Phone service in Alcester, Baltic, Crooks and Hudson will be impacted late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning while Alliance is cutting over some equipment.

During this process, you could be without Alliance phone service for up to 60 minutes.

If your phone service hasn’t resumed by 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, please contact our office by calling (605) 529-5454 from your cell phone. Or send a message to email@alliancecom.net.

We know it’s never a good time to disrupt services. We hope to minimize the inconvenience by performing this upgrade during the early morning hours when our network usage is the lowest.

Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have additional questions.

All of us at Alliance Communications hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Our office will close on Thursday, November 28, and will reopen on Monday, December 2. However, our Help Desk is available 24/7. Dial 611 from any phone with Alliance service or call (605) 582-6311 from your cell phone.

Alliance Communications is in contract discussions with five content providers. Our existing agreements with these providers expire December 31, 2019.

We are working to negotiate fair renewal terms and pricing for these networks. We hope to reach an agreement with all networks that will result in a minimal increase on your bill and no changes to your channel lineup.

However, at this point, all of these networks and broadcast stations are demanding higher fees for their channels. KTTW Fox, which has no local news but carries Fox national programming, NFL games and the 2020 Super Bowl, is asking for an increase of more than 50%. Cozi and This TV both want an increase of more than 400%.

Because we value you as a customer, we want to know how important these channels are to you. We invite you to take our survey. Your feedback will provide valuable information that we will use during our negotiations.

The Iowa High School Football finals will air on Alliance Digital Cable channel 239 in the Basic Choice package.

You can stream the games on www.ihssn.com/live or download the IHSSN app.

The West Lyon Wildcats play in the finals on Friday, Nov. 22, at 10 a.m.

You can keep an eye on your packages from anywhere with a Blink Camera System. Now you could add a system to your home for only $19.99 when you take advantage of this limited time offer!

Save $100 on a Blink Camera System when you subscribe to Alliance’s 500 Mbps Internet speed.*

The Iowa High School Football finals will air on Alliance Digital Cable channel 239 in the Basic Choice package.

You can stream the games on www.ihssn.com/live or download the IHSSN app.

The West Lyon Wildcats play in the finals on Friday, Nov. 22, at 10 a.m.

Phone service in Alcester, Baltic, Crooks and Hudson will be impacted late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning while Alliance is cutting over some equipment.

During this process, you could be without Alliance phone service for up to 60 minutes.

If your phone service hasn’t resumed by 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, please contact our office by calling (605) 529-5454 from your cell phone. Or send a message to email@alliancecom.net.

We know it’s never a good time to disrupt services. We hope to minimize the inconvenience by performing this upgrade during the early morning hours when our network usage is the lowest.

Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have additional questions.

If your household’s Internet usage has grown significantly in the last year or two but your Internet plan has stayed the same, your connection may now be overloaded. This can make your Internet seem slow. Here’s what to do: