gciform10q033112.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 0-15279

	GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
	(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	State of Alaska		92-0072737
	(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S Employer
	incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

	2550 Denali Street
	Suite 1000
	Anchorage, Alaska		99503
	(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (907) 265-5600

	Not Applicable
	Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.) Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer” and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's classes of common stock as of April 30, 2012, was:

38,454,920 shares of Class A common stock; and

3,170,522 shares of Class B common stock.

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

			Page No.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements			3

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

	Item I.	Financial Statements

		Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011	4

		Consolidated Income Statements (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011	6

		Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011	7

		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011	8

		Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	9

	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
		and Results of Operations	26

	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	37

	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	37

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	38

	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	39

	Item 6.	Exhibits	40

	Other items are omitted, as they are not applicable.

SIGNATURES			41

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

You should carefully review the information contained in this Quarterly Report, but should particularly consider any risk factors that we set forth in this Quarterly Report and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In this Quarterly Report, in addition to historical information, we state our future strategies, plans, objectives or goals and our beliefs of future events and of our future operating results, financial position and cash flows. In some cases, you can identify these so-called “forward-looking statements” by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “project,” or “continue” or the negative of these words and other comparable words. All forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance, achievements, plans and objectives to differ materially from any future results, performance, achievements, plans and objectives expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors, including those identified under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our December 31, 2011 annual report on Form 10-K. Those factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any of our forward-looking statements. For these forward looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

You should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement, and the related risks, uncertainties and other factors speak only as of the date on which they were originally made and we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in our expectations with regard to these statements or any other change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict what factors will arise or when. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM I. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)
					March 31,	December 31,
ASSETS					2012	2011

Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents			$	30,018	29,387

	Receivables				150,934	141,827
	Less allowance for doubtful receivables				5,011	5,796
		Net receivables			145,923	136,031

	Deferred income taxes				15,555	15,555
	Prepaid expenses				9,419	7,899
	Inventories				9,507	7,522
	Other current assets				3,527	3,631
		Total current assets			213,949	200,025

Property and equipment in service, net of depreciation					835,832	849,121
Construction in progress					51,736	42,918
	Net property and equipment				887,568	892,039

Cable certificates					191,635	191,635
Goodwill					74,883	74,883
Wireless licenses					25,967	25,967
Restricted cash					14,804	15,910
Other intangible assets, net of amortization					15,612	15,835
Deferred loan and senior notes costs, net of amortization of $3,353 and $2,880 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively					12,262	12,812
Other assets					16,104	17,214
		Total other assets			351,267	354,256
			Total assets	$	1,452,784	1,446,320

See accompanying condensed notes to interim consolidated financial statements.



						(Continued)

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Continued)


(Amounts in thousands)
					March 31,	December 31,
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY					2012	2011

Current liabilities:
	Current maturities of obligations under long-term debt and capital leases			$	9,507	8,797
	Accounts payable				37,067	41,353
	Deferred revenue				23,181	22,003
	Accrued payroll and payroll related obligations				20,285	22,126
	Accrued interest				21,366	6,680
	Accrued liabilities				14,032	11,423
	Subscriber deposits				1,206	1,250
		Total current liabilities			126,644	113,632

Long-term debt, net					859,617	858,031
Obligations under capital leases, excluding current maturities					77,286	78,605
Obligation under capital lease due to related party, excluding current maturity					1,893	1,893
Deferred income taxes					115,383	114,234
Long-term deferred revenue					81,541	81,822
Other liabilities					23,800	24,456
		Total liabilities			1,286,164	1,272,673

Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
	Common stock (no par):
		Class A. Authorized 100,000 shares; issued 38,648 and
			39,296 shares at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively; outstanding 38,455 and 39,043 shares at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively		25,680	26,179
		Class B. Authorized 10,000 shares; issued and
			outstanding 3,171 shares each at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011; convertible on a share-per-share basis into Class A common stock		2,678	2,679
		Less cost of 193 and 253 Class A common shares held
			in treasury at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively		(1,706)	(2,225)
	Paid-in capital				24,497	32,795
	Retained earnings				99,340	97,911
		Total General Communication, Inc. stockholders' equity			150,489	157,339
	Non-controlling interest				16,131	16,308
		Total stockholders’ equity			166,620	173,647
			Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,452,784	1,446,320

See accompanying condensed notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


				Three Months Ended
				March 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)				2012	2011
Revenues			$	171,907	164,777
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and
	amortization shown separately below)			56,860	53,756
Selling, general and administrative expenses				62,982	58,893
Depreciation and amortization expense				32,380	31,866
		Operating income		19,685	20,262

Other income (expense):
	Interest expense (including amortization
		of deferred loan fees)		(17,155)	(17,452)
	Interest income			2	4
	Other			(131)	(24)
		Other expense, net		(17,284)	(17,472)
		Income before income tax expense		2,401	2,790
Income tax expense				1,149	1,391

		Net income		1,252	1,399
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest				177	-
		Net income attributable to General Communication, Inc.	$	1,429	1,399
Basic net income attributable to General Communication, Inc. common stockholders per Class A common share			$	0.03	0.03
Basic net income attributable to General Communication, Inc. common stockholders per Class B common share			$	0.03	0.03
Diluted net income attributable to General Communication, Inc. common stockholders per Class A common share			$	0.03	0.02
Diluted net income attributable to General Communication, Inc. common stockholders per Class B common share			$	0.03	0.02

See accompanying condensed notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Amounts in thousands)		Class A Common Stock	Class B Common Stock	Class A and B Shares Held in Treasury	Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Non- controlling Interest	Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balances at January 1, 2011	$	69,396	2,677	(2,249)	37,075	92,200	-	199,099
Net income		-	-	-	-	1,399	-	1,399
Common stock repurchases and retirements		(7,259)	-	-	-	-	-	(7,259)
Shares issued under stock option plan		163	-	-	-	-	-	163
Share-based compensation expense		-	-	-	1,544	-	-	1,544
Other		(7)	7	-	-	-	-	-
Balances at March 31, 2011	$	62,293	2,684	(2,249)	38,619	93,599	-	194,946

Balances at January 1, 2012	$	26,179	2,679	(2,225)	32,795	97,911	16,308	173,647
Net income		-	-	-	-	1,429	(177)	1,252
Common stock repurchases and retirements		(12,118)	-	-	-	-	-	(12,118)
Shares issued under stock option plan		1,352	-	-	-	-	-	1,352
Issuance of restricted stock awards		10,266	-	-	(10,266)	-	-	-
Share-based compensation expense		-	-	-	1,899	-	-	1,899
Issuance of treasury shares related to deferred compensation payout		-	-	511	69	-	-	580
Other		1	(1)	8	-	-	-	8
Balances at March 31, 2012	$	25,680	2,678	(1,706)	24,497	99,340	16,131	166,620

See accompanying condensed notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011
(Unaudited)


(Amounts in thousands)
					2012	2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net income			$	1,252	1,399
	Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
		provided by operating activities:
		Depreciation and amortization expense			32,380	31,866
		Deferred income tax expense			1,149	1,391
		Share-based compensation expense			1,730	1,170
		Other noncash income and expense items			1,534	2,151
		Change in operating assets and liabilities			(3,902)	(9,980)
			Net cash provided by operating activities		34,143	27,997
Cash flows from investing activities:
	Purchases of property and equipment				(23,591)	(28,824)
	Restricted cash				1,106	-
	Purchases of other assets and intangible assets				(1,125)	(1,923)
			Net cash used in investing activities		(23,610)	(30,747)
Cash flows from financing activities:
	Purchase of treasury stock to be retired				(12,118)	(7,259)
	Borrowing of other long-term debt				2,729	-
	Repayment of debt and capital lease obligations				(1,942)	(6,971)
	Borrowing on Senior Credit Facility				-	13,000
	Proceeds from stock options				1,352	-
	Other				77	163
			Net cash used in financing activities		(9,902)	(1,067)
			Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		631	(3,817)
			Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		29,387	33,070
			Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	30,018	29,253

See accompanying condensed notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of General Communication, Inc. (“GCI”) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. They should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on March 9, 2012, as part of our annual report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for an entire year or any other period.

(1) Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Principles

In the following discussion, GCI and its direct and indirect subsidiaries are referred to as “we,” “us” and “our.”

(a)

Business

GCI, an Alaska corporation, was incorporated in 1979. We offer the following services primarily in Alaska:

·	Postpaid and prepaid wireless telephone services and sale of wireless telephone handsets and accessories,

·	Video services throughout Alaska,

·	Internet access services,

·	Wireless roaming for certain wireless carriers and origination and termination of wireline traffic in Alaska for certain common carriers,

·	Competitive and incumbent local access services throughout Alaska,

·	Long-distance telephone service,

·	Data network services,

·	Broadband services, including our SchoolAccess® offering to rural school districts, our ConnectMD® offering to rural hospitals and health clinics, and managed video conferencing,

·	Managed services to certain commercial customers,

·	Sales and service of dedicated communications systems and related equipment, and

·	Lease, service arrangements and maintenance of capacity on our fiber optic cable systems used in the transmission of voice and data services within Alaska and between Alaska and the remaining United States and foreign countries.

(b)

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the consolidated accounts of GCI and its wholly owned subsidiaries, as well as a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in which we were the primary beneficiary, when on August 30, 2011, we provided certain loans and guarantees to Terra GCI Investment Fund, LLC (“TIF”). We also include in our consolidated financial statements non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries for which our ownership is less than 100 percent. All significant intercompany transactions between non-regulated affiliates of our company are eliminated. Intercompany transactions generated between regulated and non-regulated affiliates of our company are not eliminated in consolidation.

