UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 8-K
                                 Current Report
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 29, 2004

                    ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

           000-28167                                  52-2126573
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     (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer Identification No.)


      600 Telephone Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska                  99503
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     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)


     Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code        (907) 297-3000
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)








 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits


99.1     Company press release dated July 29, 2004, reporting the second
         quarter results.





Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On July 29, 2004,  Alaska  Communications  Systems Group, Inc. reported its
financial  results for the second quarter.  The Press Release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and also can be found on our website at www.alsk.com.



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.




Date: July 29, 2004        ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.


                                      /s/ David Wilson
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                                      David Wilson
                                      Senior Vice President and
                                      Chief Financial Officer
                                      Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.