8-K

                                 UNITED STATES
                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                     FORM 8-K

                                  CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The
                       Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 25, 2005

                            GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

    Alaska                          0-15279                         92-0072737
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(State or other              (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                                                   Identification
incorporation)                                                        No.)

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


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (907) 868-5600


                                      NONE
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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    Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Section 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

     On May 25, 2005, General Communication, Inc. (GCI) announced that it
reached and closed a definitive agreement with Toronto Dominion Securities (TD)
to repurchase the remaining 4,314 shares of GCI Series B Preferred stock for a
total purchase price of $6,607,027. The 4,314 preferred shares were convertible
into 777,297 shares of GCI's Class A Common shares and the transaction price
represents an equivalent Class A Common share purchase price of $8.50 per share.
The preferred shares held by TD were issued as part of a $20 million private
equity investment made on April 30, 1999. A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired: Not Applicable

     (b) Pro forma financial information: Not Applicable

     (c) Exhibit:

         99.1 Press release dated May 25, 2005

                                   SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                          GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
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                                                  (Registrant)

Date: May 25, 2005


                                          By /s/
                                          Name:  John M. Lowber
                                          Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                 Chief Financial Officer,
                                                 Secretary and Treasurer
                                                 (Principal Financial Officer)

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.   Description
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99.1          Press release of General Communication, Inc. dated
              May 25, 2005.

EX-99

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


May 25, 2005

Bruce Broquet, (907) 868-6660; bbroquet@gci.com
David Morris, (907) 868-5396; dmorris@gci.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GCI ANNOUNCES REPURCHASE OF ALL SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES

ANCHORAGE, AK -- General Communication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNCMA) ("GCI") announced
today that it reached and closed a definitive agreement with Toronto Dominion
Securities (TD) to repurchase the remaining 4,314 shares of GCI Series B
Preferred stock for a total purchase price of $6,607,027. The 4,314 preferred
shares were convertible into 777,297 shares of GCI's Class A Common shares and
the transaction price represents an equivalent Class A Common share purchase
price of $8.50 per share. The preferred shares held by TD were issued as part of
a $20 million private equity investment made on April 30, 1999.

"We are pleased to announce this transaction with Toronto Dominion Securities,"
said John Lowber, GCI Senior Vice President and CFO. "This agreement is separate
from our stock repurchase program announced in 2004 and concludes our strategy
to repurchase our preferred equity securities."

Funds for the transaction will be provided from the company's existing cash
balances.

GCI is the largest Alaska-based and operated integrated telecommunications
provider. A pioneer in bundled services, GCI provides local, wireless, and long
distance telephone, cable television, Internet and data communication services.
More information about the company can be found at www.gci.com.

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