EXHIBIT 4.3.18A


                                   EXCERPT OF
                                MINUTES OF ACTION
                                     BY THE
                               BOARD OF DIRECTORS
                                       OF
                           GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
                                DECEMBER 5, 2002


                           RESOLVED, that the board of directors of General
                           Communication, Inc. ("Company") approves in concept
                           an amendment to (i) change the limit on a
                           participant's contribution to his or her account in
                           the Company's Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan
                           from 10% to 50% of compensation for non-highly
                           compensated employees, and from 10% to 12% for highly
                           compensated employees as defined in the plan and (ii)
                           eliminate the phase-in schedule allowing a
                           participant to diversify his or her investments in
                           Company stock over a period of time through 2005 and
                           replace it with permission for the participant to
                           diversity such investments made before December 31,
                           2002 once the plan provides an appropriate accounting
                           of such stock;

                           RESOLVED FURTHER, that the board directs the
                           president or his designee to cause the appropriate
                           amendment to the plan to be drafted to implement the
                           provisions of this resolution and to execute and date
                           that amendment to become a part of the plan.