Exhibit 99.1



February 2, 2004

Contact: Bruce Broquet, (907) 868-6660, bbroquet@gci.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GCI ANNOUNCES ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, GCI, INC. COMMENCING TENDER OFFER AND
CONSENT SOLICITION FOR EXISTING 9.75 PERCENT SENIOR NOTES DUE 2007

ANCHORAGE, AK -- General Communication, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS:GNCMA)(Nasdaq:GNCMA)
announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, GCI, Inc., is commencing a
cash tender offer and consent solicitation (the "Offer") for any and all of its
$180,000,000 outstanding principal amount of 9.75 percent Senior Notes due 2007,
CUSIP Number 36155WAA4 (collectively, the "Notes").

            The offer is scheduled to expire at 5:00 P.M., New York City time,
on March 2, 2004, unless extended or earlier terminated (the "Expiration Date").
The consent solicitation will expire at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on
February 13, 2004 (the "Consent Date"), unless extended or earlier terminated.
Holders tendering their Notes under the indenture will be required to consent to
certain proposed amendments (the "Proposed Amendments") to the indenture
governing their Notes, which will eliminate substantially all of the restrictive
covenants and make other revisions to the indenture. Adoption of the Proposed
Amendments requires the consent of holders of at least a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes under the indenture. Holders
may not tender their Notes without delivering consents and may not deliver
consents without tendering their Notes.

            Holders who validly tender their Notes on or prior to the Consent
Date will receive the total consideration of $1,035.00, consisting of (i) the
tender price of $1,025.00 and (ii) the consent payment of $10.00, per $1,000
principal amount of Notes (if such notes are accepted for purchase). Holders who
validly tender their Notes after the Consent Date but on or prior to the
Expiration Date will receive the tender price of $1,025.00 per $1,000 principal
amount of Notes (if such notes are accepted for purchase). In either case,
Holders who validly tender their Notes also will be paid accrued and unpaid
interest up to, but not including, the applicable date of payment for their
Notes (if such notes are accepted for purchase).

            The Offer is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions,
including receipt by GCI, Inc. of tenders of Notes representing a majority of
the aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding under the indenture
governing the Notes, consummation of the required financing, consent from the
lenders under the credit facility of GCI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS:GNCMA), a
wholly owned subsidiary of GCI, Inc., as well as other customary conditions. The
terms of the Offer are described in GCI, Inc.'s Offer to Purchase and Consent
Solicitation Statement dated February 2, 2004, copies of which may be obtained
from MacKenzie Partners, Inc.

            GCI, Inc. has engaged Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (NYSE:DB) to act
as dealer manager and solicitation agent in connection with the Offer. Questions
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regarding the Offer may be directed to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (NYSE:DB),
High Yield Capital Markets, at 212-250-7772 (collect). Requests for
documentation may be directed to MacKenzie Partners, Inc., the information agent
for the Offer, at 800-322-2885 (US toll-free) and 212-929-5500 (collect).

            This announcement is not an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an
offer to purchase or a solicitation of a consent with respect to any securities.
The Offer is being made solely by the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation
Statement dated February 2, 2004.

            GCI is the largest Alaska-based and operated integrated
communications provider. The company provides local, wireless, and long distance
telephone, cable television, Internet and data communication services. More
information about the company can be found at www.gci.com.

            The foregoing contains forward-looking statements regarding the
company's expected results that are based on management's expectations as well
as on a number of assumptions concerning future events. Actual results might
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements due to
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside GCI's control.
Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in the forward looking statements is contained in
GCI's cautionary statement sections of Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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