Exhibit 99.1



February 10, 2004

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


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. PLACES $230 MILLION IN SENIOR NOTES

ANCHORAGE, AK -- General Communication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNCMA) announced today
that its wholly owned subsidiary GCI, Inc. has agreed to sell $230 million in
aggregate principal amount of senior debt securities due in 2014. GCI, Inc. will
pay interest of 7.25 percent on the securities and the securities will be sold
at a discounted price of $982.64 per $1,000 of principal amount to yield 7.5
percent. The net proceeds of the offering will be used to repay GCI Inc.'s
existing $180 million 9.75 percent senior notes and to repay senior bank debt.

The sale of the notes is expected to close on February 17, 2004.

The debt securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be
offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable
exemption from registration requirements.

GCI is the largest Alaska-based and operated integrated telecommunications
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 Form 10-K and 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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