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ALLO Communications is a Nebraska-based and Nebraska-owned telecommunications company that owns and operates an all-fiber network in Nebraska. The company provides residential and business fiber-optic communications service to residents and businesses in communities across the state. ALLO currently provides communications services to seven cities with more than a total of 335,000 people. ALLO offers internet, TV and phone service across its fiber network. ALLO installs fiber internet, TV, and phone service through glass fiber-optic cables, rather than the industry standard, copper. This allows data to flow in its natural form—light. With a glass fiber optic core, customers benefit from faster and more reliable service.

History
 * 2003 — ALLO opens in Imperial, Nebraska with three employees and a mission to change the communications landscape in Nebraska.
 * 2005 — ALLO begins providing fiber-optic communications to Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
 * 2007 — ALLO begins providing fiber-optic communications to North Platte, Nebraska. This is the fourth community the company serves.
 * 2010 — ALLO introduces a whole-home DVR system, enabling customers to record and access recordings from any TV in the house.
 * 2013 — ALLO debuts GIG internet (1000 Mbps), offering speed 100 times faster than the national average at that time.
 * 2015 — Nelnet acquires ALLO and provides capital investment to expand the ALLO all-fiber network to Lincoln, Nebraska.
 * 2016 — ALLO’s employee base grows from 80 to more than 300.
 * 2017 — ALLO opens it's first retail space in Lincoln, Nebraska.
 * 2018 — ALLO begins construction in Fort Morgan, CO making it the first ALLO community outside of Nebraska.

Communities with ALLO Fiber Availability:
 * Alliance, Nebraska
 * Bridgeport,Nebraska
 * Gering, Nebraska
 * Lincoln, Nebraska
 * North Platte, Nebraska
 * Ogallala, Nebraska
 * Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Available Products

Fiber Internet Speed Options Fiber TV Options Fiber Phone
 * 1 GIG (1000 Mbps)
 * 300 Mbps
 * 20 Mbps
 * Basic (100+ channels)
 * Local (20+ channels)
 * Unlimited 48-state calling, Caller ID, Call Waiting, Voicemail, and Call Forwarding

ALLO and Nelnet

Founded and headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, Nelnet is a diversified technology and educational solutions company. Nelnet began its life focused on helping students and families plan, prepare, and pay for their education. Since then, Nelnet has evolved to include making administrative and financial processes more efficient for schools and financial organizations. The acquisition of ALLO leverages Nelnet's financial strength and liquidity, infrastructure, and customer service capabilities in a growing operating business with recurring revenue and strong management. The strategic investment further diversifies Nelnet's revenue outside of education and supports the company's focus on long-term value creation.

ALLO and Glenwood Telecom

In January 2018, ALLO announced the acquisition of the fiber network and customer contracts of Glenwood Telecommuinications' Hastings, Neb. operations, a subsidiary of Glenwood Telephone Membership Co.

Smart Gigabit Community - Lincoln, NE

In December 2017, City of Lincoln officials announced that Lincoln had been designated by U.S. Ignite Inc., a nonprofit organization that works to advance technology, as a Smart Gigabit Community. That makes Lincoln one of only about 30 communities nationwide. Others Smart Gigabit Communities include include Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Austin, Texas. The designation is given to cities that partner with universities, nonprofits, telecommunications providers and others to commit to developing two gigabit applications each year. Lincoln's first is to develop software that would take advantage of unused wireless wireless spectrum to create a citywide gigabit wireless network to allow radios to both broadcast on and listen to multiple frequencies.

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