ACS Names Kenneth Sprain as Senior Vice President of Operations.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ANCHORAGE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2003 Former CenturyTel and PTI PTI - Portable Tool Interface Executive with over 35 Years of Telecommunications Experience in Alaska and Lower 48 Alaska Communications Systems This article is about the current telecommunications company. For the historical "Alaska Communications System", see AT&T Alascom. Alaska Communications Systems, (or ACS) is a telecommunications corporation, headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. Group, Inc. ("ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ") (Nasdaq:ALSK) announced today the appointment of Kenneth Sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. as Senior Vice President with responsibility for Operations in the local exchange, inter-exchange and Internet business units. Mr. Sprain has been a consultant to ACS for more than two years and brings over 35 years of telecommunications experience, most recently in senior positions at CenturyTel and Pacific Telecom. Prior to working as a consultant for ACS and other telecommunications companies, Mr. Sprain held senior positions as Vice President of Operations Planning and Vice President of the Midwest Region for CenturyTel, the 8th largest independent local exchange telephone company in the United States. Before joining CenturyTel when it acquired Pacific Telecom, Inc. (PTI), Mr. Sprain was Executive Vice President and General Manager of PTI's local telephone operating divisions in the lower 48 states. He began his career with the RCA Service Company RCA Service Company, designated RCAS, was a division of RCA created to service appliances and equipment manufactured by RCA. It was also sub-divided into smaller groups, such as the RCA Government Services, which later became known as GE Government Services when GE acquired RCA. working as a technician and supervisor at remote Alaskan communication sites and worked for over fifteen years in the Alaskan communications industry until he joined PTI. "Ken comes to ACS with a wealth of industry knowledge and experience, along with a very specific understanding of the challenges of operating in Alaska," stated Charles E. Robinson, ACS Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We are extremely pleased to have Ken join our team and welcome the leadership and energy he will bring to the ACS organization." 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 335,000 access lines, 82,000 cellular customers, 58,000 long distance customers and 45,000 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 Alaska Communications. 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 Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. 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 SFAS Statement of Financial Accounting Standards SFAS Special Forces Assessment and Selection SFAS Student Financial Aid Services SFAS Sport Fishing Association of Singapore SFAS Safety Features Actuation System SFAS Statewide Fixed Assets System 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 Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. ; 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 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, ; 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 the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2002. The information contained in this release is as of May 8, 2003. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of this information whether as a result of new information, future events or developments, or otherwise. |
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