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!
Broadband and The Cornhusker State
Our post is a little off-topic today, but given that it’s about the Internet and football (two of our favorite things), we think that it’s OK. Back in November, some of our employees went to a conference called “Broadband Connecting Nebraska.” It was a really great...
Record Your Favorite Shows!
With all of the new mid-season shows debuting, we thought it's the perfect time to remind you about our Frequently-Asked-Question video tutorials. The one above will walk you through how to record all of the new (and current) TV shows you want. For more videos,...
Welcome Fremont!
In the last part of last year, we added a new community to our roster! Fremont, NE can now count itself as a Great Plains Communications community as we recently finished phase-one of a fiber build into the city. The build provides city businesses with Ethernet...
Champions of Nebraska Public Schools
As we mentioned in a recent blog post, we're very dedicated to supporting the students and schools in the communities we serve. We've helped schools start businesses, create aquaponics labs, and develop iPad centers. It's amazing what these schools develop and we...
Big News From Our Partner, Exede Satellite Broadband Service!
Pre-register for New ExedeSM Satellite Broadband Packages! Great Plains Communications will soon offer new and improved packages for ExedeSM Broadband Satellite service. We are putting the final touches on these great new packages, and we would like to offer...
2012’s Best of the Mid-Season Replacements
It’s that time of year again! No, not New Year’s Resolution time; it’s time to take a look at the best of the mid-season offerings. All four of our picks this year are thrillers that practically guarantee to keep viewers at the edge of their seats. There are...
Another Great Year for the “Support the Troops” Program!
It was another great year for our "Support Our Troops" program! Customers from across the state provided troops serving overseas with a little piece of home for the third year in a row with help from Great Plains Communications. The annual “Support Our Troops”...
We’re Providing $50,000 to Schools and Students!
As you may know our annual grants and scholarships programs provide nearly $50,000 to schools and students in the communities that we serve. In 2011, grant winners purchased iPad labs, educational software and SmartBoards. We also helped to support our second...
Happy New Year’s from Great Plains Communications
Fun Facts about New Year's 1. There were 200,000 people at the inaugural ball drop in New York : Today millions choose to share the experience on TV thanks to shows such as Dick Clark's Rockin Eve. 2. Celebrating the New Year dates back more than 4,000 years! It was...
Congrats to our Marketing Team!
Congratulations to our Marketing Department! From online to print and B2B to community relations, the accolades came pouring in 2011. For the second year in a row, we received recognition from the Nebraska chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Two...
Happy Holidays from Great Plains Communications!
It's almost Christmas and we've had a busy holiday season here at Great Plains Communications! We filled an entire sleigh with toys for children in need, decked the halls, ate our weight in Christmas treats made by our employees and put together a full slate of...
GPC-TV 2011 Holiday Programming
Great Plains Communications' local channel GPC-TV is celebrating this weekend with a slate of holiday programming! In addition to a 30-minute Holiday Music Loop that will be played throughout the weekend, we are also featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with many...