Exhibit B
                               FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                      CONTRACT FOR ALASKA ACCESS SERVICES (1)

This FIRST  AMENDMENT to the CONTRACT FOR ALASKA  ACCESS  SERVICES is made as of
this first day of March, 1996, between GENERAL COMMUNICATION,  INC. ("GCI") with
offices located at 2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000, Anchorage, Alaska 99503-2781,
and MCI  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  CORPORATION  ("MCI") with  offices  located at 1801
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington DC 20006.

WHEREAS,  GCI and MCI  entered  into a  Contract  For  Alaska  Access  Services,
effective as of January 1, 1993, and

WHEREAS, GCI and MCI desire to amend the Contract,

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, GCI and MCI agree as follows:

1.       Paragraph 2. B. (2) of the Contract  shall be deleted and the following
         inserted in its place:

         (2)      *********.  ********** (except for ********** shall be charged
                  at the following rates per minute in the appropriate periods:

                                Date                            Rate in Dollars
                                ----                            ---------------
                           January 1, 1996                      ********
                           April 1, 1996                        ********
                           April 1, 1997                        ********
                           April 1, 1998                        ********
                           April 1, 1999 & thereafter           ********


         There  shall  be no  time  of day  discount.  *********  shall  pay the
         ********* access and Alascom interexchange charges for ***********. Any
         query  charges  associated  with the routing of  ************,  will be
         passed on to **********.

2.       Paragraph 3 of the Contract shall be deleted and the following inserted
         in its place:

                  3.       TERM.   Except  for  **********,   services  provided
                           pursuant  to Section  2.A shall be for a term of five
                           (5) years  beginning  April 1, 1996 and ending  March
                           31, 2001. The term shall be  ***********  through and
                           including  March  31,  *******  unless  either  party
                           elects  to  cancel  the  *****************  by giving
                           written notice of  non-renewal at least  ********* to
                           the  commencement  of any ********.  The services for
                           ********  traffic  shall be for a term of  **********
                           upon the issue of the ********** authorizing the turn
                           up   of   a    serving    area.    The    term    for
                           ********************  shall be automatically extended
                           for    ***************    through    and    including
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1 In this document "****" are used in place of redacted information.

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                           unless  either  party  elects to cancel  the  renewal
                           periods by giving  written  notice of  non-renewal at
                           least   *****************   to  the  commencement  of
                           *******************.

3.       All other terms and  conditions of the Contract  remain  unchanged by
         this Amendment and are in full force and effect.

4.       This Amendment will be effective on April 1, 1996.

5.       This Amendment  together with the Contract 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 Amendment on the date indicated below.


MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS                      GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
CORPORATION


/s/                                                  /s/
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Authorized Signature                                 Authorized Signature


James M. Schneider                                   William C. Behnke
Senior Vice President                                Senior Vice President

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Print Name and Title                                 Print Name and Title


         ___                                         March 20, 1996
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Date                                                 Date

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