Alaska Communications Systems Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

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-Total Revenue of $91.3 million level with Prior Year1-

-Wireless and Enterprise Total 53 percent of Revenue-

-Closes $10.3 Million Enterprise Contract-

- EBITDA Increases 2.8 percent to $34.9 Million -

-Reduces 2009 Annual Guidance for Revenue and EBITDA -
ANCHORAGE, Alaska--(Business Wire)--
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. ("ACS") (NASDAQ: ALSK) today reported
financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

"The ACS strategy of capturing growth in the enterprise and wireless segments to
offset reductions in legacy wire line business continues to deliver the right
kind of revenue and earnings mix," said Liane Pelletier, ACS president and chief
executive officer. "For the quarter, we delivered stable revenue and EBITDA
growth as a result of new enterprise customers buying business IP services."

"Our participation in the enterprise market is concentrated on selling data
services as they most fundamentally allow ACS to help organizations transform
how they do business. In the quarter 80 percent of enterprise revenue was data
versus voice. Since the last call, the most substantial win came from a federal
agency, with a solution valued at more than $10 million, to be earned over six
years. Clearly, ACS will also continue to leverage its large Alaska footprint to
serve lower 48 carrier voice needs as well, but this will be a volatile segment
as carrier market shares shift, and as voice becomes a data application," said
Pelletier.

"Our participation in the wireless market this year continues to challenge ACS -
a function of the economy and the iPhone. In terms of the economy, reports just
out summarize what ended up being the softest tourist season in years, affecting
both Alaska businesses and visitors to the state. In terms of the $99 iPhone,
ACS` high quality subscriber base, able to afford the monthly service charges
associated with the iPhone, were again attracted away at very high rates. ACS
remains focused on delivering superior mobile data coverage, speed and local
service to attract data users. In the quarter, ACS generated more gross
additions than the prior three quarters, and grew data ARPU 56 percent year over
year, but the subscriber additions were insufficient to outpace churn to the
iPhone. We look forward to introducing Android-powered handsets over the next
few months and hope they will re-establish a level playing field in devices,"
concluded Pelletier.

Financial Highlights: Third Quarter 2009 Compared to Third Quarter 2008

* Revenues of $91.3 million in line with $91.3 million in the prior year.

* Enterprise revenues increased $2.7 million, or 31 percent.
* Wireless revenue declined by $2.0 million or 5.0 percent due to declines in
roaming revenue and subscribers.
* Retail, wholesale and access wireline revenues declined by $0.7 million, or
1.7 percent, with the current quarter benefiting from $2.5 million in
out-of-period network access reserves compared to $1.4 million in 2008.

* EBITDA of $34.9 million was up 2.8 percent from prior year EBITDA of $33.9
million:

* Wireline EBITDA of $18.2 million increased by 6.2 percent, with gains in
enterprise and higher levels of network access more than offsetting declines in
retail and wholesale.
* Wireless EBITDA of $16.7 million was in line with the prior year with tight
expense management offsetting lower contributions from subscriber and roaming
revenue.

* Net cash provided by operating activities of $21.3 million was down 26.5
percent from $29.0 million in the prior year period. The annual decline is
entirely attributable to working capital changes.
* Net income before extraordinary item of $0.3 million, or $0.01 per diluted
share, compared to net income of $1.8 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, in
the prior year. The decline in net income is attributable to a $4.9 million
increase in depreciation expense resulting from an assessment that with changes
in technology, asset salvage values previously set by regulators and
historically viewed as reasonable, were no longer appropriate.
* In the third quarter 2009, ACS ceased to follow regulatory accounting rules
following its July 1, 2009 conversion to price cap regulation and recognized an
extraordinary gain, net of tax, of $37.3 million following the extinguishment of
certain regulatory liabilities.

