Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 9, 2009, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of General Communication, Inc. (the "Company") authorized an increase in the number of members of the Board from seven members to eights members with such new member designated as a Class I director whose term will expire at the annual meeting to be held in 2011. The Board then appointed Mark W. Kroloff as a new member of the Board. In addition, Mr. Kroloff was appointed to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee, the Nominating Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

Mr. Kroloff has been the Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Arctic Slope Regional Corp. since 2005. Arctic Slope Regional Corp. is one of the thirteen Alaska Native Regional Corporations. From 1989 to 2005, Mr. Kroloff served as Chief Operation Officer of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., also one of the thirteen Alaska Native Regional Corporations.

Arctic Slope Regional Corp. holds 7,481,240 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock which represents approximately 15% of the Company's Class A Common Stock and such stock is entitled to approximately 9% of the total votes for matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Company.

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