Exhibit 31.3

Sarbanes-Oxley Section 302(a) Certification

I, William Bishop, certify that:

1.         I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to the annual report on Form 10-K of Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.; and

2.         Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.