What’s a temporary drop?

As the temperatures continue to dip and winter weather rolls in, our teams are preparing to change the way we install ALLO service for the season. These chilly conditions mean our team must place a “temporary drop” for ALLO customers who install service in the winter and early spring months. Rather than burying the fiber optic…

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Burying the Fiber-Optic Line

We sent one of our Digital Experience Specialists on a ride-along with the ALLO Drop Team to get a better understanding of the temporary line we place during the winter months. She got the complete experience and even helped the team lay a temporary fiber-optic line across a yard. You can read all about it…

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What is a Locate?

It’s important to know that fiber optics are the most advanced technology available today, and less than 7% of Americans have access to a true all-fiber network. In most cases, this means we’re building a brand new network from the ground up to future-proof your community. The Fiber Design Process Before we can even begin…

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6 Benefits of a Fiber Network

Trucks on the curb. Roadside digging. Traffic detours. Workers invading your quiet neighborhood. Although we do our best to minimize disruptions, we understand that the fiber construction process can be a noisy inconvenience. Improving any infrastructure — from internet networks to public roads — can be frustrating at the time, but in the long run…

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Easements? Right-of-Ways? What are those?

We’re excited to build our world-class fiber optic network in your community! You may have heard words like easements and right-of-ways tossed around during our kick-off ceremony or on the news, but what are those, and why are they essential to our process to deliver you fiber-fast internet with a local smile? Let’s start with easements….

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Celebrating Connections

It’s happy dance, finger snaps, and applause time in Lincoln, fiber fans! Three years of hard work, a partnership with the City of Lincoln and Nelnet, millions of dollars, 363 new jobs, and a future-proofed, city-wide fiber network. This list exhausts and energizes us at the same time and we are thrilled to be celebrating…

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ALLO, nice to meet you!

Have you seen us around town lately? Our crews have been in the process of building a world-class fiber-optic network for your community. This will completely change the way you experience internet, TV, and phone service at home and at work. You may have a few questions like “What is ALLO? Why are they coming…

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