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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
         Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 8-A)*


                           General Communication, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                              Class A Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   369385 10 9
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                 John M. Lowber
                   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                           General Communication, Inc.
                         2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000
                             Anchorage, Alaska 99503
                                 (907) 265-5600
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)


                                October 31, 1996
                          (Date of Event Which Requires
                             Filing of this Report)



If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the  following  box if a fee is being paid with this report [ ]. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial ownership of less than five percent of such class.
See Rule 13d-7.)

Note:  Six copies of this report,  including all exhibits,  should be filed with
the  Commission.  See Rule  13d-1(a) for other  parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).



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CUSIP No. 369385 10 9
(1)      Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S.  Identification Nos. of Above
         Persons.

         Robert M. Walp
         ###-##-####
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(2)      Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions).

         (a) X
         (b)
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(3)      SEC Use Only.
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(4)      Source of Funds (See Instructions)

         N/A
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(5)      Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
         2(d) or 2(e).

         None
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(6)      Citizenship or Place of Organization.

         United States of America.
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Number of Shares           (7)      Sole Voting Power           None
by Each Reporting          
Person With:               (8)      Shared Voting Power         23,160,664 (1,2)
                                    
                           (9)      Sole Disposition Power      534,616
                                    
                           (10)     Shared Disposition Power    38,229 (3)
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SCHEDULE 13D - WALP CLASS A/8                                            PAGE 2
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(11)     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person.

         23,201,301 shares (2,3)
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(12)     Check if the Aggregate  Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
         Instructions).

         N/A
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(13)     Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11).

         56.8% (2,3)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(14)     Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions).

         IN
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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         1 All of these  shares  are  subject  to the New  Voting  Agreement  as
described in Items 4 and 6 of this Statement.  Does not include shares purchased
by the Company's  Qualified  Stock  Purchase Plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp as
described in Item 5 of this Statement.

         2 Includes 534,616 shares of Class A Common Stock and 301,049 shares of
Class B Common  Stock to which Mr. Walp has a pecuniary  interest  and  includes
22,324,999  shares of Class A and Class B  (readily  convertible  into  Class A)
Common  Stock held by other  parties to the New Voting  Agreement,  to which Mr.
Walp disavows any pecuniary interest.

         3 Includes shares  purchased by the Company's  Qualified Stock Purchase
Plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp as described in Item 5 of this Statement.

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SCHEDULE 13D - WALP CLASS A/8                                            PAGE 3
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Item 1.  Security and Issuer.

         (A) Statement.  This amendment to Schedule 13D ("Statement") relates to
the Class A common stock ("Class A Common Stock") of General Communication, Inc.
("Company").  The  principal  offices of the  Company are located at 2550 Denali
Street, Suite 1000, Anchorage, Alaska 99503.

         (B) Original Statement and Amendments.  Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(c), this
filing  constitutes an amendment and restatement of the previously filed 13D and
all  amendments.  The  original  Schedule 13D was filed as a result of the event
dated May 1, 1988 ("Original Statement"). Amendment 1-A was filed as a result of
the event dated January 1, 1989 ("Amendment 1-A").  Amendment 2-B was filed as a
result of the event of dated July 18, 1990 ("Amendment 2-A").  Amendment 3-A was
filed as a result of the event dated April 17, 1991 ("Amendment 3-A"). Amendment
4-B was filed as a result of the event  dated July 18, 1991  ("Amendment  4-A").
Amendment  5-A was  filed as a result  of the  event  dated  December  23,  1991
("Amendment  5-A").  Amendment  6-A was  filed as a result  of the  event  dated
February 1, 1993 ("Amendment  6-A").  Amendment 7-A was filed as a result of the
event dated May 28, 1993 ("Amendment 7-A").


Item 2.  Identity and Background.

         (A) Original  Statement  and  Amendments.  The Original  Statement  and
Amendments were filed by Mr. Walp.

         (B)  Statement.  This  Statement is filed by and on behalf of Robert M.
Walp, and amends Mr. Walp's currently effective Schedule 13D on his ownership of
Company Class A common stock.

         (a)      Name:  Robert M. Walp.

         (b)      Residence or Business Address: 2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000,
                  Anchorage, Alaska 99503.

         (c)      Present   principal   occupation:   Vice   Chairman,   General
                  Communication,  Inc. 2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000, Anchorage
                  Alaska 99503.

         (d)      Conviction in criminal proceeding during past 5 years:  None.

         (e)      Party to civil  proceeding  during  past 5 years  and  thereby
                  subject  to  judgment,   etc.,   regarding  state  or  federal
                  securities laws: Never.

         (f)      Citizenship:  United States of America.



SCHEDULE 13D - WALP CLASS A/8                                            PAGE 4
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         Mr. Walp is a party to a new voting  agreement  dated  October 31, 1996
("New Voting  Agreement")  with several other  persons  (with Mr. Walp,  "Voting
Group"): (1) Prime Growth Partners,  L.P. ("Prime Growth");  (2) Prime Venture I
Holdings, L.P. ("Prime Holdings"); (3) Prime Cable Limited Partnership ("PCLP");
(4) Prime Venture II, L.P. ("PVII"); (5) Prime II Management, L.P. ("PIIM"); (6)
Austin Ventures,  L.P. ("AVLP");  (7) William Blair Venture Partners III Limited
Partnership  ("Blair");  (8) Centennial Fund III, L.P. ("CFIII);  (9) BancBoston
Capital,  Inc.  ("BBCI");  (10) First  Chicago  Investment  Corporation  ("First
Chicago"); (11) Madison Dearborn Partners V ("MDP"); (12) MCI Telecommunications
Corporation  ("MCI");  (13) Ronald A. Duncan ("Duncan");  and (14) TCI GCI, Inc.
("TCI GCI"). The New Voting  Agreement  governs the voting of the Class A Common
Stock and the Company  Class B common stock  ("Class B Common  Stock")  owned by
members of the Voting Group.  The Class B Common Stock owned by certain  members
of the  Voting  Group is  convertible  on a  share-per-share  basis into Class A
Common Stock at any time at the option of the owner of the Class B Common Stock.
As a result of the Class B Common Stock's conversion feature into Class A Common
Stock,  and as a result of the New Voting  Agreement,  the  Voting  Group may be
deemed to be the beneficial  owner in the aggregate of more than five percent of
the outstanding Class A Common Stock.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  Mr. Walp
expressly  declares that the filing of this Statement  shall not be construed as
an admission  that he is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act,
the  beneficial  owner of any securities  covered by this  Statement  other than
those shares of Class A Common Stock in which he has a pecuniary  interest.  Mr.
Walp has a pecuniary  interest in shares of the Class B Common Stock. See Item 5
for the discussion of the Class A Common Stock owned by Mr. Walp.


Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations.

         (A) Original Statement.  Mr. Walp paid approximately  $5,638.00 between
May 1, 1988 and September 30, 1988 for the purchase of Class A common stock. The
full  amount paid came from  personal  funds of Mr.  Walp,  no part of which was
borrowed for the purpose of acquiring, holding, trading, or voting the stock.

         (B)  Amendment  1-A.  21,253  shares were  acquired  through Mr. Walp's
participation in the Stock Purchase Plan. Under the terms of the plan,  one-half
of the shares were purchased by Mr. Walp for $9,500 through payroll  deductions,
and one-half of them were contributed by the Company.

         (C)  Amendment  2-A.  24,157  shares were  acquired  through Mr. Walp's
participation in the Stock Purchase Plan. Under the terms of the plan,  one-half
of the shares were purchased by Mr. Walp for $12,778 through payroll deductions,
and one-half were contributed by the Company.



SCHEDULE 13D - WALP CLASS A/8                                            PAGE 5
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         (D)  Amendment  3-A.  2,955  shares were  acquired  through Mr.  Walp's
participation in the Stock Purchase Plan. Under the terms of the plan,  one-half
of the shares were purchased by Mr. Walp for $3,280 through payroll  deductions,
and one-half were contributed by the Company.

         (E)  Amendment  4-A.  1,279  shares were  acquired  through Mr.  Walp's
participation in the Stock Purchase Plan.  One-half of the shares were purchased
by Mr. Walp for $1,292 through payroll deductions, and one-half were contributed
by the Company.

         (F) Amendment 5-A. Mr. Walp acquired 53,960 shares through the exercise
of an option at $.75 per share, i.e., for a purchase price of $40,470.  The full
amount paid came from personal funds of Mr. Walp, no part of which was borrowed.

         (G)  Amendment  6-A.  3,262  shares were  acquired  through Mr.  Walp's
participation in the Stock Purchase Plan.  One-half of the shares were purchased
by Mr. Walp for $3,551 through payroll deductions, and one-half were contributed
by the Company.

         (H) Amendment 7-A. No personal funds were expended by Mr. Walp.

         (I)  Statement.  No  personal  funds were  expended  by Mr. Walp on the
matters which have caused the amendment to Mr. Walp's  Schedule 13D as contained
in this Statement.

         General   Communication,   Inc.  ("Company")  itself  and  through  its
wholly-owned  subsidiaries GCI Cable, Inc., GCI  Cable/Fairbanks,  Inc., and GCI
Cable/Juneau, Inc. (collectively, "Cable Subsidiaries") closed as of October 31,
1996 ("Event Date") on the following  purchase and acquisition  transactions and
certain other related agreements ("Transactions"): (1) Prime Securities Purchase
and Sale  Agreement,  as amended by the  parties  at  closing  ("Prime  Purchase
Agreement");  (2) the Alaskan Cable Purchase  Agreement;  (3) Alaska Cablevision
Asset Purchase  Agreement;  (4) McCaw/Rock Homer Asset Purchase  Agreement;  (5)
McCaw/Rock Seward Asset Purchase Agreement; and (6) MCI Stock Purchase Agreement
("MCI Purchase  Agreement").  The  Transactions  include a new voting  agreement
("New Voting Agreement")  entered into between certain holders of Class A Common
Stock including Mr. Walp, i.e., the Voting Group, as described elsewhere in this
Item 4 and in Item 6 of  this  Statement  and a  registration  rights  agreement
("Prime Registration Rights Agreement") described in Item 6 of this Statement.

         As a  result  of the  Transactions,  the  Company,  through  the  Cable
Subsidiaries,  has  acquired,  as of the Event  Date,  interests  in seven cable
companies  providing  services  in Alaska as follows  ("Cable  Companies"):  (1)
directly or indirectly, all of the 


SCHEDULE 13D - WALP CLASS A/8                                            PAGE 6
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equity  securities  of and  equity  participation  interests  in Prime  Cable of
Alaska, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Prime"); (2) substantially all of
the assets of the Alaskan Cable companies comprised of three Alaska corporations
as follows (collectively, "Alaskan Cable"): (a) Alaskan Cable Network/Fairbanks,
Inc.,   (b)  Alaskan   Cable   Network/Juneau,   Inc.  and  (c)  Alaskan   Cable
Network/Ketchikan-Sitka,  Inc.;  (3)  substantially  all of the assets of Alaska
Cablevision,  Inc., a Delaware corporation;  (4) substantially all of the assets
of  McCaw/Rock  Homer Cable  Systems,  J.V.,  an Alaska joint  venture;  and (5)
substantially  all of the assets of McCaw/Rock  Seward Cable  Systems,  J.V., an
Alaska joint venture.

         As part of the  consideration  for the acquisition of Prime and Alaskan
Cable, the Company,  as of the Event Date,  issued and sold 14,723,077 shares of
Class A Common Stock ("Company Stock") which was divided between those companies
for further  distribution to their  respective  security  holders and subject to
share  holdback:  (1)  Prime--11,800,000  shares of Class A Common Stock ("Prime
Company  Shares");  and (2)  Alaskan  Cable--2,923,077  shares of Class A Common
Stock to be  distributed  between  the  sole  shareholder  of each of the  three
corporations  comprising  Alaskan  Cable in portions  acceptable to the Company.
Through the MCI Purchase  Agreement the Company issued,  as of the Event Date, 2
million shares of Class A Common Stock ("MCI Company Stock").

         The closing on the Prime Purchase  Agreement and the closing on the MCI
Purchase  Agreement  were each  contingent  upon the  closing of the other.  The
Transactions  were  approved  by the  shareholders  of the Company at its annual
meeting held on October 17, 1996.  The  security  holders of each Cable  Company
approved the  Transaction  corresponding  to their  respective  Cable Company or
otherwise consented to the Transaction on or prior to October 30, 1996.

