March 9, 2009 at midnight ET. To hear the replay, parties in the United States and Canada can call 800-405-2236 and enter pass code 11126480. Parties outside the United States and Canada can call 303-590-3000 and enter pass code 11126480.

About Alaska Communications Systems

Headquartered in Anchorage, ACS is Alaska's leading provider of broadband and other wireline and wireless solutions to Enterprise and mass market customers. The ACS wireline operations include the state's most advanced data networks and, with the acquisition of Crest Communications and build of the AKORN fiber, will be the only company with a geographically diverse undersea fiber optic network connecting Alaska to the contiguous United States. The ACS wireless operations rely on the only statewide 3G network, reaching across Alaska from the North Slope to Ketchikan, with coverage extended via the best 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.