"While we are delighted with the enterprise contracts that we have closed in the
quarter and the strength of our provisioning backlog, enterprise revenue did
decline by $0.2 million on a sequential basis," said David Wilson, ACS executive
vice president and chief financial officer. "In order to assess the underlying
momentum in enterprise, a deeper dive into the major revenue drivers in the
quarter is required:

* Firstly, the expiration of a 2007 capacity exchange agreement with another
carrier mid way through the quarter resulted in a $0.4 million drop in revenue
that had no impact on EBITDA or cash flows;
* Secondly, share shifts that took place one layer below our level of carrier
relationship resulted in a $0.4 million sequential decline in voice revenue; and

* Finally, we turned up $0.6 million of new business, significant, but somewhat
below our expectations."

"While we are changing our year end guidance to reflect challenges in our
carrier voice and wireless businesses, and delays in booking new enterprise
revenues, our dividend payout ratio for the year continues to be within the
70-75 percent range set by the board. In addition, we anticipate $3.3 million in
non-recurring cash payments in the fourth quarter from certain enterprise
customers, and this is excluded from guidance," concluded Wilson.

Metric Highlights: Third Quarter 2009 Compared to Second Quarter 2009

* Wireless monthly churn of 2.4 percent compared to 2.0 percent in the second
quarter. Key drivers of the increase were a loss of market share to the iPhone
and higher ACS initiated disconnects for non-payment.
* Total wireless subscribers decreased by approximately 2,300 to 139,700.
* Wireless ARPU increased by $1.90 to $64.51 from $62.61 with a $0.54 gain in
data ARPU and a $1.76 gain in CETC. Data ARPU increased by 7.4 percent to $7.84
from $7.30.
* DSL lines declined by 500 to 46,400 while ISP ARPU increased by 1.0 percent to
$34.37.
* Retail local access lines declined by 1.8 percent to 166,600 as a result of
cord cutting and seasonality.
* Total local access lines decreased by approximately 2.3 percent to 189,800.

Nine Month Financial Review

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, revenues were $263.4 million,
compared to $264.3 million in the same period last year. Net income before
extraordinary item was $3.7 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to net
income of $8.3 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, in the same period in 2008.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the first nine months of 2009 was
$73.0 million compared to $69.2 million in the same period in 2008. EBITDA for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $98.6 million, compared to $99.3
million in the same period last year.

2009 Business Outlook

For the full-year 2009, ACS is changing its revenue and EBITDA guidance.

* Revenues are now expected to be approximately $350 million versus prior
guidance of exceeding this level; and
* EBITDA is now expected to be approximately $128 million rather than exceeding
$132 million.

As previously reported ACS expects:

* Maintenance capital expenditures are expected to be below the $40 million
spent in 2008;
* Funding required for the completion of AKORN; the upgrade of Northstar; and
the build of a second fiber route between Anchorage and Fairbanks to be $11
million; and
* Net cash interest expense of $36 million.

1 Our FCC approved conversion to price cap regulation went into effect July 1,
2009. At the effective date, ACS ceased to follow regulatory accounting rules
resulting in the elimination of certain intercompany transactions with regulated
affiliates that were not previously eliminated during consolidation. This change
reduced the absolute level of reported revenue by approximately 10 percent but
had no impact on the absolute levels of reported EBITDA or cash flows.

Conference Call

The company will host a conference call and live webcast today at 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time. Parties in the United States and Canada can call 866-225-8754 to
access the conference call. Parties outside the United States and Canada can
access the call at 480-629-9692. 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 two hours after
the call and will run until Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at midnight ET. To hear
the replay, parties in the United States and Canada can call 800-406-7325 and
enter pass code 4176885. Parties outside the United States and Canada can call
303-590-3030 and enter pass code 4176885.

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.

Forward-Looking EBITDA Guidance

This press release includes information related to management's estimate of
EBITDA for the year ending December 31, 2009. EBITDA, as defined by the company,
may not be similar to EBITDA measures used by other companies and is not a
measurement under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management
believes that EBITDA provides useful information to investors about the
company's performance because it eliminates the effects of period-to-period
changes in costs associated with capital investments, interest and stock-based
compensation expense that are not directly attributable to the underlying
performance of the company's business operations. Management believes the most
directly comparable GAAP measure would be "Net cash provided by operating
activities." Due to the difficulty in forecasting and quantifying the amounts
that would be required to be included in this comparable GAAP measure, the
company is not providing an estimate of year-end net cash provided by operating
activities at this time.

