September 24, 2010 (FinancialWire) (Go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=ftrdnwswnd for all of today’s featured news.) — Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALSK) said that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.215 per share on the company's common stock.

The dividend is payable on October 20, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2010.

Alaska Communications had around 44.6 million shares of common stock outstanding as of July 19, 2010.

About Alaska Communications Systems

Alaska-based Alaska Communications Systems a provider of broadband and other wireline and wireless solutions across businesses and consumers. The ACS wireline operations include data networks and an undersea fiber optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous United States.

The company’s 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.

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