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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bishop William H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP INC [ALSK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Business Market (Last) (First) (Middle) 600 TELEPHONE AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2018 (Street) ANCHORAGE, AK 99503 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price common stock, par value $.01 03/01/2018   M   43,497 A $ 0 173,680.566 (1) D   common stock, par value $.01 03/01/2018   F   12,813 D $ 2.12 160,867.566 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (2)

03/01/2018

M

8,496

03/01/2018

03/01/2018

Common Stock

8,496

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (2)

03/01/2018

M

2,789

03/01/2018

03/01/2018

Common Stock

2,789

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (2)

03/01/2018

M

18,079

03/01/2018(3)

03/01/2019

Common Stock

18,079

$ 0

18,079

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (2)

03/01/2018

M

14,133

03/01/2018(4)

03/01/2020

Common Stock

14,133

$ 0

28,267

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bishop William H 600 TELEPHONE AVENUE ANCHORAGE, AK 99503			SVP, Business Market

Signatures

/s/ Diedre Williams for William Bishop		03/05/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 3,628.266 shares purchased through the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	Amount represents restricted stock units granted under the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 2011 Incentive Award Plan.
(3)	Amount represents restricted stock units granted under the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 2011 Incentive Award Plan as a part of a larger award. The remaining 18,079 units will vest on the first company business day on or after March 1, 2019, subject to continued employment.
(4)	Amount represents restricted stock units granted under the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 2011 Incentive Award Plan as a part of a larger award. The remaining 28,267 units will vest in two equal annual installments beginning on the first company business day on or after March 1, 2019, subject to continued employment.

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