(c)

Non-controlling Interest

Non-controlling interests represent the equity ownership interests in consolidated subsidiaries not owned by us. Non-controlling interest is adjusted for contributions, distributions, and earnings (loss) attributable to the non-controlling interest partners of the consolidated entities. Income and loss is allocated to the non-controlling interest based on the respective partnership agreements.

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

(d) Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-08, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)” allows an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. Under these amendments, an entity would not be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The amendments include a number of events and circumstances for an entity to consider in conducting the qualitative assessment. The adoption of ASU 2011-08 on January 1, 2012 did not have a material impact on our income statements, financial position or cash flows.

ASU 2011-04 “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)” amended current guidance to achieve common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in GAAP and IFRS. The amendments generally represent clarification of FASB ASC Topic 820, but also include instances where a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or disclosing information about fair value measurements has changed. The adoption of ASU 2011-04 on January 1, 2012 did not have a material impact on our income statements, financial position or cash flows.

(e)

Regulatory Accounting

We account for our regulated operations in accordance with the accounting principles for regulated enterprises. This accounting recognizes the economic effects of rate regulation by recording cost and a return on investment as such amounts are recovered through rates authorized by regulatory authorities. Accordingly, plant and equipment is depreciated over lives approved by regulators and certain costs and obligations are deferred based upon approvals received from regulators to permit recovery of such amounts in future years. Our cost studies and depreciation rates for our regulated operations are subject to periodic audits that could result in a change to recorded revenues.

(f)

Earnings per Common Share

We compute net income per share of Class A and Class B common stock using the “two class” method. Therefore, basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. The computation of the dilutive net income per share of Class A common stock assumes the conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock, while the dilutive net income per share of Class B common stock does not assume the conversion of those shares. Additionally in applying the “two-class” method, undistributed earnings are allocated to both common shares and participating securities. Our restricted stock grants are entitled to dividends and meet the criteria of a participating security.

Undistributed earnings for each year are allocated based on the contractual participation rights of Class A and Class B common shares as if the earnings for the year had been distributed. In accordance with our Articles of Incorporation which provide that, if and when dividends are declared on our common stock in accordance with Alaska corporate law, equivalent dividends shall be paid with respect to the shares of Class A and Class B common stock. Both classes of common stock have identical dividend rights and would therefore share equally in our net assets in the event of liquidation. As such, we have allocated undistributed earnings on a proportionate basis.

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Earnings per common share (“EPS”) and common shares used to calculate basic and diluted EPS consist of the following (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012						2011
	Class A			Class B			Class A			Class B
Basic net income per share:
Numerator:
Allocation of undistributed earnings	$	1,321			108		$	1,305			94

Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		38,741			3,171			43,979			3,178
Basic net income attributable to GCI common stockholders per common share	$	0.03			0.03		$	0.03			0.03

Diluted net income per share:
Numerator:
Allocation of undistributed earnings for basic computation	$	1,321			108		$	1,305			94
Reallocation of undistributed earnings as a result of conversion of Class B to Class A shares		108			-			94			-
Effect of share based compensation that may be settled in cash or shares		(100	)		-			(220	)		-
Reallocation of undistributed earnings as a result of conversion of Class B to Class A shares outstanding		-			(9	)		-			(16	)
Net income adjusted for allocation of undistributed earnings and effect of share based compensation that may be settled in cash or shares	$	1,329			99		$	1,179			78

Denominator:
Number of shares used in basic computation		38,741			3,171			43,979			3,178
Conversion of Class B to Class A common shares outstanding		3,171			-			3,178			-
Unexercised stock options		272			-			373			-
Effect of share based compensation that may be settled in cash or shares		158			-			217			-
Number of shares used in per share computations		42,342			3,171			47,747			3,178
Diluted net income attributable to GCI common stockholders per common share	$	0.03			0.03		$	0.02			0.02

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Weighted average shares associated with outstanding share awards for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, which have been excluded from the computations of diluted EPS, because the effect of including these share awards would have been anti-dilutive, consist of the following (shares, in thousands):


	2012		2011
Shares associated with anti-dilutive unexercised stock options		36		14

Additionally, 8,000 and 50,000 weighted average shares associated with contingent awards for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because the contingencies of these awards have not been met at March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

(g)

Common Stock

Following are the changes in issued common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (shares, in thousands):

	Class A			Class B
Balances at December 31, 2010		44,213			3,178
Class B shares converted to Class A		1			(1	)
Shares issued upon stock option exercises		18			-
Share awards issued		348			-
Shares retired		(647	)		-
Other		(23	)		-
Balances at March 31, 2011		43,910			3,177

Balances at December 31, 2011		39,296			3,171
Shares issued upon stock option exercises		187			-
Share awards issued		316			-
Shares retired		(862	)		-
Shares acquired to settle minimum statutory tax withholding requirements		(289	)		-
Balances at March 31, 2012		38,648			3,171

We retired 289,000 shares of our Class A common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2012, which were acquired to settle the minimum statutory tax withholding requirements pursuant to restricted stock award vesting and the settlement of deferred compensation.

GCI’s Board of Directors has authorized a common stock buyback program for the repurchase of GCI’s Class A and Class B common stock in order to reduce the outstanding shares of Class A and Class B common stock. We are authorized to increase our repurchase limit $5.0 million per quarter indefinitely and to use stock option exercise proceeds to repurchase additional shares. If stock repurchases are less than the total approved quarterly amount the difference may be carried forward and used to repurchase additional shares in future quarters. The cost of the repurchased common stock reduced Common Stock on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, we repurchased 862,000 and 621,000 shares, respectively, of our Class A common stock under the stock buyback program at a cost of $9.0 million and $7.0 million, respectively. The amount available under the stock buyback program is $88.9 million at March 31, 2012. The repurchased stock was constructively retired as of March 31, 2012.

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

We expect to continue the repurchases for an indefinite period dependent on leverage, liquidity, company performance, market conditions and subject to continued oversight by GCI’s Board of Directors. The open market repurchases have complied and will continue to comply with the restrictions of Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(h)

Revenue Recognition

As an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier ("ETC"), we receive support from the Universal Service Fund ("USF") to support the provision of wireline local access and wireless service in high cost areas. On November 29, 2011, the FCC published a final rule to reform the methodology for distributing USF high cost support for voice and broadband services, as well as to the access charge regime for terminating traffic between carriers (“High Cost Order”). The High Cost Order defined the division of support to Alaska between Urban and Remote areas. The High Cost Order was a significant program change that required a reassessment of our high cost support revenue recognition.

Prior to the High Cost Order program changes we accrued Remote and Urban estimated program revenue quarterly based on current line counts, the most current rates paid to us, our assessment of the impact of current FCC regulations, and our assessment of the potential outcome of FCC proceedings. Our estimated accrued revenue is subject to our judgment regarding the outcome of many variables and is subject to upward or downward adjustments in subsequent periods. Our ability to collect our accrued USF support is contingent upon continuation of the USF program and upon our eligibility to participate in that program, which is subject to change by future regulatory, legislative or judicial actions. We adjust revenue and the account receivable in the period the FCC makes a program change or we assess the likelihood that such a change has increased or decreased revenue.

Remote High Cost Support

The High Cost Order mandated that as of January 1, 2012, Remote high cost support is based upon the total 2011 support disbursed to all subject Competitive Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (“CETCs”) (“Statewide Support Cap”). On January 1, 2012, the rates paid in the Remote areas were mandated and frozen by the USF and cannot exceed $250 per line per month on a study area basis. Line count growth that causes the Statewide Support Cap to be exceeded triggers a pro rata support payment reduction to all subject Alaska CETCs until the support is reduced down to the Statewide Support Cap amount.

The High Cost Order further mandated that on January 1, 2014, a freeze of Remote support will begin and subject CETC’s support payments will be frozen at the monthly average of 2013 annual support. If a successor funding mechanism is operational on July 1, 2014, a 20% annual phase down will commence decreasing support 20% each annual period until no support is paid starting July 1, 2018. If a successor funding mechanism is not operational on July 1, 2014, the phase down will not begin and the subject CETCs will continue to receive the monthly average of 2013 annual support until a successor funding mechanism is operational. A subject CETC may not receive phase down support and support from a successor funding mechanism; one program or the other must be selected. At this time we cannot predict the likelihood of a successor funding mechanism being operational on July 1, 2014 nor can we predict whether we can or will participate in a successor funding mechanism.

As a result of the High Cost Order program changes for the areas designated Remote by the USF, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2011 we accrue estimated program revenue based on current line counts and the rates mandated and frozen by the USF, reduced as needed by our estimate of the impact of the Statewide Support Cap. The Statewide Support Cap is the amount of total high cost support all CETCs in the Remote areas of Alaska may receive. When determining the estimated program revenue accrual we also consider our assessment of the impact of current FCC regulations and of the potential outcome of FCC proceedings. Our estimated accrued revenue is subject to our judgment regarding the outcome of many variables and is subject to upward or downward adjustment in subsequent periods.

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Urban High Cost Support

The High Cost Order mandated that as of January 1, 2012, Urban high cost support payments are frozen at the monthly average of the subject CETC’s 2011 annual support. A 20% annual phase down will commence July 1, 2012, decreasing support 20% each annual period until no support is paid starting July 1, 2016. If a successor funding mechanism is not operational on July 1, 2014, the phase down will stop at 60% and the subject CETCs will continue to receive annual support payments at the 60% level until a successor funding mechanism is operational. Urban high cost support is no longer dependent upon line counts and line count filings are no longer required.

As a result of the High Cost Order program changes for the areas considered to be Urban by the USF we apply the proportional performance revenue recognition method to account for the impact of the declining payments while our level of service provided and associated costs remain constant. Included in the calculation are the scheduled Urban high cost support payments from October 2011 through June 2014 net of our Urban accounts receivable balance at September 30, 2011. An equal amount of this result is recognized as Urban support revenue each period. At this time we cannot predict the likelihood of a successor funding mechanism being operational on July 1, 2014; therefore we have not included projected support payments beyond June 2014.