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. Such factors are, without limitation, adverse national
economic conditions, including continuing disruption in the U.S. capital
markets, adverse local economic conditions, including an unexpected downturn in
the Alaska oil and gas or tourism markets, changes in capital expenditures, or
other factors affecting the company's ability to generate sufficient earnings
and cash flows to continue to make dividend payments to its stockholders; the
company`s ability to complete, manage, integrate, market, maintain, and attract
sufficient customers to the products and services it may derive from the
construction of AKORN and purchase and integration of Crest Communications
Corporation; adverse changes in labor matters, including workforce levels and
labor negotiations; disruption of our suppliers' provisioning of critical
products or services; the impact of natural or man-made disasters; changes in
company's relationships with large carrier or enterprise customers or its
roaming partners; changes in revenue from Universal Service Funds; unforseen
changes in public policies; changes in accounting policies, including the
Company`s application of regulatory accounting rules, which could result in an
impact on earnings; or disruptive technological developments in the
telecommunications industry.For further information regarding risks and
uncertainties associated with ACS' business, please refer to the company's SEC
filings, including, but not limited to, the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" in our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form
10-Q. Copies of the company's SEC filings may be obtained by contacting its
investor relations department at (907) 564-7556 or by visiting its investor
relations website at www.alsk.com.

Schedule 1

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2009 2008 2009 2008

Total operating revenues $ 91,262 $ 91,285 $ 263,439 $ 264,267

Operating expenses:
Cost of services and sales 35,318 35,048 101,886 98,745
Selling, general & administrative 21,895 25,402 66,846 72,630
Depreciation and amortization 23,724 18,790 59,784 54,391
Total operating expenses 80,937 79,240 228,516 225,766

Operating income 10,325 12,045 34,923 38,501

Other income and expense:
Interest expense (9,642 ) (8,886 ) (28,284 ) (25,258 )
Interest income 30 532 81 1,541
Other - (255 ) - (255 )
Total other income and expense (9,612 ) (8,609 ) (28,203 ) (23,972 )

Income before income tax 713 3,436 6,720 14,529

Income tax expense (388 ) (1,591 ) (3,018 ) (6,275 )

Income before extraordinary item 325 1,845 3,702 8,254

Extraordinary item, net of tax 37,346 - 37,346 -

Net income $ 37,671 $ 1,845 $ 41,048 $ 8,254

Net income per share:
Basic:
Income on continuing operations $ 0.01 $ 0.04 $ 0.08 $ 0.19
Extraordinary item, net of tax 0.84 - 0.85 -
Net income $ 0.85 $ 0.04 $ 0.93 $ 0.19

Weighted average shares outstanding 44,354 43,603 44,100 43,302

Diluted
Income before extraordinary item $ 0.01 $ 0.04 $ 0.08 $ 0.19
Extraordinary item, net of tax 0.82 - 0.83 -
Net income $ 0.83 $ 0.04 $ 0.91 $ 0.19

Weighted average shares outstanding 45,136 44,428 44,873 44,306

Schedule 2

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

September 30, December 31,
Assets 2009 2008

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,127 $ 1,326
Restricted cash 5,990 20,517
Accounts receivable-trade, net of allowance of $6,984 and $5,912 37,919 40,433
Materials and supplies 9,689 9,404
Prepayments and other current assets 6,573 6,515
Deferred income taxes 13,933 21,145
Total current assets 81,231 99,340

Property, plant and equipment 1,425,035 1,392,951
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization (945,306 ) (891,899 )
Property, plant and equipment, net 479,729 501,052

Non-current investments 855 1,005
Goodwill 8,850 8,850
Intangible assets, net 24,049 24,118
Debt issuance costs 6,614 8,554
Deferred income taxes 82,234 105,480
Deferred charges and other assets 648 452
Total assets $ 684,210 $ 748,851

