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All West Communications Reaction on Net Neutrality Ruling

All West Communications is a telecommunications company serving areas of Utah and Wyoming. Due to the extensive media coverage surrounding the recent Net Neutrality ruling we felt it was important to share our thoughts and plans.

Matt Weller, President of All West Communications stated: "All West believes in an open internet. We were not prioritizing or blocking traffic prior to the rules that went into place into 2015, so we did not have to change our practices at that time. Because the rules have changed again means only that the political pendulum has swung at the FCC. We still will not make any changes to our network management practices. We want our customers to have a great experience accessing the content and applications that are meaningful to them. There would be no benefit in us changing our network practices."

All West Communications believes in providing an excellent customer experience. We operate in areas with competition and there would be no competitive benefit in trying to negatively impact the experience our customers have using our network. We are hopeful this latest action will push Congress to enact a more permanent policy.

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All West Acquires Sweetwater Television Company

All West Communications is pleased to announce the acquisition of Sweetwater Television Company. This acquisition contributes to All West Communications continued growth and expansion plans into areas of southwest Wyoming.

All West Communications, which began in 1912, currently has a fiber network that extends through Lincoln and Uinta Counties in Wyoming down in to Rich, Summit, and Wasatch Counties in Utah, with extensions into both Salt Lake County and Utah County. All West's fiber network allows them to provide residential broadband services up to 1 Gig and business broadband options up to 10 Gig, along with competitive telephone and TV services.

Sweetwater Television Company, which began in 1955 as a TV service provider has expanded into voice and broadband services over the years to become the premier telecommunications provider in Sweetwater County.

Matthew Weller, President of All West Communications, stated; "We felt this natural geographic expansion of our current network just made sense. We will retain our deep commitment of investing in Wyoming to promote economic growth and development while being able to benefit from the resultant synergies provided by the merged resources of both companies."

United by a solid, long term commitment to providing telecommunications services, All West Communications, along with Sweetwater Television Company employees, look forward to a bright future serving Rock Springs and Green River customers for many years to come. 

For more information on All West Communications visit the company's website at www.allwest.com.

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The benefits of Fiber Internet.

In 2015, the FTTH Council released a study that shows homes that have fiber-delivered internet have a value up to 3.1% higher than those without. In other words, it would be the equivalent of adding a fireplace, half bathroom, or a quarter of a swimming pool to your home. For homes that have a 1 Gig (1000 Mbps) speed available, the value could be over 7% higher than homes where the highest speed available is 25 Mbps or lower. Co​ntact All West to see if you are in an area with Gigabit speeds. If you're looking to buy a house, make sure to ask your realtor what kind of internet is available at that location. To read more about the benefits of fiber internet, go to:http://www.ftthcouncil.org/blog/study-shows-home-values-up-3.1-with-access-to-fiber

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Watch out for Cyber Criminals!

Be on the lookout and learn how to protect yourself and loved ones from credit or financial theft.

According to the Bureau of Justice statistics, over 17.6 million Americans in the United States were victims of identity theft in 2015. If you're not checking your credit reports on a regular basis, you should. Keeping an eye on your credit report will allow you to quickly identify anything suspicious. Parents, checking your kids' credit reports would be a smart move too. The FTC recommends looking out for the following scenarios:

  1. If you get a notification from the IRS saying that your child didn't pay income taxes or if your child's Social Security number was used on another tax return. 
  2. Getting collection calls or bills for products or services you didn't receive.
  3. If you're turned down for government benefits because the benefits are being paid to another account using your child's Social Security number.


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Do you know what The Internet of Things (IoT) means?

Let's make this simple – The internet of things is the next evolution of the Internet. Think of any device with on and off switch or connection to the internet, for example: smartphones, coffee makers, washing machine, refrigerator, computers, lightbulbs, and anything else you can think of. IoT is a huge network that connects devices with devices, devices with people and people with other people.  In 4 years Cisco IBSG predicts there will be over 50 billion devices connected.

The Internet of Things will have a huge impact to everyone's lives in the next few years, which can help people, businesses and society on a daily basis. 

To learn more about IoT go to: A Simple Explanation Of 'The Internet Of Things'


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Whole Home DVR

Isn't it great that you can record a movie or TV show in your bedroom and watch it later in your living room with the rest of the family? Or start watching a movie in your living room and finish it exactly where you left off in your bed? With Whole Home DVR, all this is possible! All set top boxes in the household can record programs and view live or pre-recorded shows from any room in the house.

You can set a recording from connected set top boxes in the household, not just the DVR. You need one DVR in the household because it actually does the recording and storing functions for all the non-DVR set top boxes.

To view the list of Whole Home DVR recording go to the Menu bar, select the DVR icon and press OK on your remote. Recordings appear as the first listing under DVR. Select it and press OK to bring up the list. When viewing the list of Whole Home DVR recording on a non-DVR set top box, the Whole Home icon will appear next to the program's name. All set top boxes will have access to the recording.

To learn more about Whole Home DVR go to your Digital Video User guide page 31.


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4 ways to help keep your computer healthy

Today's blog post will help you by keeping your computer healthy and running the way it's supposed to without any surprises along the way.

1. Keep your anti-virus active and updated - Every computer needs a good anti-virus to protect itself from malware. Installing an anti-virus software isn't enough, you also have to keep it updated so you're protected from the latest threats.

2. Update your system and software regularly - Updating when necessary will help the performance of your computer. If you receive a notification that an update is available, make sure to run the update sooner rather than later.

3. Have strong passwords - It's better to have symbols (like @ or #) and/or capitalized letters in your passwords to prevent anyone from getting access to your personal information.

4. Clean your computer from unwanted software - Excess software can make your computer run slowly. Every couple of months, make sure to look at your list of installed programs and remove any that you either don't use or simply doesn't belong. This will help save space on your hard drive and you'll have a better running computer because of it.www.tvonmyside.com

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