Alaska Communications

This article is about the current telecommunications company. For the historical "Alaska Communications", see Alaska Communications System (ACS).
Alaska Communications
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998), Anchorage, Alaska[1]
HeadquartersAnchorage, Alaska
Key people
Matthew McConnell (president and CEO)
ParentATN International
Websitealaskacommunications.com

Alaska Communications (formerly Alaska Communications Systems or ACS) is a telecommunications corporation headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. It was the first telecommunications provider in the state of Alaska to maintain a third-generation wireless network and the only provider in Alaska that owned fully incorporated infrastructure for the major telecommunications platforms; wireless communications, Internet networking, and local and long-distance phone service. Alaska Communications wireline operations include advanced data networks and an underwater fiber optic system. The Alaska Communications wireless operations included a statewide 3G CDMA network, and coverage extended from the North Slope to Southeast Alaska.

  1. ^ "ACS Alaska Press Release Introducing New CEO". Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2006-12-01.