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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) 07/20/2018 (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

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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 (1)

07/20/2018

A

22,507

(2)

07/20/2028

Common Stock

22,507

$ 0

22,507

D

Performance Stock Units

$ 0 (1)

07/20/2018

A

110,124

(3)

07/20/2028(4)

Common Stock

110,124

$ 0

110,124

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, Vice President of Human Resources, by power of attorney.		07/24/2018
**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)	Restricted stock unit award under the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 2011 Incentive Award Plan.
(2)	Amount represents restricted stock units granted under the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 2011 Incentive Award Plan which will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first company business day on or after March 1, 2019, subject to continued employment.
(3)	PSUs are comprised of three tranches with performance periods of one, two, or three years. Each tranche will vest if the Company's 20-day Volume Weighted Average price meets or exceeds the identified vesting price for that tranche during the performance period for that tranche.
(4)	Any tranches that do not vest within their identified vesting time frame shall immediately terminate after the close of the vesting period and be forfeited without any settlement thereunder. All awards subject to continued employment.

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