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term obligations $ 883 $ 666
Accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities 59,894 74,028
Advance billings and customer deposits 9,736 10,399
Total current liabilities 70,513 85,093

Long-term obligations, net of current portion 537,228 538,975
Other deferred credits and long-term liabilities 30,467 98,693
Total liabilities 638,208 722,761
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Common stock, $.01 par value; 145,000 authorized 444 437
Additional paid in capital 207,154 231,813
Accumulated deficit (147,082 ) (188,130 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (14,514 ) (18,030 )
Total stockholders' equity 46,002 26,090

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 684,210 $ 748,851

Schedule 3

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, In Thousands)

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2009 2008 2009 2008

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income $ 37,671 $ 1,845 $ 41,048 $ 8,254
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 23,724 18,790 59,784 54,391
Gain on extraordinary item, net of tax (37,346 ) - (37,346 ) -
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount 1,752 1,636 5,205 3,640
Stock-based compensation 851 3,103 3,416 5,618
Deferred income taxes 388 1,647 3,018 6,331
Provision for uncollectible accounts 1,562 996 3,632 3,616
Other non-cash expenses 224 291 1,242 1,115
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (7,515 ) 706 (6,992 ) (13,766 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 21,311 29,014 73,007 69,199

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Investment in construction and capital expenditures (16,585 ) (37,318 ) (37,258 ) (107,900 )
Change in unsettled construction and capital expenditures 2,654 8,093 (9,450 ) 7,933
Change in unsettled acquisition costs - - (250 ) -
Net change in short-term investments - 375 - 790
Net change in restricted accounts 721 16,236 14,527 (54,835 )
Other investing activities 150 - 150 (1,350 )

Net cash used by investing activities (13,060 ) (12,614 ) (32,281 ) (155,362 )

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of long-term debt (3,220 ) (155 ) (30,185 ) (2,676 )
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt 3,000 - 24,500 125,000
Purchase of call options - - - (20,431 )
Sale of common stock warrants - - - 9,852
Debt issuance costs - (56 ) - (4,309 )
Payment of cash dividend on common stock (9,622 ) (9,370 ) (28,534 ) (27,901 )
Payment of withholding taxes on stock-based compensation (256 ) (7 ) (1,823 ) (3,321 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 795 358 1,117 944

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities (9,303 ) (9,230 ) (34,925 ) 77,158

Change in cash and cash equivalents (1,052 ) 7,170 5,801 (9,005 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 8,179 19,033 1,326 35,208

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 7,127 $ 26,203 $ 7,127 $ 26,203

Supplemental Cash Flow Data:
Interest paid $ 10,747 $ 9,894 $ 28,371 $ 23,897
Income taxes paid, net of refunds $ (669 ) $ - $ (669 ) $ 417

Supplemental Non-cash Transactions:
Property acquired under capital leases $ 230 $ 1,301 $ 890 $ 1,359
Dividend declared, but not paid $ 9,555 $ 9,386 $ 9,555 $ 9,386
Asset retirement obligation $ 288 $ 59 $ 291 $ 91

Schedule 4

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
SCHEDULE OF EBITDA CALCULATION
(Unaudited, In Thousands)

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2009 2008 2009 2008

Net cash provided by operating activities $ 21,311 $ 29,014 $ 73,007 $ 69,199
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (provided) used by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization (23,724 ) (18,790 ) (59,784 ) (54,391 )
Gain on extraordinary item, net of tax 37,346 - 37,346 -
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount (1,752 ) (1,636 ) (5,205 ) (3,640 )
Stock-based compensation (851 ) (3,103 ) (3,416 ) (5,618 )
Deferred income taxes (388 ) (1,647 ) (3,018 ) (6,331 )
Provision for uncollectible accounts (1,562 ) (996 ) (3,632 ) (3,616 )
Other non-cash expenses (224 ) (291 ) (1,242 ) (1,115 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities 7,515 (706 ) 6,992 13,766
Net income $ 37,671 $ 1,845 $ 41,048 $ 8,254
Add (subtract):
Interest expense 9,642 8,886 28,284 25,258
Interest income (30 ) (532 ) (81 ) (1,541 )
Depreciation and amortization 23,724 18,790 59,784 54,391
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net and impairment of long-term investments (15 ) 259 454 1,018
Gain on extraordinary item, net of tax (37,346 ) - (37,346 ) -
Income tax expense 388 1,591 3,018 6,275
Stock-based compensation 851 3,103 3,416 5,618
EBITDA $ 34,885 $ 33,942 $ 98,577 $ 99,273

