Alaska Communications Systems
- Alaska Communications Systems
Infobox_Company
company_name = Alaska Communication Systems
company_type = Public (nasdaq2|ALSK)
foundation = Anchorage, Alaska (1999)[cite web | url=http://investors.alsk.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=117995 | title=ACS Alaska Press Release Introducing New CEO | accessdate=2006-12-01] ]
location = Anchorage, Alaska
key_people = Liane Pelletier, CEO
industry = Telecommunications
revenue = profit112,355 USD (2005)
homepage = [http://www.acsalaska.com/ www.acsalaska.com]
Alaska Communications Systems, (or ACS) is a telecommunications corporation, headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. It is notable for being the only telecommunications provider in the state of Alaska to maintain a third-generation wireless network and the only provider in Alaska that owns fully incorporated infrastructure for the major telecommunications platforms; local phone service, long distance phone service, Internet networking, and wireless communications. In addition to these services, ACS provides satellite television services through a partnership with DISH Network and dial-up internet access.
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