         Pursuant to the Prime Purchase Agreement, the Prime Company Shares were
distributed to the following persons ("Prime  Sellers"):  (1) Prime Growth;  (2)
Prime  Holdings;  (3) PCLP, the sole  shareholder of Prime Cable Fund I, Inc., a
Delaware corporation and the sole general partner of Prime; (4) the shareholders
of Alaska  Cable,  Inc.,  a Delaware  corporation  and limited  partner of Prime
("ACI"),  which are named below; and (5) the holders of the equity participation
interests  in  Prime,  which  are also  named  below.  Immediately  prior to the
Transactions,  the shareholders of ACI were Prime Growth, Prime Holdings,  PVII,
AVLP,  Blair,   Centennial  Fund  II,  L.P.,  CFIII,  and  Centennial   Business
Development Fund, Ltd. The holders of the equity  participation  interests (also
referred  to  sometimes  as  profit  participation  contract  rights  or  profit
participation  interests)  in Prime  were  BBCI,  First  Chicago  and  MDP.  The
following Prime Seller related persons (through their designated  agent,  PIIM),
entered into the New Voting  Agreement  ("Prime  Group"):  Prime  Growth,  Prime
Holdings, PVII, PCLP, PIIM, AVLP, Blair, CFIII, BBCI, First Chicago and MDP.



SCHEDULE 13D - WALP CLASS A/8                                            PAGE 7
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Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

         (A) Original  Statement.  Mr. Walp's  sizable  ownership of the Class A
common stock of the Company originates from his role as a founder of the Company
and his desire over the years of  development  and  operation  of the Company to
remain a principal shareholder of the Company.

         (B)  Amendment  1-A.  Mr.  Walp  and  other  employees  of the  Company
participated in the Stock Purchase Plan as a means of gaining an equity interest
in the Company.

         (C)  Amendment  2-A.  Mr.  Walp  and  other  employees  of the  Company
participated  in the Stock Purchase Plan.  Separately,  Mr. Walp sold securities
(38,000 shares on May 18-31,  1990; 37,000 shares on June 1-13, 1990; and 15,000
shares on July 10-18,  1990) and  acquired  securities  (42 shares on August 15,
1989).

         (D)  Amendment  3-A.  Mr.  Walp  and  other  employees  of the  Company
participated in the Stock Purchase Plan.

         (E)  Amendment  4-A.  Mr.  Walp  and  other  employees  of the  Company
participated  in the Stock Purchase Plan.  Separately,  Mr. Walp sold securities
(5,000 shares) on May 8, 1991.

         (F) Amendment  5-A. The  transactions  were  conducted as a part of Mr.
Walp's personal finances and were unrelated to the operation of the Company.

         (G)  Amendment  6-A.  Mr.  Walp  and  other  employees  of the  Company
participated in the Stock Purchase Plan. Separately, Mr. Walp sold securities as
follows: (1) 20,000 shares on January 15-21, 1992; (2) 15,000 shares on February
14-27,  1992;  (3) 7,500 shares on March 5-11,  1992;  (4) 10,000  shares on May
19-28,  1992;  (5) 5,000  shares on June 2, 1992;  (6) 45,000  shares on January
19-21,  1993; and (7) 157,673 shares on February 1, 1993, for a total of 260,173
shares.

         On  December  31,  1992 MCI and the  Company  entered  into a letter of
intent whereby,  among other things, MCI would acquire  approximately 30% of the
outstanding  common  stock  of  the  Company  for  a  total  purchase  price  of
$13,280,000.  As part of the stock sale,  MCI and the Company  agreed to various
business arrangements regarding telecommunications services,  licensing, leasing
of  equipment,  purchasing  service  marks,  communication  network  sharing and
sharing of marketing, engineering and operating services.

         (H)  Amendment  7-A. On March 24, 1993 the Company  Board  approved the
expansion of the Board from five to seven  positions in anticipation of the sale
of a substantial amount of stock to MCI. On May 28, 1993 Mr. Walp entered into a
Voting Agreement ("Voting Agreement") with three other persons.



SCHEDULE 13D - WALP CLASS A/8                                            PAGE 8
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         Mr. Walp sold 50,000 shares on May 11-17, 1993. These transactions were
a part of Mr. Walp's  personal  finances and were  unrelated to the operation of
the Company.

         (I)  Statement.  It is the  understanding  of Mr.  Walp  that the Prime
Company  Shares were  acquired for  investment  purposes and that the holders of
those shares intend to review  continuously  and monitor their investment in the
Company.  It is the  understanding  of Mr.  Walp that the  holders  of the Prime
Company Shares,  i.e., the Prime Sellers have under the Prime Purchase Agreement
and the Prime  Registration  Rights  Agreement  rights to cause the  Company  to
register pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act") a
portion or all of the Prime Company Shares for secondary offers and sales by the
Company on behalf of those holders.

         Pursuant  to  the  Prime  Purchase  Agreement,  at  closing  under  the
agreement,  certain  of the  Prime  Sellers,  i.e.,  Prime  Group  (through  its
designated agent, PIIM) entered into the New Voting Agreement with other members
of the Voting Group.  Under the New Voting Agreement,  the members of the Voting
Group have agreed to vote their  voting  securities  of the Company to cause the
board of directors of the Company ("Company Board") to be maintained at not less
than eight seats. Pursuant to the New Voting Agreement,  the Prime Group has the
right to nominate  individuals  to fill those two  positions.  In part,  the New
Voting  Agreement  requires the signatories to the New Voting  Agreement to vote
for those  nominees  with  limiting  conditions  as  described in Item 6 of this
Statement.

         Except as set forth above or as set forth in Item 6 in this  Statement,
Mr. Walp has no present  plans or proposals  which may relate to or would result
in any of the following:

         (a) The  acquisition by any person of any additional  securities of the
Company, or the disposition of securities of the Company;

         (b)  An  extraordinary   corporate  transaction,   such  as  a  merger,
reorganization or liquidation, involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

         (c) A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries;

         (d) Any  change  in the  present  Company  Board or  management  of the
Company,  including  any  plans or  proposals  to change  the  number or term of
directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the Company Board;

         (e) Any  material  change in the  present  capitalization  or  dividend
policy of the Company;



SCHEDULE 13D - WALP CLASS A/8                                            PAGE 9
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         (f) Any other  material  change in the Company's  business or corporate
structure including but not limited to, if the Issuer is a registered closed-end
investment company, any plans or proposals to make any changes in its investment
policy for which a vote is required by section 13 of the Investment  Company Act
of 1940;

         (g)  Changes  in  the   Company's   charter,   bylaws  or   instruments
corresponding  thereto or other  actions  which may impede  the  acquisition  of
control of the Company by any person;

         (h) Causing a class of  securities of the Company to be delisted from a
national  securities  exchange or to cease to be  authorized  to be quoted in an
inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;

         (i) A class of equity  securities of the Company becoming  eligible for
termination  of  registration  pursuant to Section  12(g)(4)  of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; or

         (j) Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.


Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

         (A) Original Statement.

