Exhibit 99.1


February 17, 2004

John Lowber, (907) 868-5628; jlowber@gci.com
Bruce Broquet, (907) 868-6660; bbroquet@gci.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

        GCI. INC ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF 7.25 PERCENT SENIOR NOTES DUE 2014,
             AMENDMENT TO INDENTURE FOR ITS 9.75 PERCENT SENIOR NOTES
                  DUE 2007 AND CALL FOR REDEMPTION OF REMAINING
                       9.75 PERCENT SENIOR NOTES DUE 2007

ANCHORAGE, AK -- General Communication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNCMA) announced today the
closing of the private offering of $250 million principal amount of 7.25 percent
Senior Notes due February 15, 2014 by GCI, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary.
The net proceeds of the offering will be used to repay GCI, Inc.'s existing $180
million 9.75 percent Senior Notes due August 1, 2007 and to repay senior bank
debt. The private offering increased to $250 million in principal amount from
the previously announced $230 million.

            The notes were offered only to qualified institutional buyers and
non-U.S. persons, pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S, respectively, of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The notes are senior unsecured and
unsubordinated obligations of GCI, Inc., and will pay interest semi-annually.

            In connection with this private offering, the notes have not been
registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be
offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws.

            This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any of the notes.

            The company also announced today that, in connection with the
previously announced cash tender offer and consent solicitation by GCI, Inc.
(the "Offer") for any and all of its $180 million outstanding principal amount
of 9.75 percent Senior Notes due 2007, GCI, Inc. has accepted for payment
$114,591,500 principal amount of notes validly tendered on or prior to 5:00 p.m.
New York City time on February 13, 2004. Such notes accepted for payment will
receive total consideration of $1,035.00 per $1,000 principal amount, consisting
of the purchase price of $1,025.00 per $1,000 principal amount, the consent
payment of $10.00 per $1,000 principal amount, plus accrued and on unpaid
interest up to, but not including, February 17, 2004. The Offer remains open
until March 2, 2004; however, the consent payment of $10.00 per $1,000 principal
amount has expired. Therefore, any holders who tender notes pursuant to the
Offer would now receive less consideration than if they were to instead
surrender such notes pursuant to the redemption described below.

            Certain proposed amendments to the indenture governing the 9.75
percent Senior Notes due 2007 became operative today. The proposed amendments
eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants and make other
revisions to the indenture. Adoption of the proposed amendments required the
consent of holders
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of at least a majority of the principal amount of the outstanding notes, which
was obtained in connection with the Offer.

            The company also announced today that GCI, Inc. issued a notice of
redemption to all the holders of its 9.75 percent Senior Notes due 2007. The
notice calls for redemption of the remaining $65,408,500 principal amount of
such notes on March 18, 2004 at a redemption price of $1,032.50 per $1,000
principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including,
March 18, 2004.

            GCI is the largest Alaska-based and operated integrated
communications provider. A pioneer in bundled services, GCI 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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