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Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Tuesday, 3/16/21, at 4:01pm ET · For: 12/31/20 · Accession #: 1437749-21-6153 · File #: 1-38341

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/16/21  Alaska Comms Systems Group Inc.   10-K       12/31/20  135:11M                                    RDG Filings/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.39M 
 2: EX-4.5      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     50K 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     45K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     36K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
15: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     96K 
16: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    139K 
17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     43K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)     HTML    169K 
                Income                                                           
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     89K 
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     41K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    121K 
22: R8          Note 1 - Description of Company and Summary of      HTML    101K 
                Significant Accounting Policies                                  
23: R9          Note 2 - Merger Agreement                           HTML     43K 
24: R10         Note 3 - Revenue                                    HTML    132K 
25: R11         Note 4 - Accounts Receivable                        HTML     55K 
26: R12         Note 5 - Other Current Assets                       HTML     45K 
27: R13         Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment              HTML     50K 
28: R14         Note 7 - Asset Retirement Obligations               HTML     46K 
29: R15         Note 8 - Current Liabilities                        HTML     46K 
30: R16         Note 9 - Long-term Obligations                      HTML     63K 
31: R17         Note 10 - Leases                                    HTML    108K 
32: R18         Note 11 - Other Long-term Liabilities               HTML     46K 
33: R19         Note 12 - Employee Termination Benefits             HTML     41K 
34: R20         Note 13 - Retirement Plans                          HTML    135K 
35: R21         Note 14 - Stock Incentive Plans                     HTML     95K 
36: R22         Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements                   HTML     80K 
37: R23         Note 16 - Income Taxes                              HTML     96K 
38: R24         Note 17 - Earnings Per Share                        HTML     51K 
39: R25         Note 18 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss      HTML     74K 
40: R26         Note 19 - Stockholders' Equity                      HTML     43K 
41: R27         Note 20 - Joint Venture                             HTML     45K 
42: R28         Note 21 - Commitments and Contingencies             HTML     43K 
43: R29         Note 22 - Supplemental Cash Flow Information        HTML     50K 
44: R30         Note 23 - Business Segments                         HTML     64K 
45: R31         Note 24 - Subsequent Events                         HTML     42K 
46: R32         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    164K 
47: R33         Note 3 - Revenue (Tables)                           HTML    109K 
48: R34         Note 4 - Accounts Receivable (Tables)               HTML     53K 
49: R35         Note 5 - Other Current Assets (Tables)              HTML     43K 
50: R36         Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)     HTML     48K 
51: R37         Note 7 - Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)      HTML     45K 
52: R38         Note 8 - Current Liabilities (Tables)               HTML     45K 
53: R39         Note 9 - Long-term Obligations (Tables)             HTML     52K 
54: R40         Note 10 - Leases (Tables)                           HTML    102K 
55: R41         Note 11 - Other Long-term Liabilities (Tables)      HTML     44K 
56: R42         Note 13 - Retirement Plans (Tables)                 HTML    135K 
57: R43         Note 14 - Stock Incentive Plans (Tables)            HTML     77K 
58: R44         Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)          HTML     81K 
59: R45         Note 16 - Income Taxes (Tables)                     HTML     96K 
60: R46         Note 17 - Earnings Per Share (Tables)               HTML     48K 
61: R47         Note 18 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss      HTML     72K 
                (Tables)                                                         
62: R48         Note 20 - Joint Venture (Tables)                    HTML     44K 
63: R49         Note 22 - Supplemental Cash Flow Information        HTML     50K 
                (Tables)                                                         
64: R50         Note 23 - Business Segments (Tables)                HTML     58K 
65: R51         Note 1 - Description of Company and Summary of      HTML     83K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)                
66: R52         Note 2 - Merger Agreement (Details Textual)         HTML     43K 
67: R53         Note 3 - Revenue 1 (Details Textual)                HTML     39K 
68: R54         Note 3 - Revenue 2 (Details Textual)                HTML     47K 
69: R55         Note 3 - Revenue - Disaggregation of Revenue        HTML     89K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R56         Note 3 - Revenue - Revenue Accounted for In         HTML     46K 
                Accordance With ASC 606, By Timing of Revenue                    
                Recognition (Details)                                            
71: R57         Note 3 - Revenue - Reconciliation of Contract       HTML     51K 
