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!
Welcome Home
When Great Plains Communications started over 100 years ago, our customers were our neighbors. Well four generations later, our employees still live and work in the same communities providing local service our customers can count on. Just like our customers, we’ve...
Celebrating Arbor Day
Tomorrow is the 139th annual celebration of Arbor Day, started right here in Nebraska. According to the official Arbor Day website, Arbor Day was started by Julius Sterling Morton who felt that Nebraska’s geography would benefit greatly from prolific...
Save Time, Save Money – eBill
There are a lot of companies out there who want to take your money for …….well, for taking your money. These “third-party” payment systems as they are called, charge you a fee to pay your bills online from their site. Since it’s easy to set up a website and create a...
Why Nebraska is Great for Small Businesses
Small Business Series If you are a small business in rural Nebraska, you need to know about Grow Nebraska, a non-profit organization aimed at creating sustainable economic growth by supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs. Grow Nebraska has a variety of...
Having the “Facebook” Talk
There is another rite-of-passage talk being added to the parental roster. A talk that can affect a teen’s ability to get hired or even attend school. We’re talking about your child’s use of sites like facebook. While it may seem silly, it’s more important than ever...
Keeping the Lines of Communications Clear
Small Business Blog When a small business gets started it is just that; small. Of course the goal of a small business is to get bigger; increasing revenue and making larger sums of money. However, as a business grows so does the complexity of managing the...
New Summer Programs We Can’t Wait to Watch
There are dozens of new shows coming out this summer. Here are our top picks! Breaking In Christian Slater is back in a brand-new kind of office comedy. He leads a group of quirky geniuses who work at a security firm hired to “break-in” and expose security...
Welcome to the Small Business Series
There’s a reason why small businesses are called the backbone of our country. According to the Department of Labor, small businesses account for 97% of all employment and 51% of sales in America. As a statewide company that started as in one city, we understand the...
Finding Your Favorite Programs Using the i-Guide
Find the program you want to watch in seconds with Great Plains Communications' "Search for Programming" tutorial. Check out the entire series here or on our YouTube channel GreatPlainsComm.
Using Your TV and Internet together
Here at Great Plains Communications, we’re used to thinking about TV and Internet together (bundle anyone?!) but it seems like Americans are beginning to think the same way. According to Nielsen, a leading media usage and rating company, Americans now spend an average...
Rewarding Commitment to Service
Here at Great Plains Communications, we are very proud of how long so many of our employees choose to stay with us. Recently we celebrated the milestones of 14 of our employees who have provided a combined 220 years of service to us and our communities. The awards...
Will You Go to the Post-Prom Party With Me?
Schools around the country are taking action to reduce post-prom risks for teenagers while creating a fun all-night experience for students through after-proms. These events, which are also popular on graduation night, aim to provide students with a safe place to...