For both Remote and Urban high cost support revenue our ability to collect our accrued USF support is contingent upon continuation of the USF program and upon our eligibility to participate in that program, which is subject to change by future regulatory, legislative or judicial actions. We adjust revenue and the account receivable in the period the FCC makes a program change or we assess the likelihood that such a change has increased or decreased revenue. We do not recognize revenue until our ETC status has been approved by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.

We recorded high cost support revenue under the USF program of $11.5 million and $12.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. At March 31, 2012, we have $31.8 million and $7.0 million in Remote and Urban high cost accounts receivable, respectively.

(i)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to estimates and assumptions include the allowance for doubtful receivables, unbilled revenues, accrual of the USF high cost Remote area program support, share-based compensation, inventory at lower of cost or market, reserve for future customer credits, valuation allowances for deferred income tax assets, depreciable and amortizable lives of assets, the carrying value of long-lived assets including goodwill, cable certificates and wireless licenses, our effective tax rate, purchase price allocations, deferred lease expense, asset retirement obligations, the accrual of Cost of Goods Sold, depreciation and the accrual of contingencies and litigation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The accounting estimates related to revenues from the USF high cost Remote area program are dependent on various inputs including our estimate of the Statewide Support Cap, our assessment of the impact of new FCC regulations, and the potential outcome of FCC proceedings. These inputs are subjective and based on our judgment regarding the outcome of certain variables and are subject to upward or downward adjustment in subsequent periods. Effective in the fourth quarter of 2011, we changed our high cost support revenue recognition methodology due to the High Cost Order. See Note 1(t) “Revenue Recognition,” included in Item 8 “Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in our December 31, 2011 annual report Form 10-K for information.

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Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

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(j) Classification of Taxes Collected from Customers

We report sales, use, excise, and value added taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are directly imposed on a revenue-producing transaction between us and a customer on a net basis in our Income Statements. We report a certain surcharge on a gross basis in our Consolidated Income Statements of $1.5 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

(k)

Immaterial Error Correction

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we identified an error in the depreciable life of one fixed asset. The error resulted in a $146,000 quarterly or $585,000 annual understatement of depreciation expense in 2007 through 2010 and a corresponding overstatement of net property and equipment in service for the same periods. In the first and second quarters of 2011 the error resulted in a $146,000 quarterly understatement of depreciation expense and a corresponding overstatement of net property and equipment in service for the same periods. In the third and fourth quarters of 2011 the error resulted in a $49,000 quarterly overstatement of depreciation expense and a corresponding understatement of net property and equipment in service for the same periods. The net annual misstatement to 2011 was a $195,000 understatement to depreciation expense and a corresponding overstatement of net property and equipment in service for the same period. In order to assess materiality of this error we considered Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 99, “Materiality” and SAB 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements,” and determined that the impact of this error on prior period consolidated financial statements was immaterial. Although the error was and continues to be immaterial to prior periods, because of the significance of the out-of-period correction in the first quarter of 2012, we revised our prior period financial statements. The impact of the immaterial error correction adjustment for the period presented are as follows (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):

Consolidated Balance Sheet as of	As Previously Reported		Adjustment			As Revised
December 31, 2011:
Property and equipment in service, net of depreciation	$	851,705		(2,584	)		849,121
Net property and equipment		894,623		(2,584	)		892,039
Total assets		1,448,904		(2,584	)		1,446,320
Deferred income taxes		115,296		(1,062	)		114,234
Total liabilities		1,273,735		(1,062	)		1,272,673
Retained earnings		99,433		(1,522	)		97,911
Total GCI stockholders' equity		158,861		(1,522	)		157,339
Total stockholders' equity		175,169		(1,522	)		173,647
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		1,448,904		(2,584	)		1,446,320

Consolidated Income Statement for the Three
Months Ended March 31, 2011:
Depreciation and amortization expense		31,720		146			31,866
Operating income		20,408		(146	)		20,262
Income before income tax expense or benefit		2,936		(146	)		2,790
Income tax expense		1,451		(60	)		1,391
Net income		1,485		(86	)		1,399
Diluted net income attributable to General
Communication, Inc. common stockholders per Class A common share		0.03		(0.01	)		0.02
Diluted net income attributable to General
Communication, Inc. common stockholders per Class B common share		0.03		(0.01	)		0.02

Consolidated Statement of
Stockholders' Equity for the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011:
Retained earnings, balance at January 1, 2011	$	93,607		(1,407	)		92,200
Net income		1,485		(86	)		1,399
Retained earnings, balance at March 31, 2011		95,092		(1,493	)		93,599
Total stockholders' equity, balance at January 1, 2011		200,506		(1,407	)		199,099
Total stockholders' equity, balance at March 31, 2011		196,439		(1,493	)		194,946

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Three
Months Ended March 31, 2011:
Net income		1,485		(86	)		1,399
Depreciation and amortization expense		31,720		146			31,866
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		1,451		(60	)		1,391

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Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

(2)	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Disclosures

Changes in operating assets and liabilities consist of (amounts in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,	2012			2011
Increase in accounts receivable, net	$	(10,619	)		(7,388	)
Increase in prepaid expenses		(1,520	)		(1,911	)
Increase in inventories		(1,985	)		(992	)
Decrease in other current assets		104			59
Decrease in other assets		1,152			582
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable		(6,813	)		772
Increase in deferred revenues		1,178			244
Decrease in accrued payroll and payroll related obligations		(2,048	)		(2,353	)
Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities		3,120			(99	)
Increase in accrued interest		14,686			3,551
Decrease in subscriber deposits		(44	)		(53	)
Decrease in long-term deferred revenue		(281	)		(359	)
Decrease in components of other long-term liabilities		(832	)		(2,033	)
	$	(3,902	)		(9,980	)

The following items are for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (amounts in thousands):

Net cash paid or received:		2012				2011
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized		$	2,086				13,664

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Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The following items are non-cash investing and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (amounts in thousands):

	2012		2011
Non-cash additions for purchases of property and equipment	$	2,868		6,872
Asset retirement obligation additions to property and equipment	$	92		116
Asset retirement obligation reductions to property and equipment for revisions to previous estimates	$	-		294
Deferred compensation distribution denominated in shares	$	511		-

(3)	Intangible Assets

Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets was as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Amortization expense	$	1,300		1,572

Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is estimated to be (amounts in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,
2012	$	4,777
2013		3,806
2014		2,948
2015		2,101
2016		769

(4)	Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. At March 31, 2012 and 2011, the fair values of cash and cash equivalents, net receivables, accounts payable, accrued payroll and payroll related obligations, accrued interest, accrued liabilities, and subscriber deposits approximate their carrying value due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments. The carrying amounts and approximate fair values of our financial instruments at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 follow (amounts in thousands):

	March 31,				December 31,
	2012				2011
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Current and long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	948,303		982,805		947,326		942,895
Other liabilities		104,985		104,167		106,002		105,173

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Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate fair values:

Current and long-term debt and capital lease obligations: The fair values of the $325.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (“2021 Notes”) issued by GCI, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary, the $425.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.63% Senior Notes due 2019 (“2019 Notes”) issued by GCI, Inc., Rural Utilities Service debt, CoBank mortgage note payable, and capital leases are based upon quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to us for the same remaining maturities. The fair value of our $50.0 million term loan and $75.0 million revolving credit facility is estimated to approximate the carrying value because this instrument is subject to variable interest rates.

Other Liabilities: Lease escalation liabilities are valued at the discounted amount of future cash flows using quoted market prices on current rates offered to us. Deferred compensation liabilities are carried at fair value, which is the amount payable as of the balance sheet date. Asset retirement obligations are recorded at their fair value and, over time, the liability is accreted to its present value each period. Our non-employee share-based compensation awards are reported at their fair value at each reporting period.

Fair Value Measurements

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using
March 31, 2012 Assets	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Deferred compensation plan assets (mutual funds)		1,708		-		-
Total assets at fair value	$	1,708		-		-

December 31, 2011 Assets
Deferred compensation plan assets (mutual funds)		1,600		-		-
Total assets at fair value	$	1,600		-		-

The valuation of our mutual funds is determined using quoted market prices in active markets utilizing market observable inputs.

(5)	Stockholders’ Equity

Shared-Based Compensation

Our Amended and Restated 1986 Stock Option Plan ("Stock Option Plan"), provides for the grant of options and restricted stock awards (collectively "award") for a maximum of 15.7 million shares of GCI Class A common stock, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of stock dividends, stock splits, mergers, consolidations or certain other changes in corporate structure or capitalization. If an award expires or terminates, the shares subject to the award will be available for further grants of awards under the Stock Option Plan. The Compensation Committee of GCI’s Board of Directors administers the Stock Option Plan. Substantially all restricted stock awards granted vest over periods of up to three years. Substantially all options vest in equal installments over a period of five years and expire ten years from the date of grant. The requisite service period of our awards is generally the same as the vesting period. Options granted pursuant to the Stock Option Plan are only exercisable if at the time of exercise the option holder is our employee, non-employee director, or a consultant or advisor working on our behalf. New shares are issued when stock option agreements are exercised or restricted stock awards are granted. We have 4.0 million shares available for grant under the Stock Option Plan at March 31, 2012.

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The fair value of restricted stock awards is determined based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of our common stock. We use a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options issued. The Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model incorporates various and highly subjective assumptions, including expected term and expected volatility. We have reviewed our historical pattern of option exercises and have determined that meaningful differences in option exercise activity existed among employee job categories. Therefore, we have categorized these awards into two groups of employees for valuation purposes.