         (a) On May 1, 1988,  Mr. Walp  exercised  certain  warrants to purchase
1,269,440  shares of Class A common stock of the Company at an exercise price of
approximately $0.00043 per share. Additional shares of Class A common stock were
acquired by the  Company  for the  benefit of Mr.  Walp  between May 1, 1988 and
September 30, 1988,  totaling  approximately  3,638 shares. The aggregate number
and  percentage  of  the  outstanding  Class  A  common  stock  of  the  Company
beneficially  owned  by Mr.  Walp as of  September  30,  1988  were as  follows:
1,330,308  shares  and  approximately  13.86%,  respectively.  These  securities
include,  (1)  options  to  purchase  53,960  shares  of  Class A  common  stock
exercisable immediately at $.75 per share up through December 1, 1991; (2) 6,561
shares of Class A common  stock held for the  benefit  of Mr.  Walp in the Stock
Purchase  Plan;  (3) 1,269,587  shares of Class A common stock held by Mr. Walp;
and (4) 200 shares of Class A common stock held in an IRA for Mr. Walp.

         (b) All of the issued stock  identified in the previous  paragraph were
held by Mr.  Walp with sole  power to vote or to direct  the vote of that  stock
with the exception of shares held by the Stock  Purchase Plan for the benefit of
Mr. Walp (6,561 shares).  Of 


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the issued stock  identified under (a) of this Item 5, 54,307 shares are held by
Mr. Walp with sole power to dispose or to direct the  disposition of that stock.
Furthermore,  Mr.  Walp  shares  the  power to  dispose  of the  balance  of the
securities  identified  under (a) of Item 5 (1,276,001  shares) as follows:  (1)
6,561 shares held by the Stock  Purchase  Plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp,  and
(2)  1,269,440  shares  issued  pursuant to certain  warrants.  Under a security
agreement,  Mr. Walp shares the power of  disposing  of the subject  shares with
WestMarc Communications, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("WSMC").

         (c) None,  except for  routine  purchases  by the Stock  Purchase  Plan
during the last quarter of 1988 for the benefit of Mr. Walp.

         (d) With the exception of Mr. Walp,  and as otherwise  disclosed in (b)
of this  Item 5 and in Item 6, no one has a right  to  receive  or the  power to
direct  the  receipt  of  dividends  from or the  proceeds  from the sale of the
securities identified in (a) of this Item 5.

         (B) Amendment 1-A.

         (a) The  aggregate  number  and  percentage  of  Class A  common  stock
beneficially  owned by Mr. Walp as of January 1, 1989 were 1,351,561  shares and
13.3%, respectively, consisting of the following: (1) options to purchase 53,960
shares exercisable immediately at $.75 per share up through December,  1991; (2)
27,814 shares held for the benefit of Mr. Walp by virtue of his participation in
the Stock  Purchase  Plan;  (3)  1,269,440  shares held by Mr.  Walp  pledged as
described in (b) of this Item 5; (4) 200 shares held in an IRA for Mr. Walp; and
(5) 147 shares held by Mr. Walp.

         (b) The number of shares as to which the  following  apply to Mr.  Walp
are as follows: (1) sole power to vote or to direct the vote - 1,269,787 shares;
(2) shared power to vote or to direct the vote - none; (3) sole power to dispose
or to direct the disposition - 54,307 shares; and (4) shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition - 1,297,254 shares.

         Mr. Walp shares the power to dispose of the  securities  identified  in
the previous paragraph as follows:  (1) 27,814 shares held by the Stock Purchase
Plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp;  and (2) 1,269,440  shares issued  pursuant to
certain warrants,  all of which shares are subject to a security  agreement with
WSMC ("Security Agreement").

         (c) The Stock Purchase Plan acquired 21,253 shares during the six-month
period ended December 31, 1988, where the acquisitions were made through brokers
or  private  transactions  at  the  prevailing  market  price  in  one  or  more
transactions for the benefit of Mr. Walp. The average price was $.894 per share.



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         (d) Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Plan, the shares are acquired
for the benefit of Mr.  Walp,  and any  dividends  that might be issued would be
held by the plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp. The Company's bank loan agreements
prohibit  payment of  dividends  other than  stock  dividends.  A portion of the
securities are subject to the Security Agreement.

         (C) Amendment 2-A.

         (a) The  aggregate  number  and  percentage  of  Class A  common  stock
beneficially  owned by Mr.  Walp as of July 10, 1990 were  1,264,507  shares and
11.9%, respectively, consisting of the following: (1) options to purchase 53,960
shares exercisable immediately at $.75 per share up through December,  1991; (2)
30,718 shares held for the benefit of Mr. Walp by virtue of his participation in
the Stock Purchase Plan; (3) 1,179,440 shares held by Mr. Walp which are pledged
as described in (b) of this Item 5; (4) 200 shares held in an IRA for Mr.
Walp; and (5) 189 shares held by Mr. Walp.

         (b) The number of shares as to which the  following  apply to Mr.  Walp
are as follows: (1) sole power to vote or to direct the vote - 1,179,829 shares;
(2) shared power to vote or to direct the vote - none; (3) sole power to dispose
or to direct the disposition - 54,349 shares; and (4) shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition - 1,210,158 shares.

         Mr. Walp shares the power to dispose of the  securities  identified  in
the previous paragraph as follows:  (1) 30,718 shares held by the Stock Purchase
Plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp;  and (2) 1,179,440  shares issued  pursuant to
certain  warrants,  all of which  shares are subject to the  Security  Agreement
whereby Mr. Walp shares the power of  disposing  of the subject  shares with the
Company and WSMC.

         (c) The Stock Purchase Plan acquired shares for the benefit of Mr. Walp
as follows:  (1) 21,253 shares during the  six-month  period ended  December 31,
1988;  (2) 1,045 shares during the year ended  December 31, 1989;  and (3) 1,859
shares during the six-month  period ended June 30, 1990.  The average price paid
by the Stock  Purchase  Plan in each of these three  acquisitions  was $.894 per
share,  $1.72 per share and $2.56 per  share,  respectively.  Mr.  Walp sold (1)
38,000  shares on May 18-31,  1990 at an average of $2.76 per share;  (2) 37,000
shares on June  1-13,  1990 at an  average  of $2.55 per  share;  and (3) 15,000
shares on July 10-18,  1990 at an average price of $2.52 per share.  He received
42 shares on August 15, 1989 as a ten-year award for service to the Company.

         (d) Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Plan, the shares are acquired
for the benefit of Mr.  Walp,  and any  dividends  that might be issued would be
held by the plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp. The Company's bank loan agreements
prohibit 


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payment of dividends other than stock dividends.

