It was the first telecommunications provider in the state of Alaska to maintain a third-generation wireless network and the only provider in Alaska that owned fully incorporated infrastructure for the major telecommunications platforms; wireless communications, Internet networking, and local and long-distance phone service.

Alaska Communications wireline operations include advanced data networks and an underwater fiber optic system.

[5] In July 2021, Alaska Communications was acquired by the Nasdaq-listed company ATN International Inc. for $343 million.

[7] Alaska Communications has an agreement with Quintillion to use its submarine fiber optic cable to bring new services to some of Alaska's northernmost communities: Utqiaġvik, Nome, Kotzebue, Point Hope and Wainwright.

[9] It also partners with Boys and Girls Clubs of Southcentral Alaska to put on Summer of Heroes, a program which awards scholarships to youth who are engaged in community service.