We estimated the expected term of options granted by evaluating the vesting period of stock options, employee’s past exercise and post-vesting employment departure behavior, and expected volatility of the price of the underlying shares.

We estimated the expected volatility of our common stock at the grant date using the historical volatility of our common stock over the most recent period equal to the expected stock option term and evaluated the extent to which available information indicated that future volatility may differ from historical volatility.

The risk-free interest rate assumption was determined using the Federal Reserve nominal rates for U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds with maturities similar to those of the expected term of the award being valued. We have never paid any cash dividends on our common stock and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Therefore, we assumed an expected dividend yield of zero.

We estimate pre-vesting option forfeitures at the time of grant and periodically revise those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. We record share-based compensation expense only for those awards expected to vest using an estimated forfeiture rate based on our historical pre-vesting forfeiture data. We review our forfeiture estimates annually and adjust our share-based compensation expense in the period our estimate changes.

A summary of option activity under the Stock Option Plan as of March 31, 2012 is presented below (share amounts in thousands):

						Weighted
				Weighted		Average	Aggregate
				Average		Remaining	Intrinsic
				Exercise		Contractual	Value
	Shares			Price		Term	(in thousands)
Outstanding at January 1, 2012		1,087		$	7.29
Exercised		(187	)	$	7.29
Expired		(1	)	$	7.52
Outstanding at March 31, 2012		899		$	7.27	3.98 years	$	1,473
Exercisable at March 31, 2012		820		$	7.31	3.67 years	$	1,312

There were no options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. The total fair value of options vested during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, was $474,000 and $40,000, respectively. The total intrinsic values, determined as of the date of exercise, of options exercised in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, were $768,000 and $52,000, respectively. We received $1.4 million and $163,000 in cash from stock option exercises in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

A summary of nonvested restricted stock award activity under the Stock Option Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2012, follows (share amounts in thousands):

				Weighted
				Average
				Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2012		1,556		$	6.89
Granted		316		$	11.20
Vested		(937	)	$	4.79
Forfeited		(1	)	$	7.41
Nonvested at March 31, 2012		934		$	10.45

The following is a summary of our share-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (amounts in thousands):

	2012			2011
Employee share-based compensation expense	$	1,900			1,544
Adjustment to fair value of liability classified awards		(170	)		(374	)
Total share-based compensation expense	$	1,730			1,170

Share-based compensation expense is classified as Selling, General and Administrative Expense in our Consolidated Income Statement. Unrecognized share-based compensation expense was $6.8 million relating to 934,000 restricted stock awards and $209,000 relating to 78,000 unvested stock options as of March 31, 2012. We expect to recognize share-based compensation expense over a weighted average period of 2.0 years for stock options and 2.2 years for restricted stock awards.

On August 6, 2009, we filed a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (“Exchange Offer”) with the SEC. The Exchange Offer was an offer by us to eligible officers, employees and stakeholders, other than officers of GCI who also serve on GCI’s Board of Directors (“Participants”) to exchange, on a grant-by-grant basis, their outstanding eligible stock options that were granted under our Stock Option Plan, whether vested or unvested, for shares of restricted stock of GCI Class A common stock that we granted under the Stock Option Plan (“Restricted Stock”). Generally, eligible options included all options issued pursuant to the Stock Option Plan between January 1, 1999, and February 15, 2009, excluding any options that vest based on earnings before depreciation and amortization, net interest expense, income taxes, share-based compensation expense, accretion expense, loss attributable to non-controlling interest, and non-cash contribution adjustment (“Adjusted EBITDA”) performance (“Eligible Options”). We accepted for cancellation, Eligible Options to purchase 5,241,700 shares of GCI Class A common stock from 166 Participants, representing approximately 86% of the options eligible for exchange in the offer with a fair value of $6.2 million as of the date of the exchange. We issued 1,908,890 shares of Restricted Stock to Participants, with a fair value of $7.1 million as of the date of the exchange, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer.

In accordance with the terms of the Restricted Stock agreement, one-half of the Restricted Stock received in exchange for eligible options vested on December 20, 2011, and the remainder vested on February 28, 2012. The number of shares of Restricted Stock that were offered in exchange for each eligible option was equal to the lesser of (i) a number of shares of Restricted Stock having a fair value equal to 100% of the fair value of the eligible options exchanged for shares of Restricted Stock, or (ii) a number of shares of Restricted Stock equal to 40% of the number of shares issuable pursuant to the eligible options surrendered.

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Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The exchange of stock options for Restricted Stock was treated as a modification of the stock options. The remaining unamortized stock compensation expense related to the original options was amortized over the vesting period of the Restricted Stock. The compensation expense for the incremental difference between the fair value of the Restricted Stock and the fair value of the original options on the date of modification, reflecting the current facts and circumstances on the modification date, was amortized over the vesting period of the Restricted Stock. The incremental share-based compensation expense related to the modification, net of estimated forfeitures, was $940,000, of which $62,000, $378,000, $378,000 and $122,000 was expensed in the three months ended March 31, 2012, and in the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. We used a lattice model to value the options exchanged for Restricted Stock for purposes of determining our incremental share-based compensation expense.

(6) Industry Segments Data

Our reportable segments are business units that offer different products and are each managed separately.

A description of our reportable segments follows:

Consumer - We offer a full range of voice, video, data and wireless services to residential customers.

Network Access - We offer a full range of voice, data and wireless services to common carrier customers.

Commercial - We offer a full range of voice, video, data and wireless services to small businesses, local, national and global businesses, governmental entities and public and private educational institutions.

Managed Broadband - We offer data services to rural school districts, hospitals and health clinics through our SchoolAccess® and ConnectMD® initiatives and managed video conferencing.

Regulated Operations - We offer voice and data services to residential, business, and governmental customers in areas of rural Alaska.

Corporate related expenses including engineering, information technology, accounting, legal and regulatory, human resources, and other general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are allocated to our segments using segment margin for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Bad debt expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 is allocated to our segments using a combination of specific identification and allocations based upon segment revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Corporate related expenses and bad debt expense are specifically identified for our Regulated Operations segment and therefore, are not included in the allocations.

We evaluate performance and allocate resources based on Adjusted EBITDA. Management believes that this measure is useful to investors and other users of our financial information in evaluating operating profitability as an analytical indicator of income generated to service debt and fund capital expenditures. In addition, multiples of current or projected earnings before depreciation and amortization, net interest expense, and income taxes (“EBITDA”) are used to estimate current or prospective enterprise value. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in Note 1, “Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of this Form 10-Q. Intersegment sales are recorded at cost plus an agreed upon intercompany profit.

We earn all revenues through sales of services and products within the United States. All of our long-lived assets are located within the United States of America, except approximately 82% of our undersea fiber optic cable systems which transit international waters and all of our satellite transponders.

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Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Summarized financial information for our reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 follows (amounts in thousands):

		Consumer	Network Access	Commercial	Managed Broadband	Regulated Operations	Total Reportable Segments
2012
Revenues:
Intersegment	$	524	83	1,385	-	39	2,031
External		87,812	25,188	34,341	19,029	5,537	171,907
Total revenues		88,336	25,271	35,726	19,029	5,576	173,938
Adjusted EBITDA	$	24,794	12,410	8,441	8,249	935	54,829

2011
Revenues:
Intersegment	$	-	-	1,409	-	69	1,478
External		88,417	25,097	31,829	13,995	5,439	164,777
Total revenues		88,417	25,097	33,238	13,995	5,508	166,255
Adjusted EBITDA	$	28,393	11,880	6,662	5,711	700	53,346

A reconciliation of reportable segment revenues to consolidated revenues follows (amounts in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,	2012		2011
Reportable segment revenues	$	173,938		166,255
Less intersegment revenues eliminated in consolidation		2,031		1,478
Consolidated revenues	$	171,907		164,777

A reconciliation of reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated income before income taxes follows (amounts in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,	2012			2011
Reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	54,829			53,346
Less depreciation and amortization expense		(32,380	)		(31,866	)
Less share-based compensation expense		(1,730	)		(1,170	)
Less non-cash contribution expense		(800	)		-
Less net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		(177	)		-
Plus net loss attributable to equity investment		131			-
Less accretion expense		(188	)		(72	)
Plus other expense		-			24
Consolidated operating income		19,685			20,262
Less other expense, net		(17,284	)		(17,472	)
Consolidated income before income tax expense	$	2,401			2,790

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Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

(7)	Non-controlling Interest

On August 30, 2011, we entered into an arrangement under the New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) program with US Bancorp to help fund a $35.2 million project to extend terrestrial broadband service for the first time to rural Northwestern Alaska communities via a high capacity hybrid fiber optic and microwave network. When completed, the project, called TERRA-Northwest (“TERRA-NW”), will connect to our TERRA-SW network and provide a high capacity backbone connection from the served communities to the Internet. Please see Note 13, “Commitments and Contingencies” in Item 8 “Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in our December 31, 2011 annual report on Form 10-K for more information about TERRA-SW. The NMTC program was provided for in the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (the “Act”) to induce capital investment in qualified lower income communities. The Act permits taxpayers to claim credits against their federal income taxes for up to 39% of qualified investments in the equity of community development entities (“CDEs”). CDEs are privately managed investment institutions that are certified to make qualified low-income community investments.

In connection with the NMTC transaction we loaned $58.3 million to TIF, a special purpose entity created to effect the financing arrangement, at 1% interest due August 30, 2041. Simultaneously, US Bancorp invested $22.4 million in TIF, and as such, is entitled to substantially all of the benefits derived from the NMTCs. TIF then contributed US Bancorp’s contribution and the loan proceeds to certain CDEs. The CDEs, in turn, loaned the $76.8 million in funds less payment of placement fees, at interest rates varying from 1% to 3.96%, to Unicom, our wholly owned subsidiary, as partial financing for TERRA-NW. The loan proceeds to Unicom, net of syndication and arrangement fees, are restricted for use on TERRA-NW. Restricted cash of $14.8 million held by Unicom at March 31, 2012, is included in our Consolidated Balance Sheet. We began construction on TERRA-NW in 2012 and expect to complete the project in 2014 or earlier if possible.