                Assets and Liabilities Associated With Contracts                 
                With Customers In Accordance With ASC 606                        
                (Details)                                                        
72: R58         Note 4 - Accounts Receivable (Details Textual)      HTML     39K 
73: R59         Note 4 - Accounts Receivable - Summary of Accounts  HTML     48K 
                Receivable, Net (Details)                                        
74: R60         Note 4 - Accounts Receivable - Summary of           HTML     44K 
                Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details)                        
75: R61         Note 5 - Other Current Assets - Prepayments and     HTML     45K 
                Other Current Assets (Details)                                   
76: R62         Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details     HTML     40K 
                Textual)                                                         
77: R63         Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment - Schedule   HTML     63K 
                of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                       
78: R64         Note 7 - Asset Retirement Obligations - Schedule    HTML     44K 
                of Changes in Asset Retirement Obligations                       
                (Details)                                                        
79: R65         Note 8 - Current Liabilities - Summary of Accounts  HTML     48K 
                Receivable, Net (Details)                                        
80: R66         Note 9 - Long-term Obligations (Details Textual)    HTML    123K 
81: R67         Note 9 - Long-term Obligations - Summary of         HTML     51K 
                Long-term Obligations (Details)                                  
82: R68         Note 9 - Long-term Obligations - Summary of         HTML     47K 
                Aggregate Maturities of Long-term Obligations                    
                (Details)                                                        
83: R69         Note 10 - Leases (Details Textual)                  HTML     43K 
84: R70         Note 10 - Leases - Lease Cost and Balance Sheet     HTML     71K 
                Information (Details)                                            
85: R71         Note 10 - Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities  HTML     87K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R72         Note 10 - Leases - Other Information (Details)      HTML     54K 
87: R73         Note 10 - Leases - Lease Income (Details)           HTML     37K 
88: R74         Note 10 - Leases - Maturities of Future             HTML     50K 
                Undiscounted Lease Payments (Details)                            
89: R75         Note 11 - Other Long-term Liabilities (Details      HTML     36K 
                Textual)                                                         
90: R76         Note 11 - Other Long-term Liabilities - Summary of  HTML     46K 
                Other Long-term Liabilities (Details)                            
91: R77         Note 12 - Employee Termination Benefits (Details    HTML     46K 
                Textual)                                                         
92: R78         Note 13 - Retirement Plans (Details Textual)        HTML     65K 
93: R79         Note 13 - Retirement Plans - Additional             HTML     38K 
                Information About AEPF Multi-employer Pension Plan               
                (Details)                                                        
94: R80         Note 13 - Retirement Plans - Funded Status of ACS   HTML     64K 
                Retirement Plan Using Beginning and Ending                       
                Balances for Projected Benefit Obligation and Plan               
                Assets (Details)                                                 
95: R81         Note 13 - Retirement Plans - Summary of Net         HTML     48K 
                Periodic Pension Expense for ACS Retirement Plan                 
                (Details)                                                        
96: R82         Note 13 - Retirement Plans - Loss Recognized As     HTML     37K 
                Component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                
                (Details)                                                        
97: R83         Note 13 - Retirement Plans - Assumptions Used to    HTML     44K 
                Account for Plan (Details)                                       
98: R84         Note 13 - Retirement Plans - Plan's Asset           HTML     54K 
                Allocations by Asset Category (Details)                          
99: R85         Note 13 - Retirement Plans - Schedule of Measuring  HTML     75K 
                Fair Value of Plan Assets Regarding ACS Retirement               
                Plan (Details)                                                   
100: R86         Note 13 - Retirement Plans - Summary of Benefits    HTML     47K  
                Expected To Be Paid for Plan (Details)                           
101: R87         Note 14 - Stock Incentive Plans (Details Textual)   HTML     77K  
102: R88         Note 14 - Stock Incentive Plans - Summary of        HTML     56K  
                Activity for Restricted Stock Units, Long-term                   
                Incentive Awards and Non-employee Director Stock                 
                Compensation (Details)                                           
103: R89         Note 14 - Stock Incentive Plans - Grant Date Fair   HTML     62K  
                Value Assumptions (Details)                                      
104: R90         Note 14 - Stock Incentive Plans - Summary of        HTML     56K  
                Activity for Performance Share Units (Details)                   
