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Saturday, January 9, 2016

All West Telecommunications Update

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah. January 6, 2016.  Jack Walkenhorst, All West Telecom representative, gave an update to the Rich County Commission.  The sports channel has been dropped because  the content providers increased prices. A survey was taken and only 20% are willing to pay an increase of $8 per month for that service.  All West asked the providers to allow them to put the sports channels on the expanded tier but they would not allow them to do that. However they are still working with the provider. 

Walkenhorst said, “Our margins are small to cover cost of programming and equipment. They provide telephone, broadband and TV for the northern part of the county.

Over the past 5 years $1.5 million has been invested in 90 miles of fiber optic along SR15 from Woodruff to Cokeville and Deseret Livestock.  There are 200 locations that have fiber directly to the site including the schools, Bridgerland and other large users.  Even so, there are some remote areas that cannot be provided services.

Silver star communications has a site on the Crawford Mountains. That could be an option for remote areas.    All of Randolph has fiber to the homes but they need to upgrade Woodruff.  Walkenhorst said that All West wants to get everyone upgraded to fiber and upgrade the whole system. They work with UDOT when build outs happen to cut costs. 


All West supports local sports and gives scholarships.  They see broadband services as their future rather than phone service as many are going to cell phones.

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