8-K: Current report
Published on December 15, 2003
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2003
GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Alaska 0-15279 92-0072737
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(State or Other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Identification
Incorporation) Number)
2550 Denali Street Suite 1000 Anchorage, Alaska 99503
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (907) 265-5600
NONE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 12, 2003, General Communication, Inc. issued a
press release announcing that the Alaska Supreme Court issued a
decision that requires the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) to
reexamine its order that allows full local telephone competition in
Fairbanks and Juneau, Alaska. The Court found that the RCA erred in
allocating the burden of proof to ACS and leaves it to the RCA's
discretion whether to continue the status quo and whether additional
evidentiary hearings are necessary to evaluate the propriety of the
rural exemption.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The
information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by reference
herein.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired: None
(b) Pro forma financial information: None
(c) Exhibit:
99.1 Press release dated December 12, 2003
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
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(Registrant)
Date: December 12, 2003
By /s/ John M. Lowber
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Name: John M. Lowber
Title: Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release of General Communication, Inc., dated
December 12, 2003.