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| Subsequent Event [Text Block]   | (9)       Subsequent Event

 

On July 31, 2012, GCI Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”), our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into an Add-On Term Loan Supplement No. 3 (“Supplement No. 3”) to our Senior Credit Facility.  The Supplement No. 3 provided for an additional $30.0 million term loan with an initial interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.5%, payable in accordance with the terms of our Senior Credit Facility.  Holdings used the term loan proceeds to pay down revolving loans under our Senior Credit Facility, thus increasing availability under the revolving portion of our Senior Credit Facility.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.
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