Author: 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 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2014, or 2013, and/or [...] Read more »

A Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC), as prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission, is now increasing to 36.3% of your interstate telecommunications services. This is effective January 1, 2025, and is a result of an increase in the Federal Communication’s (FCC’s) Universal Service Fund contribution factor from 35.8%. The new FUSC amount is calculated by […]

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Signing up for Automatic Bank Payment is easy Fill out the Auto Bank Pay form on the back of your bill. Return the form to Alliance Communications. If we receive your form before the 20th, your automatic bank withdrawal will be activated in time for the upcoming billing. Your payment will be withdrawn from your [...] Read more »

More devices mean more demand on your internet connection, and you might need to bump up your internet speed. For no additional cost, you can try a faster internet speed for two months. During that time, you’ll pay your current price for an upgraded speed. If after the two-month promotional period you want to keep your new speed, [...] Read more »

Communications services can literally be a lifeline that connects people to their communities. True to its name, the federal Lifeline program provides up to a $9.25 monthly discount for eligible low-income consumers on selected communications services. To qualify to apply for a Lifeline discount, consumers must either have an income that’s at or below 135% […]

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Encryption and replacement parts for Alliance’s RF coaxial cable TV system will no longer be available this fall. As a result, Alliance can no longer offer RF coaxial cable TV as of October 1, 2024. Alliance began communicating this change with impacted customers in June through letters, emails, and bill messages. Each customer received a […]

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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 […]

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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 for no additional [...] Read more »

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 […]

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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 […]

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