Alaska Communications Withdraws Proposal to Amend Its Incentive Award Plan

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALSK), the leadingprovider of advanced broadband and managed IT services for businessesand consumers in Alaska, today announced that its Board of Directorswill no longer seek shareholder approval to amend the company's 2011Incentive Award Plan. The proposal has been withdrawn from the agendafor the annual meeting. The annual meeting remains scheduled for 8:30a.m., Alaska daylight time, on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at the AlaskaCommunications Busine