         (D) Amendment 3-A.

         (a) The  aggregate  number  and  percentage  of  Class A  common  stock
beneficially  owned by Mr. Walp as of April 17, 1991 were  1,158,462  shares and
10.6%, respectively, consisting of the following: (1) options to purchase 53,960
shares exercisable immediately at $.75 per share up through December,  1991; (2)
33,673 shares held for the benefit of Mr. Walp by virtue of his participation in
the Stock Purchase Plan; (3) 1,070,440 shares held by Mr. Walp which are pledged
as described in (b) of this Item 5; (4) 200 shares held in an IRA for Mr.
Walp; and (5) 189 shares held by Mr. Walp.

         (b) The number of shares as to which the  following  apply to Mr.  Walp
are as follows: (1) sole power to vote or to direct the vote - 1,070,829 shares;
(2) shared power to vote or to direct the vote - none; (3) sole power to dispose
or to direct the disposition - 54,349 shares; and (4) shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition - 1,104,113 shares.

         Mr. Walp shares the power to dispose of the  securities  identified  in
the previous paragraph as follows:  (1) 33,673 shares held by the Stock Purchase
Plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp;  and (2) 1,070,440  shares issued  pursuant to
certain warrants, all of which shares are subject to the Security Agreement.

         (c) The Stock  Purchase Plan acquired 2,955 shares during the six-month
period ended  December 31, 1990 for the benefit of Mr. Walp.  The average  price
paid by the Stock Purchase Plan in the acquisition was $2.22 per share,  and the
transactions were effected directly by the plan.

         (d) Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Plan, the shares are acquired
for the benefit of Mr.  Walp,  and any  dividends  that might be issued would be
held by the plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp. The Company's bank loan agreements
prohibit payment of dividends other than stock dividends.

         (E) Amendment 4-A.

         (a) The  aggregate  number  and  percentage  of  Class A  common  stock
beneficially  owned by Mr.  Walp as of July 18, 1991 were  1,154,741  shares and
10.0%, respectively, consisting of the following: (1) options to purchase 53,960
shares exercisable immediately at $.75 per share up through December,  1991; (2)
34,952 shares held for the benefit of Mr. Walp by virtue of his participation in
the Stock  Purchase  Plan; (3) 634,720 shares held by Mr. Walp which are pledged
as described in (b) of this Item 5; (4) 200 shares held in an IRA for Mr.
Walp; and (5) 430,909 shares held by Mr. Walp.



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         (b) The number of shares as to which the  following  apply to Mr.  Walp
are as follows: (1) sole power to vote or to direct the vote - 1,065,829 shares;
(2) shared power to vote or to direct the vote - none; (3) sole power to dispose
or to direct the disposition -485,069 shares; and (4) shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition - 669,672 shares.

         Mr. Walp shares the power to dispose of the  securities  identified  in
the previous paragraph as follows:  (1) 34,952 shares held by the Stock Purchase
Plan for the benefit of Mr.  Walp;  and (2) 634,720  shares  issued  pursuant to
certain  warrants,  all of which  shares are subject to the  Security  Agreement
whereby Mr. Walp shares the power of  disposing  of the subject  shares with the
Company.

         (c) The Stock  Purchase Plan acquired 1,279 shares during the six-month
period  ended June 30,  1991 for the  benefit of Mr.  Walp.  Mr. Walp sold 5,000
shares on May 8, 1991 at $3.00 per share.  The  average  price paid by the Stock
Purchase Plan was $2.02 per share, and the transaction was effected  directly by
the plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp.

         (d) Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Plan, the shares are acquired
for the benefit of Mr.  Walp,  and any  dividends  that might be issued would be
held by the plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp. The Company's bank loan agreements
prohibit payment of dividends other than stock dividends.

         (F) Amendment 5-A.

         (a) The  aggregate  number  and  percentage  of  Class A  common  stock
beneficially owned by Mr. Walp as of December 23, 1991 were 1,069,741 shares and
8.8% respectively,  consisting of the following:  (1) 34,952 shares held for the
benefit of Mr. Walp in the Stock  Purchase  Plan; (2) 634,720 shares held by Mr.
Walp which are pledged as  described  in (b) of this Item 5; (3) 200 shares held
in an IRA; and (4) 399,869 shares held by Mr.
Walp.

         (b) The number of shares as to which the  following  apply to Mr.  Walp
are as follows: (1) sole power to vote or to direct the vote - 1,034,789 shares;
(2) shared power to vote or to direct the vote - none; (3) sole power to dispose
or to direct the disposition -400,069 shares; and (4) shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition - 669,672 shares.

         Mr. Walp shares the power to dispose of the  securities  identified  in
the previous paragraph as follows:  (1) 34,952 shares held by the Stock Purchase
Plan for the benefit of Mr.  Walp;  and (2) 634,720  shares  issued  pursuant to
certain  warrants,  all of which  shares are subject to the  Security  Agreement
whereby Mr. Walp shares the power of  disposing  of the subject  shares with the
Company.



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         (c) Mr. Walp  purchased  53,960 shares at $.75 per share on December 1,
1991 through the exercise of an option.  Mr. Walp sold the following shares: (1)
35,000 shares on August 8-12,  1991 at an average price of $2.62 per share;  and
(2) 50,000 shares on December 9-12, 1991 at an average price of $1.64 per share.
These transactions were effected through a broker in Seattle, Washington.

         (d) The Company's  bank loan  agreement  prohibit  payment of dividends
other than stock dividends.

         (G) Amendment 6-A.

         (a) The  aggregate  number  and  percentages  of Class A  common  stock
beneficially  owned by Mr. Walp as of February 1, 1993 were  812,830  shares and
6.5%, respectively,  consisting of the following: (1) 38,214 shares held for the
benefit of Mr. Walp in the Stock  Purchase  Plan; (2) 200 shares held in an IRA;
and (3) 774,416 shares held by Mr. Walp.

         (b) The number of shares as to which the  following  apply to Mr.  Walp
are as follows:  (1) sole power to vote or to direct the vote - 774,616  shares;
(2) shared power to vote or to direct the vote - none; (3) sole power to dispose
or to direct the disposition -774,616 shares; and (4) shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition - 38,214 shares.

         Mr. Walp  shares the power to dispose of the 38,214  shares held by the
Stock Purchase Plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp.