This transaction includes a put/call provision whereby we may be obligated or entitled to repurchase US Bancorp’s interest in TIF. We believe that US Bancorp will exercise the put option in August 2018 at the end of the compliance period. The NMTC is subject to 100% recapture for a period of seven years as provided in the Internal Revenue Code. We are required to be in compliance with various regulations and contractual provisions that apply to the NMTC arrangement. Non-compliance with applicable requirements could result in projected tax benefits not being realized by US Bancorp. We have indemnified US Bancorp for any loss or recapture of NMTCs until such time as our obligation to deliver tax benefits is relieved. There have been no credit recaptures as of March 31, 2012. The value attributed to the put/call is nominal.

We have determined that TIF is a VIE. The consolidated financial statements of TIF include the CDEs discussed above. The ongoing activities of the VIE – collecting and remitting interest and fees and NMTC compliance – were all considered in the initial design and are not expected to significantly affect economic performance throughout the life of the VIE. Management considered the contractual arrangements that obligate us to deliver tax benefits and provide various other guarantees to US Bancorp, US Bancorp’s lack of a material interest in the underlying economics of the project, and the fact that we are obligated to absorb losses of the VIE. We concluded that we are the primary beneficiary and consolidated the VIE in accordance with the accounting standard for consolidation.

US Bancorp’s contribution, net of syndication fees and other direct costs incurred in structuring the arrangement, is included in Non-controlling Interest on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Incremental costs to maintain the structure during the compliance period are recognized as incurred to selling, general and administrative expense.

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Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The following table summarizes the impact of the VIE consolidated as of March 31, 2012 (amounts in thousands):

Assets Carrying Value	Assets Classification	Equity Carrying Value	Equity Classification
$ 14,804	Restricted cash	$ 16,131	Non-controlling interest
1,742	Construction in progress	415	Retained earnings attributable to General Communication, Inc. common stockholders
$ 16,546		$ 16,546

(8)	Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation, Disputes, and Regulatory Matters

be predicted with certainty we do not expect, at this time, that the resolution of them will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity. In addition we are involved in the

following matters:

In September 2008, the FCC's Office of Inspector General ("OIG") initiated an investigation regarding Alaska DigiTel LLC’s (“Alaska DigiTel”) compliance with program rules and requirements under the Lifeline Program. The request covered the period beginning January 1, 2004 through August 31, 2008 and related to amounts received for Lifeline service. Alaska DigiTel was an Alaska based wireless communications company of which we acquired an 81.9% equity interest on January 2, 2007 and the remaining 18.1% equity interest on August 18, 2008 and was subsequently merged with one of our wholly owned subsidiaries in April 2009. Prior to August 18, 2008, our control over the operations of Alaska DigiTel was limited as required by the FCC upon its approval of our initial acquisition completed in January 2007. We responded to this request on behalf of Alaska DigiTel and the GCI companies as affiliates. On January 18, 2011 we reached an agreement with the FCC and the Department of Justice to settle the matter, which required us to contribute $1.6 million to the United States Treasury and granted us a broad release of claims including those under the False Claims Act. The $1.6 million contribution was recognized in our 2008 through 2010 income statements and was paid in January 2011; and

In August 2010, a GCI-owned aircraft was involved in an accident resulting in five fatalities and injuries to the remaining four passengers on board. We had aircraft and liability insurance coverage in effect at the time of the accident. As of March 31, 2012, all claims paid out have been covered by insurance and were recorded net of these recoveries in our Consolidated Income Statements. While some of the claims have been resolved, we cannot predict the likelihood or nature of the total remaining claims, including environmental remediation, related to the accident.

Universal Service

As an ETC, we receive support from the USF to provide wireline local access and wireless service in high cost areas. On November 29, 2011, the FCC published the High Cost Order which divided support to Alaska between Urban and Remote areas. Support for CETCs serving Urban areas that generally include Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau will follow national reforms, had support per provider per service area capped as of January 1, 2012, and will commence a five-step phase-down on July 1, 2012. In addition to broader reforms, the FCC tailored revisions specifically for CETCs serving Remote Alaska, intended to address the unique challenges for serving these areas. Support to these locations will be capped and distributed on a per-line basis until the later of July 1, 2014, or the implementation of a successor funding mechanism. A further rulemaking to consider successor funding mechanisms is underway. We cannot predict at this time the outcome of this proceeding or its effect on Remote high cost support available to us, but our revenue for providing local services in these areas would be materially adversely affected by a substantial reduction of USF support.

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Lifeline Support

On February 6, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released its Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to comprehensively reform and modernize the USF’s Lifeline program. The Lifeline program is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”) and is designed to ensure that quality telecommunications services are available to low-income customers at just, reasonable, and affordable rates. We participate in the Lifeline program and recognized $4.1 million in Lifeline program support revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2012. Following are the significant reforms included in the order:

The order adopted on an interim basis a flat rate of $9.25 to replace the support previously available under Tier I through Tier III support mechanisms as defined by USAC. The replacement support reduces the wireless subscriber per line support $0.75 and will take effect 90 days after Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) approval. We do not expect this change to have a material impact on our income statement, financial position or cash flows. The FCC intends to further investigate whether this support amount is reasonable over the long term in the further rulemaking.

The order adopted a requirement for annual recertification of all Lifeline subscribers enrolled as of June 1, 2012 to be completed by the end of 2012. We are evaluating this requirement and possible processes and cannot predict whether this new rule will have a material impact on our income statement, financial position or cash flows.

·	The order adopted a “one per household” rule with “household” defined as an “economic unit.” We do not expect this new rule to have a material impact on our income statement, financial position or cash flows.

The order adopted several other reforms but they are expected to have an insignificant or no impact on our income statement, financial position or cash flows.

In April 2012 the OMB rejected a requirement for biennial audits for all ETCs receiving more than $5.0 million annually from Lifeline.

As a related matter, in April 2012 the RCA issued a notice of inquiry to consider whether to modify the state-funded component of Lifeline support, which is currently $3.50 per month. We cannot predict the outcome of the support review proceedings or the impact on our income statement, financial position or cash flows.

PART I.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

In the following discussion, General Communication, Inc. (“GCI”) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries are referred to as “we,” “us” and “our.”

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to the allowance for doubtful receivables, unbilled revenues, accrual of the USF high cost Remote area program support, share-based compensation, inventory at lower of cost or market, reserve for future customer credits, valuation allowances for deferred income tax assets, depreciable and amortizable lives of assets, the carrying value of long-lived assets including goodwill, cable certificates and wireless licenses, our effective tax rate, purchase price allocations, the accrual of cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense) ("Cost of Goods Sold"), depreciation, and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. See also our “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

General Overview

Through our focus on long-term results, acquisitions, and strategic capital investments, we strive to consistently grow our revenues and expand our margins. We have historically met our cash needs for operations, regular capital expenditures and maintenance capital expenditures through our cash flows from operating activities. Historically, cash requirements for significant acquisitions and major capital expenditures have been provided largely through our financing activities.

The national economy continues to see persistent unemployment and slow economic growth and even once stabilized is not expected to return quickly to a period of strong growth. Should the national economy deteriorate further, it could lead to reductions in consumer spending which could impact our revenue growth. We believe the Alaska economy continues to perform well compared to most other states at the current time. The State of Alaska has large cash reserves that should enable it to maintain its budget for at least the short-term. This cash reserve is important for Alaska’s economy as the State is the largest employer and second largest source of gross state product. The majority of our revenue is driven by the strength of the Alaska economy which appears to have weathered the recessionary pressures relatively well to date. Nonetheless we cannot predict the impact the nation’s future economic situation may have on us in the future.

As part of an agreement signed in December 2007 with AT&T Mobility, AT&T Mobility provided to us a large block of wireless network usage at no charge that we used for roaming. This block of minutes was depleted in January 2012 and we expect our wireless Cost of Goods Sold for the year ending December 31, 2012, to increase in the range of $4.8 million to $5.3 million as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, before factoring in the impact of 2012 subscriber growth. Our future wireless Cost of Goods Sold will depend on several factors including the impact and timing of our wireless network build-out, the pattern of usage by our wireless subscribers, and negotiated rates with our roaming partners.

As an eligible telecommunications carrier (“ETC”), we receive support from the Universal Service Fund ("USF") to support the provision of wireline local access and wireless service in high cost areas. On November 29, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) published a final rule to reform the methodology for distributing USF high cost support for voice and broadband services, as well as to the access charge regime for terminating traffic between carriers (“High Cost Order”). The High Cost Order divided support to Alaska between Urban and Remote areas. Support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers (“CETCs”) serving Urban areas that generally include Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau will follow national reforms, with capped support per provider per service area as of January 1, 2012, and commencing a five-step phase-down on July 1, 2012. In addition to broader reforms, the FCC tailored revisions specifically for CETCs serving Remote Alaska, intended to address the unique challenges for serving these areas. Support to these locations has been capped and will be distributed on a per-line basis until the later of July 1, 2014, or the implementation of a successor funding mechanism. A further rulemaking to consider successor funding mechanisms is underway. We cannot predict at this time the outcome of this proceeding or its effect on Remote high cost support available to us, but our revenue for providing local services in these areas would be materially adversely affected by a substantial reduction of USF support.

The High Cost Order Remote and Urban program changes primarily impacted our Consumer segment. The High Cost Order Remote and Urban program changes will decrease our year ending December 31, 2012 revenue approximately $4.0 million as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011. At March 31, 2012, we have $31.8 million and $7.0 million in Remote and Urban high cost accounts receivable, respectively.

