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!
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...
Top Five Ways to Pass the Time Online Until the Husker Bowl Game
It’s another 13 days until we get more Husker football. In the meantime, here are some of the best sites on the web to tide you over. Big Ten Network – We haven’t been able to stop gushing over the amount of exclusive content provided by the BTN.com. Check out...
Landlines, Cell Phones, and 911
Years after their debut, one of the biggest questions about cell phones remains whether they allow 911 operators to know your location when you call. WHO-TV out of Des Moines, Iowa takes a sharp look at landlines, cell phones and 911. The results of their...
The Story Behind the Be Together Campaign
Communication technology has long had a history of bringing people closer. From couples who sent love letters over telegram to the first time a family shared an episode of the Lone Ranger on their black & white TV, these advancements have helped families and...