Note: In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the Company's results as determined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company also discloses certain non-GAAP information which management utilizes to assess performance and believes provides useful information to investors. The Company has disclosed its net income before interest, provisions for taxes, depreciation expense, gain or loss on asset purchases or disposals, amortization of intangibles and stock-based compensation expense (EBITDA) because the Company believes it is an important indicator as it provides information about our ability to service debt, pay dividends and fund capital expenditures. EBITDA is not a GAAP measure and should not be considered a substitute for net cash provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance recorded
in accordance with GAAP.

Schedule 5

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
SCHEDULE OF OPERATING REVENUE AND EBITDA MARGIN BY SEGMENT
(Unaudited, In Thousands)

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2009 2008 2009 2008
Operating Revenue
Retail $ 21,890 $ 22,197 $ 64,401 $ 67,138
Wholesale 2,836 3,452 8,795 11,160
Access 18,426 18,251 49,396 55,701
Enterprise 11,218 8,531 33,518 23,029
Wireline 54,370 52,431 156,110 157,028
Wireless 36,892 38,854 107,329 107,239
Total operating revenue $ 91,262 $ 91,285 $ 263,439 $ 264,267

Wireline EBITDA
Operating revenue $ 54,370 $ 52,431 $ 156,110 $ 157,028
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation) (36,921 ) (38,035 ) (110,710 ) (108,627 )
Stock-based compensation 761 2,753 3,056 4,985
Net loss on disposal of assets - 4 31 790
Wireline EBITDA $ 18,210 $ 17,153 $ 48,487 $ 54,176

EBITDA Margin 33.5 % 32.7 % 31.1 % 34.5 %

Wireless EBITDA
Operating revenue $ 36,892 $ 38,854 $ 107,329 $ 107,239
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation) (20,292 ) (22,415 ) (58,022 ) (62,748 )
Stock-based compensation 90 350 360 633
Net (gain) loss on disposal of assets (15 ) - 423 (27 )
Wireless EBITDA $ 16,675 $ 16,789 $ 50,090 $ 45,097

EBITDA Margin 45.2 % 43.2 % 46.7 % 42.1 %

Schedule 6

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
INVESTMENT IN CONSTRUCTION AND CAPITAL
(Unaudited, In Thousands)

Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2009 2008 2009 2008

Investment in construction and capital $ 16,585 $ 37,318 $ 37,258 $ 107,900

Capitalized interest (524 ) (1,090 ) (3,005 ) (2,079 )

Investment in construction and capital, $ 16,061 $ 36,228 $ 34,253 $ 105,821

net of capitalized interest

Growth 2,834 23,952 9,686 73,170

Maintenance and other 13,227 12,276 24,247 32,651

Capital funded by the selling shareholders of Crest - - 320 -

Investment in construction and capital, net of capitalized interest $ 16,061 $ 36,228 $ 34,253 $ 105,821

Schedule 7

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
KEY OPERATING STATISTICS
(Unaudited)

September 30, June 30, September 30,
2009 (a) 2009 2008
Wireline:

Retail
Local 166,560 169,548 177,279
Quarterly growth rate in retail local telephone access lines -1.8 % -1.1 % -1.8 %
Average monthly revenue per subscriber for the quarter $ 18.50 $ 19.66 $ 19.82

Long Distance
Long distance subscribers 60,970 61,807 64,692
Average monthly retail revenue per subscriber for the quarter $ 19.51 $ 19.84 $ 20.65

