Article: GCI Closes $29.5 Million Investment in Alaska DigiTel, LLC.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Communication, Inc. (GCI) announced today that it closed an agreement to invest $29.5 million in Alaska DigiTel, LLC (AKD), an Alaska wireless provider, effective Jan. 1, 2007. GCI's investment in AKD was previously announced and approval was received from the Federal Communications Commission on Dec. 22, 2006. In exchange for its investment, GCI received a majority equity interest in AKD but will not own voting control of the venture.

In addition to its equity investment, GCI entered into a revolving credit loan agreement with AKD. The loan agreement provides that AKD can draw, subject to certain ...

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