EXHIBIT 4.3.18B

EXHIBIT 4.3.18B


AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 TO THE

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
OF
GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.


THIS AMENDMENT is made this 23rd day of December, 2002, by General
Communication, Inc., a corporation having its principal place of business at
Anchorage, Alaska (subsequently called "Company").

RECITALS

A. The Company entered into and executed the Qualified Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of General Communication, Inc. (the "Plan") effective January 1,
1997.

B. Section 11.6 of the Plan provides in part as follows:

"At any time of the Company may amend this Plan and Trust by action of
its Board of Directors . . . ."

C. The Company now desires to amend the Plan and Trust.

AMENDMENT

NOW THEREFORE, the Company does amend the Plan as follows:

1. Effective January 1, 2003, the references to "10%" in Section 4.1(a)
and Section 4.1(b) of the Plan (relating to the limits on Participant
elective deferrals) shall be replaced with "50% (but 12% for Highly
Compensated Employees, as defined in Code Section 414(q))".

2. Effective January 1, 2003, Section 10.1(x) of Plan hereby is amended to
read in its entirety as follows

10.1(x) Qualifying Employer Securities Diversification Right:
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, effective
January 1, 2003, each Participant will be permitted to
diversify (direct and change the investment of) that portion
of the Participant's Account balance that is invested in
Qualifying Employer Securities, as follows: Effective December
31, 2002, an accounting of the historical cumulative


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portions of the Participant's Account balance which were
invested in Qualifying Employer Securities as of December 31,
2002 (the "Qualifying Balances"), will be completed. As soon
as practicable after December 31, 2002, 100% of the Qualifying
Balances will be available for complete investment discretion
by the Participant under the terms of this Plan. The intent of
this subsection (x) it to permit Participants complete
investment direction over their Qualifying Balances. Amounts
contributed and invested in Qualifying Employer Securities
after December 31, 2002, will remain subject to the terms of
this Plan, excluding this subsection (x).

3. Except as amended above, the Company hereby affirms and readopts each
and every other provision of the plan and trust.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, General Communication, Inc. has executed
this Amendment by its duly authorized officers as of the date first set forth
above.


GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.


By: /s/
President
ATTEST:


By: /s/
Secretary


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