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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001181431-10-051731.txt : 20101022
<SEC-HEADER>0001181431-10-051731.hdr.sgml : 20101022
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20101022142419
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-10-051731
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20101021
FILED AS OF DATE:		20101022
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20101022

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENERAL COMMUNICATION INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000808461
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
		IRS NUMBER:				920072737
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			AK
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2550 DENALI ST STE 1000
		CITY:			ANCHORAGE
		STATE:			AK
		ZIP:			99503
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9072655600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2550 DENALI STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			ANCHORAGE
		STATE:			AK
		ZIP:			99503

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001428711
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			AK
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15279
		FILM NUMBER:		101137028

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3900 C STREET SUITE 801
		CITY:			ANCHORAGE
		STATE:			AK
		ZIP:			99503-5963
		BUSINESS PHONE:		907-339-6042

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3900 C STREET SUITE 801
		CITY:			ANCHORAGE
		STATE:			AK
		ZIP:			99503-5963
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 FOR ASRC SALE OF GNCMA STOCK (10/21/2010)
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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2010-10-21</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000808461</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>GENERAL COMMUNICATION INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GNCMA</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001428711</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>3900 C STREET SUITE 801</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ANCHORAGE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>AK</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>99503</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock, no par value</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-10-21</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>7486240</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>10.1562</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                    <value>0</value>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On October 21, 2010, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (&quot;ASRC&quot;) and General Communication, Inc. (the &quot;Issuer&quot;) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement whereby the Issuer purchased 7,486,240 shares of Class A Common Stock, no par value (the &quot;Class A Common Stock&quot;), of the Issuer, which represented all of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock held by ASRC, for an aggregate purchase price of $76,031,750.69.  The aggregate amount of shares of Class A Common Stock sold by ASRC to the Issuer includes 5,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held by ASRC that were inadvertently excluded from the number of shares previously disclosed on the Form 3 filed by ASRC on April 25, 2008.  These excluded 5,000 shares of Class A Common Stock were not the result of a stock purchase.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The aggregate purchase price of $76,031,750.69 was calculated by multiplying 7,486,240 by the average per share volume-weighted price over five consecutive trading days.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Denali Kemppel, EVP, General Counsel, on behalf of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-10-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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