Exhibit B
                               FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                      CONTRACT FOR ALASKA ACCESS SERVICES (2)

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
                               ----                             ---------------
                           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
                  ******************************** unless either party elects to
                  cancel  the  renewal  periods  by  giving  written  notice  of
                  non-renewal at least  ***************** to the commencement of
                  *******************.
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2  In this document "****" are used in place of redacted information.

[INFORMATION  HAS BEEN  REDACTED  FROM  THIS  PAGE  PURSUANT  TO A  REQUEST  FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT SUBMITTED TO THE SEC.]

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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/
Authorized Signature                        Authorized Signature


James M. Schneider                          William C. Behnke
Senior Vice President                       Senior Vice President


Print Name and Title                        Print Name and Title


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Date                                        Date


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