Great Plains Communications Residential Blog
Find ideas to maximize your Great Plains Communications services, tech tips, and learn about upcoming shows and other exciting trends and news in our bi-weekly blog!
Protecting You and Your Phone
Recently a fellow Phone company in Madison, WI released a warning about fraudulent calls that were being placed to their customers telling them that their accounts were in jeopardy. These calls provide another number for the customer to call, where they are asked for...
Question and Answer Series about Cellular Broadband: Data Caps
We’ve talked about data caps before, however we still get questions about what the term really means. In short, a data cap refers to the amount of information that you are allowed to download and upload using a specific Internet connection. For example, every...
Don’t Miss Out On Our Grants and Scholarships
Every year, we get to help schools and students achieve their educational dreams. With our help, schools in our communities have launched two school-run businesses, revitalized art programs, opened several iPad labs, and even created an aquaponics lab! Our...
Why Customer Service is One of Our Highest Priorities
According to our annual surveys and numerous feedback systems, our customers value the truly superior customer service they receive from us. We couldn't be more proud that our customers consistently rank our local technicians and Customer Representatives as helpful,...
Gordon-Rushville Elementary Wins $5,000 for Education!
We are very excited to announce that Gordon-Rushville elementary school has won a $5,000 grant that will allow the school to upgrade education technology! The school will use the funds to purchase a new Promethean board for the Kindergarten classroom. It is an...
Question and Answer Series about Cellular Broadband: Part One
Being an Internet Service Provider, we get a lot of information about new technology and trends in the online world. One of the biggest trends this year is cellular Internet provided by cellular companies. Companies who provide cellular Internet services advertise...
Help Spread the Word: We’re Giving up to $35,000 to Schools and Students!
We’re gearing up for our annual grants and scholarships programs that provide nearly $35,000 to schools and students in the communities that we serve. In 2012, our grant winners purchased iPads, educational software and SmartBoards. We also helped Red Cloud...
Another Wonderful Year for Support Our Troops Program
As we begin 2013, we would like to thank everyone who helped make the Support Our Troops Program a success yet again. This year we were able to help another 80 families send a little piece of home to their loved ones serving overseas during the holiday season....
We Have a Brand New Pinterest Page!
Are you a fan of Pinterest? Perhaps you have heard about this visually-stimulating social site but haven’t checked it out. Maybe you have no idea what we’re talking about. Whatever category you fall into, we invite you to check out our brand new Pinterest page....
Holiday Review
We hope that you all had a very Merry Christmas! While we get ready for a very exciting 2013 (you'll want to check out next Tuesday's mid-season replacement blog) we wanted to share some of our holiday memories with you!
The Return of The Terminating Toll Issue
Last year we began to raise awareness about an issue called "terminating toll." Unfortunately, the issue has only gotten worse since then and is now affecting more and more rural residents who use either landline phones or cellphones. Across the country, residents of...
Congratulations to Our Marketing Team for Their Three Paper Anvil Awards!
For the third year in a row, we received recognition from the Nebraska chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Three programs were recognized this year and we are very proud of our team! Our Auto-Pay Contest received an Award of Merit in the...