In November 2010, Verizon acquired a license for 700 MHz wireless spectrum covering Alaska. We expect Verizon will build an LTE network in 2012 and subsequently they will be an additional competitor where our markets overlap. We cannot predict the potential impact this new competition may have on us in the future.

Following are our segments and the services and products each offers to its customers:

		Reportable Segments
Services and Products		Consumer	Network Access	Commercial	Managed Broadband	Regulated Operations
Voice:
	Long-distance	X	X	X		X
	Local Access	X	X	X		X

Video		X		X

Data:
	Internet	X	X	X	X	X
	Data Networks		X	X	X
	Managed Services			X	X
	Managed Broadband Services				X

Wireless		X	X	X

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth selected financial data as a percentage of total revenues for the periods indicated (underlying data rounded to the nearest thousands):

							Percentage
	Three Months Ended						Change1
	March 31,						2012
	2012			2011			vs. 2011
(Unaudited)
Selected Financial Data:
Revenues:
Consumer segment		51	%		54	%		(1	%)
Network Access segment		15	%		15	%		0	%
Commercial segment		20	%		19	%		8	%
Managed Broadband segment		11	%		9	%		36	%
Regulated Operations segment		3	%		3	%		2	%
Total revenues		100	%		100	%		4	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses		37	%		36	%		7	%
Depreciation and amortization expense		19	%		19	%		2	%
Operating income		12	%		12	%		(3	%)
Other expense, net		10	%		11	%		(1	%)
Income before income tax expense		1	%		2	%		(17	%)
Net income		1	%		1	%		(14	%)
Net income attributable to GCI		1	%		1	%		(2	%)



1 Percentage change in underlying data

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 (“2012”) Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 (“2011”)

Overview of Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold

Total revenues increased 4% from $164.8 million in 2011 to $171.9 million in 2012. Revenue increases in our Network Access, Commercial, Managed Broadband and Regulated segments were partially off-set by decreased revenue in our Consumer segment. See the discussion below for more information by segment.

Total Cost of Goods Sold increased 6% from $53.8 million in 2011 to $56.9 million in 2012. Cost of Goods Sold increases in our Consumer, Commercial, Managed Broadband and Regulated segments were partially off-set by decreased Cost of Goods Sold in our Network Access segment. See the discussion below for more information by segment.

Consumer Segment Overview

Consumer segment revenue represented 51% of 2012 consolidated revenues. The components of Consumer segment revenue are as follows (amounts in thousands):

					Percentage
	2012		2011		Change
Voice	$	11,280		13,752		(18	%)
Video		29,022		30,339		(4	%)
Data		20,449		16,701		22	%
Wireless		27,061		27,625		(2	%)
Total Consumer segment revenue	$	87,812		88,417		(1	%)

Consumer segment Cost of Goods Sold represented 50% of 2012 consolidated Cost of Goods Sold. The components of Consumer segment Cost of Goods Sold are as follows (amounts in thousands):

					Percentage
	2012		2011		Change
Voice	$	2,348		2,928		(20	%)
Video		12,789		13,535		(6	%)
Data		1,547		1,426		8	%
Wireless		11,934		9,419		27	%
Total Consumer segment Cost of Goods Sold	$	28,618		27,308		5	%

Consumer segment Adjusted EBITDA, representing 45% of 2012 consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, is as follows (amounts in thousands):

					Percentage
	2012		2011		Change
Consumer segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	24,794		28,394		(13	%)

See note 6 in the "Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements" included in Part I of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for a reconciliation of consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, to consolidated income before income taxes.

Selected key performance indicators for our Consumer segment follow:

	March 31,				Percentage
	2012		2011		Change
Voice:
Total local access lines in service1		76,100		85,100		(11	%)
Local access lines in service on GCI facilities1		70,700		78,000		(9	%)
Video:
Basic subscribers2		124,200		130,200		(5	%)
Digital programming tier subscribers3		74,600		81,600		(9	%)
HD/DVR converter boxes4		90,300		89,300		1	%
Homes passed		242,200		239,000		1	%
Average monthly gross revenue per subscriber5	$	77.72	$	77.60		0	%
Data:
Cable modem subscribers6		110,700		107,200		3	%
Wireless:
Wireless lines in service7		124,500		126,500		(2	%)
Average monthly gross revenue per subscriber8	$	68.65	$	69.46		(1	%)

1 A local access line in service is defined as a revenue generating circuit or channel connecting a customer to the public switched telephone network.
2 A basic subscriber is defined as one basic tier of service delivered to an address or separate subunits thereof regardless of the number of outlets purchased.
3 A digital programming tier subscriber is defined as one digital programming tier of service delivered to an address or separate subunits thereof regardless of the number of outlets or digital programming tiers purchased. Digital programming tier subscribers are a subset of basic subscribers.
4 A high-definition/digital video recorder ("HD/DVR") converter box is defined as one box rented by a digital programming or basic tier subscriber. A digital programming or basic tier subscriber is not required to rent an HD/DVR converter box to receive service.
5 Average monthly consumer video revenues divided by the average of consumer basic subscribers at the beginning and end of each month in the period.
6 A cable modem subscriber is defined by the purchase of cable modem service regardless of the level of service purchased. If one entity purchases multiple cable modem service access points, each access point is counted as a subscriber. Cable modem subscribers may also be video basic subscribers though basic video service is not required to receive cable modem service.
7 A wireless line in service is defined as a revenue generating wireless device.
8 Average monthly consumer wireless revenues divided by the average of consumer wireless subscribers at the beginning and end of each month in the period.

Consumer Segment Revenues

As discussed in the General Overview section of this Item 2 the FCC published the High Cost Order in November 2011. The High Cost Order Remote and Urban program changes will result in decreased Consumer Segment Voice revenue of approximately $1.6 million and decreased Consumer Segment Wireless revenue of approximately $1.7 million for the year ending December 31, 2012, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011.

On February 6, 2012, the FCC released its Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to comprehensively reform and modernize the USF’s Lifeline program. The Lifeline program is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”) and is designed to ensure that quality telecommunications services are available to low-income customers at just, reasonable, and affordable rates. We participate in the Lifeline program and recognized $4.1 million in Consumer Wireless Lifeline program support revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2012. Following are the reforms included in the order that we expect to impact Consumer Segment Wireless revenue in the year ending December 31, 2012:

The order adopted on an interim basis a flat rate of $9.25 to replace the support previously available under Tier I through Tier III support mechanisms as defined by USAC. The replacement support reduces the wireless subscriber per line support $0.75 and will take effect 90 days after Office of Management and Budget approval. We do not expect this change to have a material impact on our income statement. The FCC intends to further investigate whether this support amount is reasonable over the long term in further rulemaking.

The decrease in voice revenue is primarily due to:

·	A 20% decrease in local service high cost support to $2.2 million due to the changes in the high cost support program as discussed above,

·	A 17% decrease in local service plan fee revenue to $4.4 million due to decreased subscribers; and

A 40% decrease in long distance usage revenue to $687,000 due to the lower rates mandated by the Intrastate Access Reform Act (“Intrastate Access Reform”) which went into effect in the third quarter of 2011 along with our introduction of a popular new plan offering unlimited interstate and intrastate calling.

The increase in data revenue is primarily due to:

·	A 19% increase in cable modem revenue to $17.7 million due to increased subscribers, rate increases in May 2011 and our subscribers’ selection of plans that offer higher speeds; and

·	A 96% increase in excess usage revenue to $2.5 million due to moving customers from plans with unlimited usage to plans with limited usage.

Consumer Segment Cost of Goods Sold

The decrease in voice Cost of goods Sold is primarily due to Intrastate Access Reform. Intrastate Access Reform eliminated the incumbent local exchange carriers’ (“ILEC”) ability to bill long distance carriers for certain intrastate line charges.

The decrease in video Cost of Goods Sold is primarily due to decreased costs resulting from programming changes and a decrease in subscribers.

The wireless Cost of Goods Sold increase is primarily due to increased costs for wireless handset equipment sales, increased costs for roaming and a change in the allocation of network maintenance costs. The increased wireless handset equipment sale costs are associated with an increased number of premium wireless handsets which have higher costs and an increased number of handsets issued to new customers and those extending their service. The increase in roaming costs is due to the end of free network service as discussed above in the General Overview section. The change in allocation of network maintenance costs resulted in an increase to our Consumer segment and a decrease to our Network Access, Commercial and Managed Broadband segments.

Consumer Segment Adjusted EBITDA

The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA is primarily due to decreased revenue as described above in "Consumer Segment Revenues,” increased Cost of Goods Sold as described above in “Consumer Segment Cost of Goods Sold” and an increase in the selling, general and administrative expense that was allocated to our Consumer segment due to an increase in consolidated selling, general and administrative expense.

Network Access Segment Overview

Network access segment revenue represented 15% of 2012 consolidated revenues. The components of Network Access segment revenue are as follows (amounts in thousands):

					Percentage
	2012		2011		Change
Voice	$	5,564		6,470		(14	%)
Data		14,353		14,972		(4	%)
Wireless		5,271		3,655		44	%
Total Network Access segment revenue	$	25,188		25,097		0	%

Network Access segment Cost of Goods Sold represented 11% of 2012 consolidated Cost of Goods Sold. The components of Network Access segment Cost of Goods Sold are as follows (amounts in thousands):

					Percentage
	2012		2011		Change
Voice	$	2,273		3,250		(30	%)
Data		3,496		3,194		9	%
Wireless		254		221		15	%
Total Network Access segment Cost of Goods Sold	$	6,023		6,665		(10	%)

Network Access segment Adjusted EBITDA, representing 23% of 2012 consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, is as follows (amounts in thousands):

					Percentage
	2012		2011		Change
Network Access segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	12,410		11,879		4	%

Network Access Segment Cost of Goods Sold

The decrease in voice Cost of goods Sold is primarily due to Intrastate Access Reform which eliminated the ILECs’ ability to bill long distance carriers for certain intrastate line charges.

