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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20060317143150
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001179110-06-006553
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060315
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060317
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060317

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001089511
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
		IRS NUMBER:				522126573
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		600 TELEPHONE AVENUE
		STREET 2:		-
		CITY:			ANCHORAGE
		STATE:			AK
		ZIP:			99503
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9072973000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		600 TELEPHONE AVENUE
		STREET 2:		-
		CITY:			ANCHORAGE
		STATE:			AK
		ZIP:			99503

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALEC HOLDINGS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990624

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FOX PAINE CAPITAL FUND LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001099184
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28167
		FILM NUMBER:		06695352

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O FOX PAINE & CO LLC
		STREET 2:		950 TOWER LANE #1150
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6502352081

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O FOX PAINE & CO LLC
		STREET 2:		950 TOWER LANE #1150
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FOX PAINE & CO LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001099185
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28167
		FILM NUMBER:		06695353

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		950 TOWER LANE #1150
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6505251300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		950 TOWER LANE #1150
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FOX PAINE CAPITAL LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001099230
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28167
		FILM NUMBER:		06695354

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O FOX PAINE & CO LLC
		STREET 2:		950 TOWER LANE #1150
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6502352081

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O FOX PAINE & CO LLC
		STREET 2:		950 TOWER LANE #1150
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404
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    <periodOfReport>2006-03-15</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP INC</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>FOX PAINE CAPITAL LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>FOSTER CITY</rptOwnerCity>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>950 TOWER LANE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1150</rptOwnerStreet2>
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            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94404</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <otherText></otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
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            <rptOwnerName>FOX PAINE CAPITAL FUND LP</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1150</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>FOSTER CITY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94404</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
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            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2006-03-15</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>9498879</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>10.75</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Fox Paine &amp; Company, LLC (&quot;Company LLC&quot;) is the manager of Fox Paine Capital Fund, L.P. (&quot;LP1&quot;) and FPC Investors, L.P. (&quot;LP2&quot; and, together with LP1, the &quot;LPs&quot;).  Fox Paine Capital, LLC (&quot;Capital LLC&quot;) is the General Partner of each of the LPs and the manager of each of ALEC Coinvestment Fund I, LLC, ALEC Coinvestment Fund II, LLC, ALEC Coinvestment Fund III, LLC, ALEC Coinvestment Fund IV, LLC, and ALEC Coinvestment Fund V, LLC (collectively, the &quot;Funds&quot;).  Company LLC, as manager of the LPs, and Capital LLC, as the General Partner of the LPs and manager of the Funds, may be deemed, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, to be the indirect beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (&quot;Shares&quot;) owned by the LPs, and the LPs and the Funds, respectively, and therefore each is a &quot;ten percent holder&quot; hereunder.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On March 15, 2006, LP1 sold 7,916,995 Shares, LP2 sold 117,473 Shares, and the Funds sold 1,464,411 Shares, which total 9,498,879 Shares in the aggregate.  After such sale, LP1, LP2, the Funds, Company LLC and Capital LLC directly and beneficially own 0 (zero) shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Fox Paine Capital Management, LLC, its manager, /s/ W. Dexter Paine, III, Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-03-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ W. Dexter Paine, III, President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-03-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Fox Paine &amp; Company, LLC, its manager, /s/ W. Dexter Paine, III, President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-03-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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