Alaska Communications Systems Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend.ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- 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 NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ALSK) today announced its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.215 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on July 15, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 30, 2009. The company had approximately 44.2 million shares of common stock outstanding as of April 22, 2009. About Alaska Communications Systems Headquartered in Anchorage, ACS is Alaska's leading provider of broadband and other wireline and wireless solutions to Enterprise and mass market customers. The ACS wireline operations include the state's most advanced data networks and the only diverse undersea fiber optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The ACS wireless operations include a statewide 3G CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. network, reaching across Alaska from the North Slope to Ketchikan, with coverage extended via best-in-class CDMA carriers in the Lower 49 and Canada. By investing in the fastest-growing market segments and attracting the highest-quality customers, ACS seeks to drive top and bottom-line growth, while continually improving customer experience and cost structure through process improvement. More information can be found on the company's website at www.acsalaska.com or at its investor site at www.alsk.com. |
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