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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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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Get to Know ALLO: Business Support

When ALLO first opened, we had four employees working in one of the town’s oldest buildings (circa 1919) situated in the heart of one of the largest agricultural communities in Nebraska. 2003 may have seen the first instance of side-eye in our home state; providing fiber-optic service to rural communities sounded like an enormous, impossible…

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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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Understanding Wireless Device Strength

Our technicians and support team often throw out terms like “wireless interference,” “channel congestion,” and “big red showdown.” Except for that last one, it can be a little confusing. We live in a fiber-focused world, and it’s easy to forget that not everyone shares our enthusiastic obsession with all things tech. So let’s take a…

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Get to Know ALLO: First Impression Specialists

Our First Impression Specialists are the smiling faces there to greet you at each of our local stores. They are often the first point of contact with the public, so they are well-versed in our core values (Exceptional, Local, Honest, Hassle-Free) and our wide range of fiber features. With the help and knowledge of these…

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Get to Know ALLO: Accounting

Numbers are one of our favorite things. We enjoy calculating how many devices you can connect to the ALLO Blast, or the amount of money we have raised and donated to local schools. The list goes on and on, but one thing is for certain, there is one team here at ALLO that loves crunching…

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What is Fiber?

Exactly what is fiber optic technology? Optical fiber is a flexible, transparent fiber made of glass or plastic which is slightly thicker than a human hair. The fiber cable coming into your home acts as a conduit carrying all your data via light waves between each end of the fiber. The principles of refraction, which make fiber optics…

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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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