         (c) The Stock Purchase Plan acquired shares for the benefit of Mr. Walp
as follows:  (1) 2,201 shares  during the  six-month  period ended  December 31,
1991;  and (2) 1,061 shares during the year ended December 31, 1992. The average
prices  paid were  $2.41 per share and $1.69 per  share,  respectively,  and the
transactions were effected directly by the plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp. Mr.
Walp sold shares in the  following  amounts at the  indicated  prices and on the
indicated dates: (1) 20,000 shares on January 15-21, 1992 at an average of $1.72
per share; (2) 15,000 shares on February 14-27, 1992, at an average of $1.85 per
share;  (3) 7,500  shares on March 5-11,  1992 at an average of $1.96 per share;
(4) 10,000 shares on May 19-28, 1992 at an average of $1.53 per share; (5) 5,000
shares on June 2, 1992 at $1.69 per share;  (6) 45,000 shares on January  19-21,
1993 at an average of $3.03 per share;  and (7)  157,673  shares on  February 1,
1993 at $3.25 per share.

         (d) Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Plan, the shares are acquired
for the benefit of Mr.  Walp,  and any  dividends  that might be issued would be
held by the plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp. The Company's bank loan agreements
prohibit payment of dividends other than stock dividends.



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         (H) Amendment 7-A.

         (a) The  aggregate  number  and  percentage  of  Class A  common  stock
beneficially  owned by Mr. Walp as of May 28, 1993 were 762,830 shares and 4.0%,
respectively,  consisting  of the  following:  (1)  38,214  shares  held for the
benefit of Mr. Walp by Stock  Purchase  Plan; (2) 200 shares held in an IRA; and
(3) 724,616 shares held by Mr. Walp.

         The   aggregate   number  and   percentage  of  Class  A  common  stock
beneficially  owned by other parties to the Voting Agreement were, as of May 28,
1993,  as  follows:  (1) Mr.  Duncan -  1,369,080  shares and  7.25%;  (2) MCI -
6,251,509 shares and 33.1%; and (3) WSMC - no shares of Class A common stock.

         (b) The number of shares as to which the  following  apply to Mr.  Walp
are as follows:  (1) sole power to vote or to direct the vote - none; (2) shared
power to vote or to direct the vote - 724,616 shares;  (3) sole power to dispose
or to direct the disposition - 724,616  shares;  and (4) shared power to dispose
or to direct the disposition - 38,214 shares.

         Mr. Walp shares the power to vote the securities  identified previously
in this Item 5 with three other  persons,  pursuant to the Voting  Agreement  as
follows: (1) Ronald A. Duncan; (2) MCI; and (3) WSMC.

         Mr. Walp shares the power to dispose of 38,214 shares held by the Stock
Purchase Plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp.

         The number of shares as to which the following  apply for other parties
to the Voting Agreement are as follows:  (1) Mr. Duncan:  (a) sole power to vote
or to direct the vote - none;  (b) shared  power to vote or to direct the vote -
967,732 shares; (c) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition - 203,298
shares; and (d) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition - 1,060,671
shares; (2) MCI: (a) sole power to vote or to direct the vote - none; (b) shared
power  to vote or to  direct  the vote -  6,251,509  shares;  (c) sole  power to
dispose or to direct the disposition - 6,251,509 shares; and (d) shared power to
dispose or to direct the  disposition  - none;  and (3) WSMC:  (a) sole power to
vote or to direct  the vote - none;  (b)  shared  power to vote or to direct the
vote - none; (c) sole power to dispose or to direct the  disposition - none; and
(d) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition - none.

         (c) Mr. Walp sold 50,000 shares on May 11-17,  1993 through a broker in
Seattle, Washington at an average of $3.23. per share.

         (d) Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Plan, the shares are acquired
for the benefit of Mr.  Walp,  and any  dividends  that might be issued would be
held by the 


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plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp.  The Company's bank loan  agreements  prohibit
payment of dividends other than stock dividends.

         (e) As of May 28,  1993,  Mr.  Walp  ceased  to own more than 5% of the
Class A common stock of the Company.

         (I) Statement.

         (a) As a result of the New Voting Agreement and pursuant to Rule 13d-5,
each of the parties to the New Voting Agreement may be deemed to be members of a
"group,"  and  thereby  beneficially  own all of the  shares  owned by all other
parties to the New Voting  Agreement.  The  parties to the New Voting  Agreement
beneficially  own  directly   23,160,664  shares  of  Company  common  stock  or
approximately 56.8% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock, 2,400,591 shares of
which are Class B Common  Stock held by certain of the parties of the New Voting
Agreement and issuable as and upon the  conversion to Class A Common Stock.  The
"group"  for  purposes of Rule 13d-5 is  comprised  of the members of the Voting
Group (as defined in Item 2 above).  The reporting  person filing this Statement
is Mr. Walp only.

         Pursuant to Rule 13d-3,  for purposes of Section 13(d) and 13(g) of the
Exchange Act, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly
or indirectly,  through contract,  arrangement,  understanding,  relationship or
otherwise has or shares:  (1) voting power which  includes the power to vote, or
direct the voting of, such security;  and/or (2) investment power which includes
the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such security.

         Mr. Walp expressly declares that the filing of this Statement shall not
be construed as an  admission  that he is, for the purposes of Section  13(d) or
13(g)  of the  Act,  the  beneficial  owner of any  securities  covered  by this
Statement  other  than those  shares of Class A Common  Stock and Class B Common
Stock in which Mr. Walp has a pecuniary interest as described in this Statement.

         The  aggregate  number and  percentage  of  securities  (Class A Common
Stock)  beneficially  owned by Mr. Walp as of the Event Date were 572,845 shares
and 1.6%, respectively.  These securities consisted of the following: (1) 38,229
shares held for the benefit of Mr.  Walp by virtue of his  participation  in the
Stock Purchase  Plan;  and (2) 534,616 shares held by Mr. Walp.  These shares do
not include the  shareholdings of other members of the Voting Group to which Mr.
Walp disavows any pecuniary interest.

         To the best knowledge and belief of Mr. Walp, the aggregate  number and
percentage of securities  (Class A common stock)  beneficially  owned by each of
the other Parties (as defined in Item 5(b) of this  Statement) to the New Voting
Agreement  were,  as of the Event Date,  as follows:  (1) Mr. Duncan - 1,224,492
shares (not  


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including  total  holdings of 248,157 shares of Class B Common Stock in which he
has a pecuniary  interest) and 3.3%;  (2) MCI - 8,251,509  shares (not including
total  holdings of  1,275,791  shares of Class B Common Stock in which MCI has a
pecuniary  interest) and 22.6%; (3) TCI - no shares of Class A Common Stock (not
including  total holdings of 590,043 shares of Class B Common Stock in which TCI
has a pecuniary  interest);  and (4) Prime Group - 11,057,643  shares and 30.1%.
The Prime Group does not own any Class B Common Stock.

