CONCURRING STATEMENT OF
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS
Re:  Applications for the Assignment of License from Denali PCS, L.L.C. to Alaska 
DigiTel, L.L.C. and the Transfer of Control of Interests in Alaska DigiTel, L.L.C. 
to General Communications, Inc., WT Docket No. 06-114, Memorandum 
Opinion and Order
We have an obligation in transactions coming before the Commission to weigh 
their proposed benefits against their potential harms to ensure that the transaction is in the 
public interest. For me, this particular transaction was a close call.  There are benefits to 
this proposed transaction, specifically in making Alaska DigiTel a stronger competitor.  
In this regard, I also recognize and appreciate GCI’s agreement to remove any veto rights 
over Alaska DigiTel’s budget. At the same time, as the order points out, there is a real 
potential for post-transaction coordinated interaction among the applicants and through 
contracts with third parties.  The Bureau should be commended for pointing out this 
concern and in crafting proposed conditions designed to remedy this potential harm.  
Ultimately, I would have preferred to have had stronger firewalls in place to help ensure 
that competitively sensitive information does not find its way into improper hands. As a 
result, I will concur in today’s decision.  Nevertheless, the Commission should keep a 
careful eye on future developments in the market and act swiftly in response to any 
evidence of anti-competitive or anti-consumer tactics. The good people of Alaska 
deserve no less.