Amy Ahlers, Author at Alliance Communications

Ross Petrick re-elected as vice president on SDN Communications Board of Managers

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Amy Ahlers

The SDN Communications Board of Managers re-elected Alliance Communications general manager/CEO Ross Petrick to serve another one-year term as Vice President during its recent annual meeting. Petrick has been the general manager and CEO of Alliance Communications, based in Garretson, since 2015. The nine members on the Board of Managers oversee SDN Communications, which is […]

Bump It Up- Get Faster Internet for FREE

Posted on August 1, 2024July 30, 2024 by Amy Ahlers

As we advance our technology and services to meet the growing needs of our customers, we are committed to providing you with the best experience in home Internet and Wi-Fi. Faster speeds give you the best experience and reliability with streaming, online surfing, working from home, and gaming. Try a faster speed FREE for 2 [...] Read more »

Alliance is buying Leap Communications’ Fiber-Optic Network

Posted on July 31, 2024August 16, 2024 by Amy Ahlers

This fall Alliance is buying Leap Communications fiber-optic network. A similar dedication to serving rural communities led the co-founders of Leap Communications to sell its fiber-optic network to Alliance Communications. “The transition should be easy for customers because Alliance, like Leap, is dedicated to bringing cutting-edge services to rural communities,” said Tyler DeNeui, a co-founder […]

10-Digit Dialing for Local Calls in Minnesota Starts July 30, 2024

Posted on July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 by Amy Ahlers

To make sure new telephone numbers are available, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the addition of the new (924) area code to the geographic region of the 507 area code. This process is known as an area code overlay. What is an area code overlay? An overlay is the addition of another area code […]

SoDak Circuit esports event coming to Sioux Falls

Posted on June 27, 2024August 16, 2024 by Amy Ahlers

The SoDak Circuit, a new esports event, is coming to the Sioux Falls Convention Center on Saturday, Sept. 21. Alliance Communications is partnering with SDN Communications and 16 other independent broadband companies to launch the SoDak Circuit. This free esports event is designed to bring together gamers of all levels and ages. Participants will have […]

Duplicate channels to be removed on Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Amy Ahlers

On Tuesday, June 11, we’ll be removing the duplicate standard definition channels from the lineups of TVs connected to an Alliance DVR or set-top box. If a channel only appears in standard definition, that channel will NOT be removed because it is not a duplicate. For many years, we offered channels in both standard definition [...] Read more »

Construction of rural Beresford’s fiber internet network has started

Posted on April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 by Amy Ahlers

Alliance CEO Ross Petrick and COO Andy Hulscher review construction maps for rural Beresford's new fiber network during a meeting with contractors in March. Construction crews are arriving in the rural Beresford area to start building a new fiber-optic internet network. About 500 locations outside of Beresford city limits now have the option of receiving [...] Read more »

Annual Meeting Scheduled for Thursday, May 30

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Amy Ahlers

Alliance's Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 30, 2024. We’ll have satellite locations from 10 a.m. to noon at the Alcester Golf Club and the Howard Golf Course. The primary location will be the Brandon Valley High School from 3 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., and the annual meeting presentation will follow at 5:30 [...] Read more »

Capital Credits Checks to arrive this April

Posted on March 19, 2024April 2, 2024 by Amy Ahlers

At Alliance, our cooperative thrives because of the exceptional people like you who make up our communities. When Alliance performs well financially, we share our success with our customer-owners in their capital credits checks. This year, you'll receive a payout if you were a cooperative customer in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2014, or 2013, and/or [...] Read more »

Boys State High School Basketball Tournaments

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Amy Ahlers

South Dakota boys state high school basketball tournaments begin today. Here are ways you can watch the games through Alliance Communications and online AA Boys Basketball – Channels 179 or 999 A Boys Basketball – Channels 178 or 998 B Boys Basketball – Channels 307 or 997 https://www.sdpb.org/hsactivities/sports/basketball/ Good luck to all of the teams! […]