Exhibit B
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
CONTRACT FOR ALASKA ACCESS SERVICES (1)
This FIRST AMENDMENT to the CONTRACT FOR ALASKA ACCESS SERVICES is made as of
this first day of March, 1996, between GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. ("GCI") with
offices located at 2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000, Anchorage, Alaska 99503-2781,
and MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION ("MCI") with offices located at 1801
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington DC 20006.
WHEREAS, GCI and MCI entered into a Contract For Alaska Access Services,
effective as of January 1, 1993, and
WHEREAS, GCI and MCI desire to amend the Contract,
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, GCI and MCI agree as follows:
1. Paragraph 2. B. (2) of the Contract shall be deleted and the following
inserted in its place:
(2) *********. ********** (except for ********** shall be charged
at the following rates per minute in the appropriate periods:
Date Rate in Dollars
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January 1, 1996 ********
April 1, 1996 ********
April 1, 1997 ********
April 1, 1998 ********
April 1, 1999 & thereafter ********
There shall be no time of day discount. ********* shall pay the
********* access and Alascom interexchange charges for ***********. Any
query charges associated with the routing of ************, will be
passed on to **********.
2. Paragraph 3 of the Contract shall be deleted and the following inserted
in its place:
3. TERM. Except for **********, services provided
pursuant to Section 2.A shall be for a term of five
(5) years beginning April 1, 1996 and ending March
31, 2001. The term shall be *********** through and
including March 31, ******* unless either party
elects to cancel the ***************** by giving
written notice of non-renewal at least ********* to
the commencement of any ********. The services for
******** traffic shall be for a term of **********
upon the issue of the ********** authorizing the turn
up of a serving area. The term for
******************** shall be automatically extended
for *************** through and including
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1 In this document "****" are used in place of redacted information.
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unless either party elects to cancel the renewal
periods by giving written notice of non-renewal at
least ***************** to the commencement of
*******************.
3. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain unchanged by
this Amendment and are in full force and effect.
4. This Amendment will be effective on April 1, 1996.
5. This Amendment together with the Contract is the complete agreement of
the parties and supersedes all other prior contracts and
representations concerning its subject matter. Any further amendments
must be in writing and signed by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto each acting with proper authority have
executed this Amendment on the date indicated below.
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
CORPORATION
/s/ /s/
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Authorized Signature Authorized Signature
James M. Schneider William C. Behnke
Senior Vice President Senior Vice President
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Print Name and Title Print Name and Title
___ March 20, 1996
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Date Date
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