Internet
DSL subscribers 46,360 46,845 47,639
Dial-up subscribers 6,182 6,743 7,394
52,542 53,588 55,033

Average monthly DSL & dial-up revenue per subscriber for the quarter $ 34.37 $ 34.04 $ 32.09

Wholesale
Resale access lines 7,368 7,815 8,577
UNE lines 15,922 16,978 21,543
23,290 24,793 30,120

Quarterly growth rate in wholesale local access lines -6.1 % -3.7 % -10.6 %
Average monthly revenue per subscriber for the quarter $ 29.16 $ 29.23 $ 28.37

Wireless:

Wireless subscribers (b) 139,726 142,028 149,927
Average monthly churn for the quarter (b) 2.4 % 2.0 % 2.1 %
Average monthly revenue per retail subscriber for the quarter (c) $ 64.51 $ 62.61 $ 60.79

(a) Average monthly revenue per subscriber includes the full elimination of intercompany revenue and the reclass of bad debt expense from contra revenue to SG&A expense.

(b) Prior period metrics have been adjusted reflecting changes disclosed in our April 21, 2009 press release.

(c) CETC added $14.46 to wireless ARPU in the third quarter of 2009, $12.70 in the second quarter of 2009, and $10.33 in the third quarter of 2008.

Schedule 8

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
QUARTERLY OPERATIONS WITH RECLASS AND ELIMINATION ADJUSTMENTS
(Unaudited, In Thousands)

2009 2008
Q2 Q1 Q4 (a) Q3 (a) Q2 Q1

Operating revenues:
Retail $ 21,069 $ 21,442 $ 22,148 $ 22,197 $ 22,548 $ 22,393
Wholesale 2,918 3,041 3,208 3,452 3,772 3,936
Access 15,352 15,618 16,531 18,251 16,238 21,212
Enterprise 11,463 10,837 10,109 8,531 7,630 6,868
Wireline 50,802 50,938 51,996 52,431 50,188 54,409
Wireless 35,217 35,220 34,875 38,854 34,964 33,421
Total operating revenues 86,019 86,158 86,871 91,285 85,152 87,830

Operating expenses:
Cost of services and sales 34,225 32,343 33,278 35,048 32,964 30,733
Selling, general & administrative 21,840 23,111 28,012 25,402 23,426 23,802
Depreciation and amortization 15,175 20,885 19,611 18,790 19,138 16,463
Loss on impairment of goodwill and intangibles assets - - 29,641 - - -
Total operating expenses 71,240 76,339 110,542 79,240 75,528 70,998

Operating income (loss) 14,779 9,819 (23,671 ) 12,045 9,624 16,832

Other income and expense:
Interest expense (10,302 ) (8,340 ) (8,814 ) (8,886 ) (9,143 ) (7,229 )
Interest income 17 34 154 532 706 303
Other - - 10 (255 ) - -
Total other income and expense (10,285 ) (8,306 ) (8,650 ) (8,609 ) (8,437 ) (6,926 )

Income (loss) before income tax 4,494 1,513 (32,321 ) 3,436 1,187 9,906

Income tax (expense) benefit (1,961 ) (669 ) 13,250 (1,591 ) (554 ) (4,130 )

Net income (loss) $ 2,533 $ 844 $ (19,071 ) $ 1,845 $ 633 $ 5,776

Net income (loss) per share:
Basic $ 0.06 $ 0.02 $ (0.44 ) $ 0.04 $ 0.01 $ 0.13
Diluted $ 0.06 $ 0.02 $ (0.44 ) $ 0.04 $ 0.01 $ 0.13

Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic 44,195 43,746 43,656 43,603 43,362 42,939
Diluted 44,651 44,527 43,656 44,428 44,304 44,308

(a) Financial results for Q3 and Q4 2008 have been also been adjusted for the bifurcation of our convertible debt and certain other reclassifications to make the historical statements comparable to the current reporting format.

ACS Investors:
Alaska Communications Systems
David Wilson, 907-564-7556
investors@acsalaska.com

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