Network Access Segment Adjusted EBITDA

The Adjusted EBITDA increase is primarily due to decreased Cost of Goods Sold as described above in “Network Access Segment Cost of Goods Sold.” This decrease was partially offset by an increase in the selling, general and administrative expense that was allocated to our Network Access segment primarily due to an increase in the consolidated selling, general and administrative expense.

Commercial Segment Overview

Commercial segment revenue represented 20% of 2012 consolidated revenues. Commercial segment data revenue is comprised of monthly recurring charges for data services and charges billed on a time and materials basis largely for personnel providing on-site customer support. This latter category can vary significantly based on project activity. The components of Commercial segment revenue are as follows (amounts in thousands):

					Percentage
	2012		2011		Change
Voice	$	7,086		7,573		(6	%)
Video		3,120		2,840		10	%
Data		21,837		19,095		14	%
Wireless		2,298		2,321		(1	%)
Total Commercial segment revenue	$	34,341		31,829		8	%

Commercial segment Cost of Goods Sold represented 28% of 2012 consolidated Cost of Goods Sold. The components of Commercial segment Cost of Goods Sold are as follows (amounts in thousands):

					Percentage
	2012		2011		Change
Voice	$	2,629		3,891		(32	%)
Video		498		490		2	%
Data		11,361		9,457		20	%
Wireless		1,212		1,028		18	%
Total Commercial segment Cost of Goods Sold	$	15,700		14,866		6	%

Commercial segment Adjusted EBITDA, representing 15% of 2012 consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, is as follows (amounts in thousands):

					Percentage
	2012		2011		Change
Commercial segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	8,441		6,662		27	%

Selected key performance indicators for our Commercial segment follow:

	March 31,				Percentage
	2012		2011		Change
Voice:
Total local access lines in service1		51,900		50,400		3	%
Local access lines in service on GCI facilities1		29,900		26,500		13	%

Data:
Cable modem subscribers2		11,300		10,800		5	%

Wireless:
Wireless lines in service3		15,500		13,700		13	%

1 A local access line in service is defined as a revenue generating circuit or channel connecting a customer to the public switched telephone network.
2 A cable modem subscriber is defined by the purchase of cable modem service regardless of the level of service purchased. If one entity purchases multiple cable modem service access points, each access point is counted as a subscriber.
3 A wireless line in service is defined as a revenue generating wireless device.

Commercial Segment Revenues

The increase in data revenue is primarily due to a $1.7 million or 18% increase in managed services project revenue due to special project work.

Commercial Segment Cost of Goods Sold

The decrease in voice Cost of Goods Sold is primarily due to Intrastate Access Reform which eliminated the ILECs’ ability to bill long distance carriers for certain intrastate line charges.

The increase in data Cost of Goods Sold is primarily due to a $1.7 million or 25% increase in managed services project Cost of Goods Sold related to the increased revenue described above in “Commercial Segment Revenues.”

Commercial Segment Adjusted EBITDA

The Adjusted EBITDA increase is primarily due to increased revenue as described above in “Commercial Segment Revenues.” This increase was partially offset by increased Cost of Goods Sold as described above in “Commercial Segment Cost of Goods Sold.”

Managed Broadband Segment Overview

Managed Broadband segment revenue, Cost of Goods sold and Adjusted EBITDA represented 11%, 9% and 15% of 2012 consolidated revenues, Cost of Goods Sold and Adjusted EBITDA, respectively.

Managed Broadband Segment Revenues

Managed Broadband segment revenue, which includes data products only, increased 36% to $19.0 million in 2012 as compared to 2011. The increase is primarily due to increased monthly contract revenue due to increased data network capacity purchased by our ConnectMD® and SchoolAccess® customers.

Managed Broadband Segment Cost of Goods Sold

Managed Broadband segment Cost of Goods Sold increased 25% to $4.9 million in 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to the increase in data network capacity described above in “Managed Broadband Segment Revenues.”

Managed Broadband Segment Adjusted EBITDA

Managed Broadband segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 44% to $8.2 million in 2012 primarily due to an increase in revenue as described above in "Managed Broadband Segment Revenues," partially offset by an increase in the Cost of Goods Sold as described above in “Managed Broadband Segment Cost of Goods Sold,” and an increase in the selling, general and administrative expense that was allocated to our Managed Broadband segment. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense is primarily due to an increase in the consolidated selling, general and administrative expense.

Regulated Operations Segment Overview

Regulated Operations segment revenue, Cost of Goods Sold and Adjusted EBITDA represented 3%, 3% and 2% of 2012 consolidated revenues, Cost of Goods Sold and Adjusted EBITDA, respectively.

A selected key performance indicator for our Regulated Operations segment follows:

	March 31,				Percentage
	2012		2011		Change
Voice:
Total local access lines in service on GCI facilities1		8,900		9,800		(9	%)

1 A local access line in service is defined as a revenue generating circuit or channel connecting a customer to the public switched telephone network.

Regulated Operations Segment Revenues

Regulated Operations segment revenues increased from $5.4 million in 2011 to $5.5 million in 2012.

Regulated Operations Segment Cost of Goods Sold

Regulated Operations segment Cost of Goods Sold increased from $1.0 million in 2011 to $1.6 million in 2012. Beginning July 1, 2011, our Regulated Segment began purchasing access to carry its traffic in certain regions from our Network Access Segment. Prior to this the traffic in these regions was carried on its own network plant. Under regulatory accounting these intercompany transactions are not eliminated from the consolidated financial statements.

Regulated Operations Segment Adjusted EBITDA

Regulated Operations segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 34% to $935,000 in 2012 primarily due to a decrease in the selling, general and administrative expense that was recorded in our Regulated Operations segment partially offset by an increase in Cost of Goods Sold as described above in “Regulated Operations Segment Cost of Goods Sold.”

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $4.1 million to $63.0 million in 2012. Individually significant items contributing to the increase include:

·	A $1.3 million increase in labor costs,

·	A $981,000 increase in health benefit costs,

·	A $800,000 increase in contribution expense related to donated services to the University of Alaska,

·	A $632,000 increase in employer-paid payroll taxes due to a large number of restricted stock awards that vested in 2012 and increased labor costs, and

·	A $591,000 increase in share-based compensation expense.

These increases were partially offset by a $540,000 decrease in our company-wide success sharing bonus accrual. The remainder of the increase is comprised of individually insignificant items.

As a percentage of total revenues, selling, general and administrative expense was 37% in 2012 and 36% in 2011.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $514,000 to $32.4 million in 2012.

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net of other income, decreased 1% to $17.3 million in 2012 primarily due to less interest expense on our $325.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (“2021 Notes”), issued by GCI, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary, which have a lower interest rate than the interest rate paid on our $320.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2014 (“2014 Notes”), issued by GCI, Inc. In May 2011, GCI, Inc. completed an offering for the 2021 Notes. We used the net proceeds from this offering to repay and retire all of our outstanding 2014 Notes.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense totaled $1.1 million and $1.4 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our effective income tax rate decreased from 50% in 2011 to 48% in 2012.

At March 31, 2012, we have income tax net operating loss carryforwards of $314.4 million that will begin expiring in 2019 if not utilized, and alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards of $1.9 million available to offset regular income taxes payable in future years.

We have recorded deferred tax assets of $129.2 million associated with income tax net operating losses that were generated from 1999 to 2012 and that expire from 2019 to 2032, and with charitable contributions that were converted to net operating losses in 2004 through 2007, and that expire in 2024 through 2027, respectively.

Tax benefits associated with recorded deferred tax assets are considered to be more likely than not realizable through future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards. The amount of deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be reduced if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are reduced which would result in additional income tax expense. We estimate that our effective annual income tax rate for financial statement purposes will be 46% to 51% in the year ending December 31, 2012, primarily due to the large amount of permanent differences expected in 2012 as compared to our net income before income tax expense.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal sources of current liquidity are cash and cash equivalents. We believe, but can provide no assurances, that we will be able to meet our current and long-term liquidity, capital requirements and fixed charges through our cash flows from operating activities, existing cash, cash equivalents, credit facilities, and other external financing and equity sources. Should operating cash flows be insufficient to support additional borrowings and principal payments scheduled under our existing credit facilities, capital expenditures will likely be reduced, which would likely reduce future revenues.

As discussed in the General Overview section of this Item 2 the FCC published the High Cost Order in November 2011. The program changes will impact our liquidity minimally in 2012 and we are evaluating the impact the program changes will have on our liquidity in later years as the FCC considers successor funding mechanisms. Additionally, in February 2012 the FCC released reforms to the USF’s Lifeline program. The reforms include a requirement for annual recertification of all Lifeline subscribers enrolled as of June 1, 2012 to be completed by the end of 2012. We are evaluating this requirement and possible processes and cannot predict whether this new rule will have a material impact on our cash flows.

On August 30, 2011, we entered into a financing arrangement under the NMTC program that provided $16.5 million in net cash to help fund the extension of terrestrial broadband service for the first time to rural Northwestern Alaska communities via a high capacity hybrid fiber optic and microwave network. When completed, the project, called TERRA-NW, will connect to our TERRA-SW network and provide a high capacity backbone connection from the served communities to the Internet.

