ACS Named "Best Wireless Provider” in Leading Alaska Survey

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. ("ACS”) (NASDAQ:ALSK), Alaska's leading integrated communications provider, today announced that it was named "Best Wireless Provider” in the Anchorage Press "Press Picks” awards.

The Anchorage Press "Press Picks” is the premier and longest running annual business survey in the state. The awards, voted on by Anchorage residents, recognize top Anchorage businesses in more than 95 categories.

"This award reflects our commitment to be the highest quality voice and data wireless service provider in Anchorage, throughout Alaska and, through our roaming partners, the Lower 49 and Canada,” said Liane Pelletier, ACS president and CEO. "Third party drive tests consistently demonstrate that we own and operate the best voice and data wireless network in the state. Our focus on network quality is paired with our focus on local customer service, at our store fronts and in our call centers with industry-leading customer experience. It is an honor for ACS to be recognized by the market as the best wireless provider, but our customers know we devote resources to earning their loyalty everyday.”

ACS has led the wireless industry in Alaska. In 2004, ACS was the first company to offer 3G high speed wireless data in the state, via CDMA EVDO Rev 0; in 2008, ACS was the first to deploy even higher data speeds via EVDO Rev A. ACS continues to enhance its network, investing more than $5 million just in 2009, deepening its EVDO Rev A 3G coverage, giving Alaskans the fastest possible data speeds with the largest coverage area.

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 the only diverse undersea fiber optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous United States. The ACS wireless operations include a 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.

About the Anchorage Press

Established in 1992, the Anchorage Press is an Anchorage-wide news, arts, entertainment, and recreation newspaper with a circulation of more than 30,000.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events made using information currently available to management. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside ACS' control.