October 20, 2011 (West Des Moines, IA) – During the 2011 Iowa High School football season, Iowa Network Services and Alpine Communications are proud to present a “Player of the Week” from Iowa’s high school football regular season play. High school athletic directors, coaches and sports reporters from around the state are encouraged to submit […]

Please take a few minutes to read this notice as you may be experiencing this issue and were unaware of the cause or what you could do to help! In recent months, Alpine Communications and other rural telephone companies across the United States have experienced increasing problems with the completion of long distance calls. In […]

Iowa Network Services Awards Grant to Clayton County Sheriff’s Department Alpine Communications along with Iowa Network Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that Clayton County Sheriff’s Department is an award recipient of the Iowa Network Services Charity Grant program. Clayton County Sheriff’s Department was awarded $350 to help purchase an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). INS […]

Alpine Communications Offering Free Fall Technology Workshops Workshops will be held at the Alpine Communications Business Office, 923 Humphrey  Street, Elkader, unless otherwise noted. Webcasts Sponsored by INS – Held at Alpine’s Office Internet Security – Tuesday, Sept. 27th, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Online Fraud – Tuesday, Oct. 18th, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Online Shopping […]

New location – Johnson’s Reception Hall We owe our success to loyal customers like you. To show our appreciation, we’re hosting our annual Customer Appreciation Dinner in your honor on Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Johnson’s Reception Hall in Elkader. We invite you to bring the family, your appetite, […]

Alpine Communications, along with other rural telcos, is featured on the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association’s website for offering free computer and Internet workshops to the communities we serve. Stay tuned for the Fall Workshop schedule to be released Tuesday. Alpine Communications and many other rural telcos across America are actively promoting the advancement of high […]

From KMITV.com: MASON CITY, IA – Those in rural North Iowa are saying they’re excited for a new plan that will bring high-speed internet to their area. The local company OmniTel Communications is spending $35 million to put in fiber optics in North Iowa. Tuesday, Jonathan Adelstein, the Administrator for the USDA Rural Utilities Service […]

Alpine Communications will be performing maintenance to our network equipment on  Thursday, July 28 beginning at 12:00 AM Midnight to 5:00 AM.  During this time, customers may experience interruptions with the following services: Telephone Video Internet access E-mail Web hosting FTP This maintenance may affect all Alpine telephone, internet, and video customers.  We apologize for […]

Read the Alpine Communique View the July-August 2011 issue for news on what’s happening at Alpine Communications and in the communities we serve. Features: ITA Members Visit Washington DC Customer Appreciation Dinner on September 22 Alpine Awards $2000 in Scholarships Clay-Gar Legion Receives $500 INS Grant SecureIT 2011 Outperforms Competition Read More View past issues […]

“HELLO” Telephone Maize Maze to Open July 17th After months of preparation, the 2011 Country Heritage Community Maize Maze will open July 17, 2011. This year’s maze theme is “The Telephone” and its contribution to our agricultural past. Alpine Communications is a proud sponsor of the 2011 Maize Maze. In addition to learning about the […]

Alpine Communications is pleased to announce that Ashley Moyna is the recipient of a $2,500 college scholarship from Alpine Communications and the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association’s (NTCA) Foundation for Rural Service (FRS). The FRS scholarship program annually awards $75,000 in scholarships to rural youth across the United States. Out of nearly 1,300 applications received this […]

On June 29-30 the Middle East Policy Council (MEPC) Teach Mideast will host a 2-day Teacher Workshop in Elkader at the Alpine Communications office, funded in-part by Humanities Iowa. The MEPC Teach Mideast Program in Washington DC is part of The Abd el-Kader Education Project in Elkader. This workshop is for teachers but others are […]