105: R91         Note 14 - Stock Incentive Plans - Share-based       HTML     45K  
                Compensation (Details)                                           
106: R92         Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements (Details          HTML     53K  
                Textual)                                                         
107: R93         Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements - Financial       HTML     45K  
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring                  
                Basis (Details)                                                  
108: R94         Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements and Derivative    HTML     48K  
                Financial Instruments - Summary of Financial                     
                Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedges                       
                (Details)                                                        
109: R95         Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements - Summary of      HTML     40K  
                Gains and Losses Before Income Taxes on Interest                 
                Rate Swap Cash Flow Hedges (Details)                             
110: R96         Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of     HTML     44K  
                Reconciliation of Carrying Value of Company's                    
                Interest Rate Swaps (Details)                                    
111: R97         Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements - Effect of Cash  HTML     43K  
                Flow Hedge Accounting on the Company's Statement                 
                of Operations (Details)                                          
112: R98         Note 16 - Income Taxes (Details Textual)            HTML     47K  
113: R99         Note 16 - Income Taxes - Consolidated Income        HTML     40K  
                (Loss) Before Income Tax (Details)                               
114: R100        Note 16 - Income Taxes - Schedule of Income Tax     HTML     59K  
                Provision (Details)                                              
115: R101        Note 16 - Income Taxes - Summary of Reconciliation  HTML     53K  
                of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) at the Federal                   
                Statutory Rate (Details)                                         
116: R102        Note 16 - Income Taxes - Summary of Income Tax      HTML     44K  
                Expense (Benefit) Charged to Statement of                        
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Statement of                     
                Stockholders' Equity (Details)                                   
117: R103        Note 16 - Income Taxes - Significant Components of  HTML     73K  
                Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities                    
                (Details)                                                        
118: R104        Note 17 - Earnings Per Share (Details Textual)      HTML     37K  
119: R105        Note 17 - Earnings Per Share - Calculation of       HTML     63K  
                Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details)                   
120: R106        Note 18 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss      HTML     37K  
                (Details Textual)                                                
121: R107        Note 18 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss -    HTML     71K  
                Summary of Activity in Accumulated Other                         
                Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Details)                            
122: R108        Note 18 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss -    HTML     58K  
                Summary of Reclassifications from Accumulated                    
                Other Comprehensive Loss to Net Income (Loss)                    
                (Details)                                                        
123: R109        Note 19 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)    HTML     55K  
124: R110        Note 20 - Joint Venture (Details Textual)           HTML     43K  
125: R111        Note 20 - Joint Venture - Certain Financial         HTML     42K  
                Information About the Joint Venture Included On                  
                the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details)               
126: R112        Note 20 - Joint Venture - Certain Financial         HTML     37K  
                Information About the Joint Venture Included On                  
                the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details)               
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
127: R113        Note 21 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details    HTML     43K  
                Textual)                                                         
128: R114        Note 22 - Supplemental Cash Flow Information -      HTML     45K  
                Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents and                  
                Restricted Cash Reported Within the Statement of                 
                Financial Position (Details)                                     
129: R115        Note 22 - Supplemental Cash Flow Information -      HTML     45K  
                Summary of Supplemental Non-cash Transaction and                 
                Nonmonetary Exchange Information (Details)                       
130: R116        Note 23 - Business Segments - Service and Product   HTML     65K  
                Revenues From External Customers (Details)                       
131: R117        Note 24 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)       HTML     38K  
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