UNITED STATES
                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                     FORM 8-K

                                  CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The
                       Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2004

                            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)                                                        No.)

      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) 868-5600


                                      NONE
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
          Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

     On December 7, 2004, General Communication, Inc. (GCI) announced the
closing of its $70 million add-on bond transaction. In a private transaction
concurrent with add-on bond closing, GCI repurchased 3,751,509 GCI Class A
common shares at $8.33 per share and $10 million face value of GCI Series C
Preferred Stock from MCI. The aggregate amount of the equity repurchase totaled
$41.3 million. In addition, $10 million of the add-on bond proceeds were used to
repay GCI's outstanding balance on its revolving credit facility. The remaining
balance of the bond proceeds of more than $17 million, after fees and expenses,
will be used for other general corporate purposes. A copy of the press release
is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired: Not Applicable

     (b) Pro forma financial information: Not Applicable

     (c) Exhibit:

         99.1 Press release dated December 7, 2004
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                                   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 7, 2004


                                          By /s/
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                                          Name:  John M. Lowber
                                          Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                 Chief Financial Officer,
                                                 Secretary and Treasurer
                                                 (Principal Financial Officer)
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.   Description
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99.1          Press release of General Communication, Inc. dated
              December 7, 2004.