         (b) The  number  of  shares  of  Class A Common  Stock as to which  the
following  apply to Mr. Walp are as follows  (not  including  303,457  shares of
Class B Common  Stock in which Mr. Walp has a pecuniary  interest  and which are
immediately convertible into Class A Common Stock): (1) sole power to vote or to
direct  the vote -- none (and none of Class B Common  Stock as to which he has a
pecuniary  interest);  (2) shared power to vote or to direct the vote -- 534,616
shares ; (3) sole  power to  dispose  or to direct  the  disposition  -- 534,616
shares;  and (4) shared power to dispose or to direct the  disposition -- 38,229
shares.

         Mr. Walp shares the power to vote the securities  identified previously
in this Item 5 with four other  persons,  pursuant  to the New Voting  Agreement
described in Items 4 and 6 of this  Statement,  as follows  (including Mr. Walp,
singly, "Party," and including Mr. Walp, collectively, "Parties"): (1) Ronald A.
Duncan;  (2) MCI;  and (3) TCI GCI,  Inc.  ("TCI"),  a  Nevada  corporation  and
subsidiary of  Tele-Communications,  Inc.;  and (4) the Prime Group (through its
designated agent, PIIM).

         Mr.  Walp  shares  the power to dispose  of the  securities  identified
previously in this Item 5 as follows:  38,229 shares held by the Stock  Purchase
Plan for the benefit of Mr.  Walp.  The Stock  Purchase  Plan was adopted by the
shareholders of the Company at the December 17, 1986 annual shareholder meeting.
The business  address of the Stock  Purchase Plan is 2550 Denali  Street,  Suite
1000,  Anchorage,  Alaska  99503.  The  Stock  Purchase  Plan has  neither  been
convicted  in a  criminal  proceeding  nor  been a party  to  civil  proceedings
regarding state or federal securities law.

         (c) None.

         (d) Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Plan, the shares are acquired
for the benefit of Mr.  Walp,  and any  dividends  that might be issued would be
held by the plan for the benefit of Mr. Walp.  The Company's  existing bank loan
agreements  contain  provisions  that prohibit  payment of dividends  other than
stock dividends.

         (e) N/A.



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Item 6. Contracts,  Arrangements,  Undertakings or Relationships with Respect to
Securities of the Issuer.

         (A) Original  Statement.  On September  27, 1985,  Mr. Walp  executed a
promissory note on a loan from WSMC. The note was secured by certain warrants of
Mr.  Walp for Class A common  stock of the  Company  and any shares of the stock
subsequently  issued upon the exercise of those warrants.  On May 1, 1988 all of
the warrants were exercised,  and Class A common stock was issued.  Upon payment
of the note in full, the stock would be released to Mr. Walp. The note was to be
paid in full on November 30, 1988. However,  the parties were as of December 30,
1988 negotiating an extension of the due date.

         (B) Amendment 1-A. The September 27, 1985  promissory note was split in
August,  1989 between WSMC and the Company with separate pledges by Mr. Walp for
their respective portions of the 1,269,440 shares issued under the warrants.

         On January 1, 1989 Mr. Walp became the Vice Chairman of the Company.

         (C) Amendment 2-A. No change.

         (D) Amendment 3-A. No change.

         (E) Amendment  4-A. The pledge to WSMC was released upon payment of the
September 27, 1985 promissory note by Mr. Walp on July 18, 1991.  634,720 shares
remained pledged to the Company.

         (F) Amendment 5-A. No change.

         (G)  Amendment  6-A. Mr. Walp's pledge to the Company was released upon
payment of the  September  27, 1985  promissory  note by Mr. Walp on February 1,
1993.

         (H) Amendment 7-A.  None,  other than the Voting  Agreement.  Under the
terms  of the  Voting  Agreement,  the  Parties  agreed  during  the term of the
agreement  to vote  all of  their  shares  as one  block  only in the  following
matters:  (1) for so long as the full  membership  on the  Board is  seven,  the
election to the Board of individuals  recommended or determined  acceptable by a
Party  ("Nominees"),  provided that such Nominees qualify to hold such positions
on  the  Board,  with  the  allocations  of  such  recommendations  to be in the
following   amounts  and  by  the   following   identified   Parties:   (a)  for
recommendations  from MCI, no more than two  Nominees  at any one time;  (b) for
recommendations from Messrs. Duncan and Walp, no more than one Nominee from each
at any one  time;  and (c) for  recommendations  from  WSMC,  no more  than  two
Nominees at any one time;  (2) the approval of any matter  required to implement
an item which is the subject of the Letter of Intent and to be voted upon by the
shareholders of the Company or which the board in its sole discretion chooses to


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present  for  ratification  or  approval  of those  shareholders;  and (3) other
matters to which the Parties unanimously agree. The effective date of the Voting
Agreement was March 31, 1993, and its term will be through the completion of the
1996 annual meeting of  shareholders of the Company or such shorter period until
terminated by the Parties.

         (I)  Statement.   Pursuant  to  Section  10.6  of  the  Prime  Purchase
Agreement,  the  Company  agreed  to have two  persons  designated  by the Prime
Sellers  (who  agreed to be bound by the terms of the New Voting  Agreement)  to
serve on the duly elected Company Board.

         As described in Item 2 of this Statement, the Voting Group entered into
the New Voting  Agreement on October 31, 1996  (replacing the Voting  Agreement)
whereby the parties  thereto  agreed to vote all shares of Class A Common  Stock
and Class B Common Stock, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the New
Voting  Agreement  for certain  nominees to the Company  Board and on other such
matters as further described in this Item 6.

         The New Voting Agreement  provides that the Parties will, to the extent
possible, cause the full membership of the Company Board to be maintained at not
less than eight  directors.  The New Voting  Agreement  provides that all of the
shares  subject to the  agreement  will be voted as one block for so long as the
full membership on the Company Board is at least eight and will be voted for the
election to the Company Board of  individuals  recommended by the Parties to the
agreement.  The allocation of recommendations for positions on the Company Board
made  by  parties  to  the  New  Voting   Agreement  is  as  follows:   (1)  for
recommendations  from MCI, two nominees;  (2) for  recommendations  from Messrs.
Duncan  and Walp,  one  nominee  each;  (3) for  recommendations  from TCI,  two
nominees;  and (4) for  recommendations  from the Prime Sellers who agreed to be
bound by the terms of the New Voting  Agreement,  i.e., the Prime Group (through
PIIM), two nominees for so long as (a) such Prime Group (and their  distributees
who agree in writing to be bound by the terms of the agreement) collectively own
at least 10% of the then issued and outstanding  shares of Class A Common Stock,
and (b) the  management  agreement  entered  into  between  PIIM and the Company
("Prime Management  Agreement") is in full force and effect.  However, if either
of these  conditions  pertaining to the Prime Group is not  satisfied,  then the
Prime Group and their distributees who elect in writing to be bound thereby) are
to be entitled to  recommend  only one nominee.  If neither of these  conditions
pertaining  to the Prime Group are met, the Prime Group is not to be entitled to
recommend any nominee pursuant to the terms of the New Voting Agreement.

