ALLTEL Signs Agreement to Offer DISH Network TV Service; Local Telephone Customers in 15 States Will Get Voice, Video and Broadband Bundle.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. & ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- ALLTEL (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AT) local telephone customers can sign up for EchoStar Communications Corporation's DISH Network See DBS. satellite TV service through ALLTEL beginning this summer. The TV service will be available to residential telephone customers throughout ALLTEL's 15-state wireline territory as part of a discounted bundle on a single bill provided by ALLTEL. "Adding TV service to our voice and broadband offering will provide greater value and convenience to our local telephone customers," said John Koch This article is about the artist. For the Mayor of Milwaukee, see John C. Koch. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. , president of wireline services for ALLTEL. Customers will contact ALLTEL to order the TV service and schedule installation. The service is expected to be offered to customers later this summer. Specific pricing plans and promotional offers will be announced at that time. "DISH Network is pleased to make its satellite TV service available to ALLTEL customers as part of a convenient, customer-friendly bundle," said Nolan Daines, executive vice president, Alliance Management at EchoStar. "We believe this package of products and services, all on one bill, will give consumers even greater motivation to switch from the high-priced world of cable." About ALLTEL ALLTEL is a customer-focused communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. with more than 13 million customers and $8 billion in annual revenues. ALLTEL provides wireless, local telephone, long-distance, Internet and broadband services to residential and business customers in 26 states. About EchoStar EchoStar Communications Corporation EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is the parent company of DISH Network and the maintainer of the satellite fleet that provides the signal that DISH Network markets. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DISH) serves more than 11 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM), the fastest growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services in the last five years. DISH Network offers hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. DISH Network ranks No. 1 in Customer Satisfaction among Cable/Satellite TV Subscribers by J.D. Power and Associates. Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 800-333-DISH (3474). |
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