EXHIBIT 99.4

                  ACS ANNOUNCES PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING OF ITS
                              DIRECTORIES BUSINESS

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- March 6, 2003 -- Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.
("ACS") (Nasdaq: ALSK) has filed a preliminary prospectus with Canadian
securities regulators in connection with a proposed Canadian public offering of
its directories business through a Canadian income fund (the "Fund"). The Fund
may contemplate a possible private offering of units of the income fund in the
United States, exempt from the registration requirements of the United States
Securities Act of 1933. If the offering is consummated, ACS intends to use the
transaction proceeds to generate additional cash and to de-leverage its balance
sheet through paying down debt. Any potential transaction will be subject to a
number of conditions including approval by securities regulators, lender
approval, Board authorization and market conditions.

The units to be offered have not been and will not be registered under the
United States Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration
requirements. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy the units and is issued under Rule 135c under
the Securities Act of 1933.

ABOUT ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - ACS is the leading integrated
communications provider in Alaska, offering local telephone service, wireless,
long distance, data, and Internet services to business and residential customers
throughout Alaska. ACS currently serves approximately 336,000 access lines,
82,000 cellular customers, 70,000 long distance customers and 46,000 Internet
customers throughout the State. More information can be found on the company's
website at http://www.alsk.com.

In addition to historical information, this release includes forward-looking
statements, estimates and projections that are based on current expectations
only, and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many
of which are beyond the control of ACS. Actual events and results may differ
materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected if one or more of
these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove
incorrect. Factors that could affect actual results include but are not limited
to: rapid technological developments and changes in the telecommunications
industries; ongoing deregulation in the telecommunications industry as a result
of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and other similar federal and state
legislation and the federal and state rules and regulations enacted pursuant to
that legislation; regulatory limitations on the company's ability to change its
pricing for communications services; the possible future unavailability of SFAS
No. 71 to the company's wireline subsidiaries; and possible changes in the
demand for the company's products and services. In addition to these factors,
actual future performance, outcomes and results may differ materially because of
other, more general, factors including (without limitation) changes in general
industry and market conditions and growth rates; changes in interest rates or
other general national, regional or local economic conditions; governmental and
public policy changes; changes in accounting policies or practices adopted
voluntarily or as required by accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America; and the continued availability of financing in the
amounts, at the terms and on the conditions necessary to support the company's
future business. These and other uncertainties related to the company's business
are described in greater detail in ACS' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2002. The information contained in this release is as of
March 6, 2003. ACS undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of this
information whether as a result of new information, future events or
developments, or otherwise except as may be required by law.