Alaska Communications

Alaska Communications
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1998 (1998), Anchorage, Alaska
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.