         The shares of the Class A and Class B Common  Stock  subject to the New
Voting Agreement are to be voted as one block, to the extent possible,  to cause
the full membership of the Company Board to be maintained at not less than eight
members. Furthermore,  under the New Voting Agreement, the shares of Class A and
Class B 


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Common Stock subject to it are to be voted on other matters to which the Parties
to the agreement have unanimously agreed.

         The stated term of the New Voting  Agreement is through the  completion
of the annual shareholder  meeting of the Company to take place in June, 2001 or
until there  remains only one party to the  agreement,  whichever  occurs first.
However,  the parties to the New Voting  Agreement  may extend its term but only
upon unanimous vote and written  amendment to the agreement.  A Party to the New
Voting Agreement (other than a member of the Prime Group and their  distributees
who elect in writing to be bound thereby) will be subject to the Agreement until
that Party  disposes of more than 25% of the votes  represented  by that Party's
holdings of Company common stock, subject to the terms and conditions of the New
Voting Agreement.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  each Party to the New Voting
Agreement  must remain a party as to voting for  nominees  to the Company  Board
recommended  by the Prime Group and to  maintain at least eight  members of that
board only for so long as either the Prime  Group  (and their  distributees  who
agree in writing to be bound by the terms of the agreement)  collectively own at
least 10% of the then issued and  outstanding  shares of Class A Common Stock or
the Prime Management  Agreement is in effect and the Prime Group will thereafter
present their nominees for two positions on the Company Board.

         The New Voting Agreement commenced  effectiveness as of the Event Date.
With the  execution of the New Voting  Agreement,  it is  contemplated  that the
Company  Board will take such action as  necessary to cause its size to increase
from the present seven to nine members, and the portion of the Prime Sellers who
are Parties, i.e., the Prime Group, will thereafter present its nominees for two
positions on the Company Board through its designated agent, PIIM.

         The  New  Voting  Agreement  replaces  the  previous  voting  agreement
("Voting  Agreement")  between the following parties:  (1) MCI; (2) TCI; (3) Mr.
Duncan; and (4) Mr. Walp. Under the terms of the Prime Purchase  Agreement,  the
Company  agreed that upon closing on the Prime  Purchase  Agreement,  the Voting
Agreement would be terminated and replaced by the New Voting Agreement.

         Under the Prime Registration Rights Agreement, the initial distribution
to and, to the extent required, subsequent resales or distributions by the Prime
Sellers (and their  distributees)  of their portion of the Prime Company  Shares
will be registered under the Securities Act. To the extent  subsequent resale or
distributions by the Prime Sellers (and their  distributees)  are required to be
registered, the Company will keep the prospectus through which such offers would
be made  current  for a period of two years  from the  Event  Date or  otherwise
satisfy its  responsibilities  under the Prime Registration Rights Agreement for
registration of the Prime Company Shares through other registration formats.



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         Pursuant  to the  Prime  Management  Agreement  between  PIIM  and  the
Company, PIIM will manage the Company cable systems acquired in the Transactions
("Company Cable Systems").  PIIM had, prior to the Event Date, managed the cable
television systems owned by Prime and acquired by the Company on the Event Date.
The Prime  Management  Agreement  will  continue for a term of nine years unless
earlier terminated under a number of circumstances including the following:  (1)
with  respect to any of the  Company  Cable  Systems,  upon the  termination  or
revocation of the Company's cable television  certificate of public  convenience
and  necessity  or  franchise  for  that  system;  (2)  upon  the sale of all or
substantially  all of the assets of the Company Cable Systems or the sale of all
of the equity  interests  of the owner of the Company  Cable  Systems;  (3) upon
PIIM's  material breach of the agreement and failure to cure within 30 days; (4)
upon the Company's  material  breach of the agreement and failure to cure within
30 days; or (5) after the second anniversary of the date of the Prime Management
Agreement, at the option of either PIIM or the Company.


Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

         Pursuant  to  Rule  13d-2(c)  and  Items  102 of  Regulation  S-T,  the
following  documents  previously  filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits
are hereby incorporated by reference:

         (A)  Original  Statement.  Form 8-K  filed by the  Company  on or about
December 27, 1988 and the exhibits to it.

         (B) Amendment 1-A. None.

         (C) Amendment 2-A. None.

         (D) Amendment 3-A. None

         (E) Amendment 4-A. None.

         (F) Amendment 5-A. None.

         (G)  Amendment  6-A.  Form 8-K filed by the Company on or about January
14, 1993.

         (H)  Amendment  7-A.  Form 8-K filed by the Company on or about June 4,
1993, and the Voting Agreement.

         (I)  Statement.  The  Prime  Purchase  Agreement  (as  amended  by  the
parties),  a draft of the  Prime  Registration  Rights  Agreement  (which  is an
exhibit to the


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Prime Purchase Agreement, and the draft of the New Voting Agreement (which is an
exhibit to the Prime Purchase Agreement) are each incorporated by reference into
this Statement from the  Registration  Statement on Form S-4  (registration  no.
333-13473)  filed by the Company with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, which filing became effective October 4, 1996.


Signature


         After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify  that the  information  set forth in this report is true,  complete  and
correct.


Date

November    , 1996


Name/Title



- -----------------------------------------------
ROBERT M. WALP
Vice Chairman
General Communication, Inc.


         The original  report shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the
report is filed or his  authorized  representative.  If the  report is signed on
behalf of a person by his  authorized  representative  (other than an  executive
officer  or  general   partner  of  this   filing   person),   evidence  of  the
representative's  authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the report, provided, however that a power of attorney for this purpose which is
already on file with the Commission may be incorporated  by reference.  The name
and any title of each  person  who signs the  report  shall be typed or  printed
beneath his signature.

         Attention:  Intentional  misstatements  or omissions of fact constitute
Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).



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