Alltel is spinning off its landline business with a new company to provide voice, broadband and entertainment services to its customers in 16 states, including this area. The new company will be called Windstream Communications.
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Alltel is spinning off its landline business with a new company to provide voice, broadband and entertainment services to its customers in 16 states, including this area. The new company will be called Windstream Communications.
Alltel is the primary landline telephone service provider in Daviess County. The company recently brought wireless communication service products into the local market.
On Dec. 9, Alltel officials announced plans to merge with VALOR Communications Group. This combination creates a major voice, broadband and entertainment services company focused on the rural areas of the country. The transaction repositions the remaining Alltel as a pure-play wireless service provider with roughly 11 million customers in 34 states.
Windstream Communications’ corporate headquarters will be located in Little Rock, Ark. The new company expects to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "WIN" upon close of the spin-off from Alltel and merger with VALOR, which is expected to be completed by midyear.
Alltel is now offering Gallatin customers high-speed Internet connections of up to 3 megabits per second so their home office and businesses can be more productive with improved access to and participation in the global economy.
Alltel broadband service uses existing phone lines to connect to the Internet at speeds 100 times faster than typical 56 kilobits per second dial-up access, allowing for quicker connections to graphic-intensive web sites and faster downloading of files. Customers also can surf the Internet
and talk on the telephone or send a fax at the same time.
The new services has an introductory price, underscoring Alltel’s commitment to bring customers the benefits of the Internet to its rural communities.
"Alltel’s broadband access allows our customers in the Gallatin area to be more productive and get more from their Internet experience," said Billy Bob Breeden, Alltel’s local manager.
"With our broadband speeds, not only can you accomplish more in a shorter time but you have an always-on connection over a dedicated path. It allows small-businesses, professionals and families to have global access to information regardless where they live."
Home networking options also are available so customers can access the service anywhere in their homes using wireless routers and network cards. Customers also can share the connection with multiple computers without additional wiring or cables.
"Customers can take their computer anywhere in the house and maintain a high-speed Internet connection," Breeden said. "Plus, Alltel does not charge extra for connecting additional computers to its broadband connection as some Internet service providers do."
Customers who sign a one-year contract for Alltel broadband service will receive a free modem. The modem will be delivered to customers complete with the hardware and software needed for customers to install the service.
Alltel serves more than 400,000 broadband customers in 15 states and continues to take high-speed Internet connections farther into the network for customers. Last year the company added 1,100 new broadband connection points and plans a similar push in 2006.
For more information, call 1-888-925-5835, or visit Alltel provides local and long-distance voice, broadband and satellite TV services to customers in 15 states.