In September 2011, the Regulatory Commission of Alaska approved our application for a $5.3 million grant to help fund TERRA-NW. The grant was increased to $6.3 million in January 2012. The NMTC arrangement discussed above and this grant award partially fund backbone network facilities that we would not otherwise be able to construct within our return-on-investment requirements. We plan to fund an additional $12.7 million for TERRA-NW and began construction in 2012 and expect to complete the project in 2014 or earlier if possible.

We have a non-cancelable agreement to purchase wireless equipment of $8.6 million, $7.0 million and $8.1 million during the years ending December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

While our short-term and long-term financing abilities are believed to be adequate as a supplement to internally generated cash flows to fund capital expenditures and acquisitions as opportunities arise, turmoil in the global financial markets may negatively impact our ability to further access the capital markets in a timely manner and on attractive terms, which may have a negative impact on our ability to grow our business.

We monitor the third-party depository institutions that hold our cash and cash equivalents. Our emphasis is primarily on safety of principal and secondarily on maximizing yield on those funds.

Our net cash flows provided by and (used for) operating, investing and financing activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for 2012 and 2011, are summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):

	2012			2011
Operating activities	$	34,143			27,997
Investing activities		(23,610	)		(30,747	)
Financing activities		(9,902	)		(1,067	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	631			(3,817	)

Operating Activities

The increase in cash flows provided by operating activities is due primarily to an increase in accrued interest payable in 2012 as compared to 2011 due to timing of payments.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities consists primarily of cash paid for capital expenditures. Our most significant recurring investing activity has been capital expenditures and we expect that this will continue in the future. A significant portion of our capital expenditures is based on the level of customer growth and the technology being deployed.

Our cash expenditures for property and equipment, including construction in progress, totaled $23.6 million and $28.8 million during 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our capital expenditures decreased in 2012 primarily due to completion of our TERRA-SW project which was placed in service December 2011. We expect our 2012 expenditures for property and equipment for our core operations, including construction in progress, to total approximately $135.0 million, depending on available opportunities and the amount of cash flow we generate during 2012.

Under our TERRA-SW Rural Utilities Service (“RUS”) award, we had total available grant funds of $44.0 million. We have received $2.6 million in grant funds in 2012 for a total receipt of $37.7 million in grant funds under this award through March 31, 2012, leaving $6.3 million remaining grant funds available as of March 31, 2012. We have a $1.5 million grant fund receivable recorded as of March 31, 2012.

Financing Activities

Net cash used by financing activities in 2012 consists primarily of repurchases of our common stock.

Available Borrowings Under Senior Credit Facility

We have a facility which includes a $50.0 million term loan and a $75.0 million revolving credit facility with a $25.0 million sublimit for letters of credit (“Senior Credit Facility”). The term loan is fully drawn and a total of $60.0 million is outstanding as of March 31, 2012. Under the revolving portion of the Senior Credit Facility, we have borrowed $10.0 million and have $349,000 of letters of credit outstanding, which leaves $64.7 million available for borrowing as of March 31, 2012.

Available TERRA-SW Borrowings Under RUS

Under our TERRA-SW RUS award, we had total available loan funds of $44.2 million. We have borrowed $2.7 million in loan funds in 2012 for a total borrowing of $37.9 million in loan funds under this award through March 31, 2012, leaving $6.3 million remaining loan funds available as of March 31, 2012.

Debt Covenants

We are subject to covenants and restrictions set forth in the indentures governing our 2019 and 2021 Notes, Senior Credit Facility, RUS loans, and CoBank loans. We are in compliance with the covenants, and we believe that neither the covenants nor the restrictions in our indentures or loan documents will limit our ability to operate our business. Our 2019 Notes are $425.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.63% Senior Notes due 2019.

Share Repurchases

GCI’s Board of Directors has authorized a common stock buyback program for the repurchase of GCI Class A and Class B common stock in order to reduce the outstanding shares of Class A and Class B common stock. Under this program, we are currently authorized to make up to $88.9 million of repurchases as of March 31, 2012. We are authorized to increase our repurchase limit $5.0 million per quarter indefinitely and to use stock option exercise proceeds to repurchase additional shares. If stock repurchases are less than the total approved quarterly amount the difference may be carried forward and applied against future stock repurchases. During 2012 we repurchased 862,000 shares of GCI common stock under the stock buyback program at a cost of $9.0 million. The common stock buyback program is expected to continue for an indefinite period dependent on leverage, liquidity, company performance, market conditions and subject to continued oversight by GCI’s Board of Directors. The open market repurchases have and will continue to comply with the restrictions of SEC Rule 10b-18.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our accounting and reporting policies comply with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions. The financial position and results of operations can be affected by these estimates and assumptions, which are integral to understanding reported results. Critical accounting policies are those policies that management believes are the most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results, and require management to make estimates that are difficult, subjective or complex. Most accounting policies are not considered by management to be critical accounting policies. Several factors are considered in determining whether or not a policy is critical in the preparation of financial statements. These factors include, among other things, whether the estimates are significant to the financial statements, the nature of the estimates, the ability to readily validate the estimates with other information including third parties or available prices, and sensitivity of the estimates to changes in economic conditions and whether alternative accounting methods may be utilized under GAAP. For all of these policies, management cautions that future events rarely develop exactly as forecast, and the best estimates routinely require adjustment. Management has discussed the development and the selection of critical accounting policies with our Audit Committee.

Those policies considered to be critical accounting policies for 2012 are revenue recognition related to revenues from the Remote high cost, rural health and schools and libraries USF programs, the allowance for doubtful receivables, impairment and useful lives of intangible assets, accruals for unbilled costs, and the valuation allowance for net operating loss deferred tax assets. A complete discussion of our critical accounting policies can be found in Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our December 31, 2011 annual report on Form 10-K.

Other significant accounting policies, not involving the same level of measurement uncertainties as those discussed above, are nevertheless important to an understanding of the financial statements. A complete discussion of our significant accounting policies can be found in note 1 in the accompanying “Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements” and in Part II of our December 31, 2011 annual report on Form 10-K.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to various types of market risk in the normal course of business, including the impact of interest rate changes. Our Senior Credit Facility carries interest rate risk. Amounts borrowed under this Agreement bear interest at LIBOR plus 4.0% or less depending upon our Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Senior Credit Facility) for the revolving portion and LIBOR plus 2.5% for the term portion. Should the LIBOR rate change, our interest expense will increase or decrease accordingly. As of March 31, 2012, we have borrowed $60.0 million subject to interest rate risk. On this amount, each 1% increase in the LIBOR interest rate would result in $600,000 of additional gross interest cost on an annualized basis. All of our other material borrowings have a fixed interest rate. We do not hold derivatives for trading purposes.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized, accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosure, and reported as specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a - 15(e)) under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2012.

The certifications attached as Exhibits 31 and 32 to this report should be read in conjunction with the disclosures set forth herein.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation of our controls performed during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Internal control over financial reporting has inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.

We may enhance, modify, and supplement internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures based on experience.

Part II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are involved in various lawsuits, billing disputes, legal proceedings, and regulatory matters that have arisen from time to time in the normal course of business. While the ultimate results of these items cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect at this time for the resolution of them to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity. In addition we are involved in the following matter:

In August 2010, a company-owned aircraft was involved in an accident resulting in five fatalities and injuries to the remaining four passengers on board. We had aircraft and liability insurance coverage in effect at the time of the accident. As of March 31, 2012, all claims paid out have been covered by insurance and were recorded net of these recoveries in our Consolidated Income Statements. While some of the claims have been resolved, we cannot predict the likelihood or nature of the total remaining claims, including environmental remediation, related to the accident.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) The following table provides information about repurchases of shares of our Class A common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2012:

		(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased1		(b) Average Price Paid per Share		(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs2		(d) Maximum Number (or approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Programs3
January 1, 2012 to
January 31, 2012			404,285	$	10.07		389,108	$	93,959,367
February 1, 2012 to
February 29, 2012			510,970	$	10.94		237,442	$	91,370,419
March 1, 2012 to
March 31, 2012			235,700	$	10.42		235,700	$	88,913,421
	Total		1,150,955

1Consists of 862,250 shares from open market purchases made under our publicly announced repurchase plan and 288,705 shares from private purchases made to settle the minimum statutory tax-withholding requirements pursuant to restricted stock award vesting.
2The repurchase plan was publicly announced on November 3, 2004. Our plan does not have an expiration date, however transactions pursuant to the plan are subject to periodic approval by our Board of Directors. We expect to continue the repurchases for an indefinite period dependent on leverage, liquidity, company performance, market conditions and subject to continued oversight by our Board of Directors.
3The total amount approved by our Board of Directors for repurchase under our publicly announced repurchase plan was $300.2 million through March 31, 2012, consisting of $295.2 million through December 31, 2011, and an additional $5.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012. We have made total repurchases under the program of $211.4 million through March 31, 2012. If stock repurchases are less than the total approved quarterly amount the difference may be carried forward and used to repurchase additional shares in future quarters, subject to board approval.

Item 6. Exhibits

Listed below are the exhibits that are filed as a part of this Report (according to the number assigned to them in Item 601 of Regulation S-K):

Exhibit No.	Description
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company dated April 19, 2012 *
31.1	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302
		of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by our President and Director *
31.2	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302
		of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by our Senior Vice President,
		Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer *
32.1	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906
		of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by our President and Director *
32.2	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906
		of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by our Senior Vice President,
		Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer *
101	The following materials from General Communication, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form
		10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business
		Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Income
		Statements; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) Condensed
		Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements. *



*	Filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.

Signature	Title	Date


/s/ Ronald A. Duncan	President and Director	May 3, 2012
Ronald A. Duncan	(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ John M. Lowber	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial	May 3, 2012
John M. Lowber	Officer, Secretary and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ Lynda L. Tarbath	Vice President, Chief Accounting	May 3, 2012
Lynda L. Tarbath	Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)