**** CONFIDENTIAL PORTION has been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment by the Company to, and the material has been separately
filed with, the SEC. Each omitted Confidential Portion is marked by four
asterisks.

             TENTH AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT FOR ALASKA ACCESS SERVICES


    This TENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR ALASKA ACCESS SERVICES ("Tenth
Amendment") is effective as of the 1st day of May, 2006 ("Effective Date"), by
and between GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. and its wholly owned subsidiary, GCI
COMMUNICATION CORP., both Alaska corporations (together, "GCI") with offices
located at 2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000, Anchorage, Alaska 99503-2781 and MCI
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. d/b/a Verizon Business Services
(successor-in-interest to MCI Network Services, Inc., which was formerly known
as MCI WORLDCOM Network Services ("Verizon"), with offices located at 1133 19th
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (GCI with Verizon, collectively, the
"Parties," and individually, a "Party").

                                    RECITALS

    WHEREAS, GCI and Verizon entered into that certain Contract for Alaska
Access Services dated January 1, 1993 ("Original Agreement"), as amended by (i)
the First Amendment to Contract for Alaska Access Services dated as of March 1,
1996, (ii) the Second Amendment to the Contract for Alaska Access Services dated
as of January 1, 1998, (iii) the Third Amendment to Contract for Alaska Access
Services dated as of March 1, 1998, (iv) the Fourth Amendment to Contract for
Alaska Access Services dated as of January 1, 1999, (v) the Fifth Amendment to
Contract for Alaska Access Services dated as of August 7, 2000, (vi) the Sixth
Amendment to Contract for Alaska Access Services dated as of February 14, 2001,
(vii) the Seventh Amendment to Contract for Alaska Access Services dated as of
March 8, 2001, (vii) the Eighth Amendment to the Contract for Alaska Access
Services dated as of July 1, 2003 and (viii) the Ninth Amendment to the Contract
for Alaska Access Services dated as of January 23, 2005 (collectively,
"Agreement") which set forth the general terms and conditions under which GCI
provides certain telecommunications services to Verizon; and,

    WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to change the amount of certain
credits under the Agreement, as described below,



                                    AGREEMENT

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as
follows:

     1. Definitions of Terms. All capitalized terms used in the Tenth Amendment

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     but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the
     Agreement. Additionally, any reference to Verizon in this Tenth Amendment
     shall be a reference to MCI in the Original Agreement, as amended, and visa
     versa.

     2. Rates and Charges. Section 2.B.9 of the Agreement shall be
     deleted in its entirety and the following inserted in its place:

         2.B.(9) Verizon **** and **** Services. Verizon **** and **** Services
         shall be **** GCI FCC Tariff #1 and **** shall reflect the requested
         terrestrial or satellite ****. Each month GCI shall calculate the total
         **** Verizon **** and **** Service **** for all **** requirements of
         **** and below and **** will be calculated and applied as follows:

                 **** Verizon Northbound Traffic **** and shall be identified on
                 such **** as ****; and

                 **** Verizon Southbound Traffic **** and shall be identified on
                 such **** as ****.

         Further, during ****, GCI shall calculate the total **** Verizon ****
         and **** Service **** for all **** requirements of **** or ****
         services and **** will be calculated and applied as follows:

                 **** Verizon Northbound Traffic **** and shall be identified on
                 such **** as ****; and

                 **** Verizon Southbound Traffic **** and shall be identified on
                 such **** as ****.

         During  **** and each ****,  the **** shall be subject to **** based on
         **** northbound and southbound **** Verizon transports on GCI's network
         **** (the "Total Annual Verizon ****"), as follows:

                 Should the Total Annual Verizon **** equal or exceed ****, then
                 GCI shall provide Verizon with a ****; and

                 Should the Total Annual Verizon **** not exceed ****, then GCI
                 shall provide Verizon ****.

         In the event that any of the above **** cannot be fully used ****,  the
         remaining  amount of such **** as directed  by Verizon or ****  Verizon
         upon request.

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3.  ****. Verizon acknowledges and agrees that the **** and the **** are both
    being **** by **** under this Tenth Amendment, as described above. In
    consideration for GCI's agreement hereunder to increase these ****, which is
    good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which Verizon
    acknowledges, Verizon agrees **** to replace **** during the term of the
    Agreement, as defined and as may be extended under Paragraph 3 thereof.

4.  Effect of Amendment. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement not
    expressly modified by this Tenth Amendment shall remain in full force and
    effect. The Parties hereby affirm and agree such terms remain binding.

5.  Further Assurances. The Parties shall cooperate in good faith, and enter
    into such other instruments and take such other actions, as may be necessary
    or desirable, to fully implement the intent of this Tenth Amendment.

6.  Counterparts; Signatures. This Tenth Amendment may be executed in
    counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and both of which
    together shall constitute one and the same instrument. When signed by each
    Party's authorized representative, a copy or facsimile of this Tenth
    Amendment shall have the same force and effect as one bearing an original
    signature.

This Tenth Amendment, together with the Agreement, is the complete agreement of
the Parties and supersedes all other prior contracts and representations
concerning its subject matter. Any further amendments must be in writing and
signed by both Parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto each acting with proper authority have
executed this Tenth Amendment as of the Effective Date.


MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.

By: /s/Peter H. Reynolds
Printed Name: Peter H. Reynolds
Title: Director

GCI COMMUNICATION CORP.

By:  /s/Richard Westlund
Printed Name: Richard Westlund
Title: Senior Vice President & General Manager, Carrier Services

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