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Vyve Broadband Names Ray Snider Technical Operations Supervisor For Oklahoma-Texas Panhandle Market

Company Continues Commitment To Excellence In Every Vyve Community

Vyve Broadband has named veteran cable technician Ray Snider as Technical Operations Supervisor for its panhandle market, including Perryton and Dalhart, Texas, and Guymon, Oklahoma.

Snider, who has 35 years of extensive industry experience will oversee all Vyve technical operations for the panhandle region. He comes to Vyve from Cable One.

“Our commitment to each of our communities is to hire the highest quality talent, and people who are a part of the communities they work in,” said Jeffrey DeMond, chief executive officer for Vyve Broadband. “Adding Ray, a Perryton resident with over three decades of cable experience is a perfect fit for the panhandle. As technology grows and our capabilities continue to expand, we know our panhandle customers’ needs are in reliable hands.”

For more information, go to VyveNroadband.com. #VyveIsLocal

Vyve Broadband Names Nathan Garnes Technical Operations Supervisor For McAlester Market

Company Continues Commitment To Excellence In Every Vyve Community

Vyve Broadband has named veteran cable technician Nathan Garnes as Technical Operations Supervisor for its McAlester, Oklahoma market.

Garnes, who has extensive telecommunications experience, including supervisory positions, will oversee all Vyve technical operations for the McAlester region. He comes to Vyve from Suddenlink Communications.

“Our commitment to each of our communities is to hire the highest quality talent, and people who are a part of the communities they work in,” said Jeffrey DeMond, chief executive officer for Vyve Broadband. “Adding Nathan, a McAlester resident, is a perfect fit for this market. As technology grows and our capabilities continue to expand, we know our McAlester customers’ needs are in reliable hands.”

For more information, go to VyveBroadband.com. #VyveIsLocal

Vyve Broadband Names Tom Collins Technical Operations Supervisor For Shawnee Market

Company Continues Commitment To Excellence In Every Vyve Community

Vyve Broadband has named veteran cable technician Tom Collins as Technical Operations Supervisor for its Shawnee, Oklahoma market.

Collins, who has over 10 years of extensive cable, satellite, Internet and telephone experience, will oversee all Vyve technical operations for the Shawnee region. He comes to Vyve from Veterans Cable, having previously worked for CCI and Am Communications.

“Our commitment to each of our communities is to hire the highest quality talent, and people who are a part of the communities they work in,” said Jeffrey DeMond, chief executive officer for Vyve Broadband. “Adding Tom, a Shawnee resident with over a decade of industry troubleshooting experience is a perfect fit for this market. As technology grows and our capabilities continue to expand, we know our Shawnee customers’ needs are in reliable hands.”

For more information, go to VyveBroadband.com. #VyveIsLocal

Vyve Broadband Happy To Be A Part Of Owlfest – “Can’t Wait Until Next Year”

Vyve Teams With McGehee Community To Generate Record Crowds, Record Fun At 2016 Owlfest!

The 10th Annual Owlfest was the biggest and best yet, and Vyve Broadband was happy to join in and be a part of the event’s success.

As a Platinum Sponsor, and Official Communications Provider of Owlfest, Vyve was excited to see the incredible turnout, and how the friendly McGehee community totally embraced this event.

“It’s because of the donations from sponsors like Vyve that we’re able to invest in activities and events that make Owlfest such a fun, family-oriented, and successful weekend for the McGehee community,” said Mayor Jeff Owyoung. “We appreciate Vyve’s support and presence at Owlfest – and, the free WiFi and TV service for the Razorback game were certainly enjoyed by all.”

Since launching its full suite of communication services this summer, this is the first real chance Vyve has had to interact with the McGehee community, and introduce their local team and join in on some fun in McGehee.

“We are sort of the new guys in town, but this community has welcomed us with open arms,” said Vyve Broadband CEO Jeffrey S. DeMond. “The people of McGehee are fantastic, and were even coming by our booth thanking us for providing FREE WiFi and HD TV. What a great community. We are extremely proud to be a part of it.”

In addition to providing the free services, Vyve also sponsored a field goal kicking contest in the rain and mini football giveaways on Homecoming night, participated in the 5K, and collaborated with Mayor Owyoung to sponsor all day raffle prize giveaways throughout Owlfest Saturday.

“Our number one goal is to be the best community partner we can be, and we’re thrilled to have done our part to make this year’s Owlfest such a tremendous success,” added DeMond. “We can’t wait for next year!”

Kids Empowered, Communities Engaged Through Vyve Christmas Card Art Contest

“It really just makes everyone in our company, and our communities feel good”

Imagine what a kid feels like when he sees artwork he created featured in his hometown paper. Or online, or retweeted, or on Facebook, or showcased on any other social media platform. Now think how his parents feel, his grandparents, siblings, friends, teachers, preachers, coaches, and on and on.

That is the real beauty of Vyve’s Christmas Card Art Contest that is in the middle of its’ second year of offering kids 3-12 years old in all Vyve markets, the opportunity to design the company’s Christmas card.

The Beacon Award winning community relations campaign is far and away the best, and certainly most popular brand integration initiative in company history, but it’s much more than that.

“Certainly from an integrated branding perspective it has been hugely successful,” said Vyve SVP Marketing and Customer Experience Dianne Quennoz, who created the campaign. “But beyond that, as the campaign grew organically from company-to-community and back, it really showed how much we are a part of our communities, and how much we care about our communities. “It really just made everyone in our company, and our communities feel good.”

The contest is simple. Kids 3-12 years old who live in a Vyve market are eligible to design a card of original art, that best exemplifies “The Spirit of Christmas” to them. It is heavily promoted to schools, churches, libraries, chambers of commerce and Mayor’s offices through Vyve public relations, community relations, social media, digital media and online channels.

The 12 finalists are displayed on the website in the 12 days of Christmas Cards, and the eventual winner receives an iPad Mini, has their design featured on the official 2016 Vyve Christmas card sent to over 200,000 households and thousands more via online and social platforms, and receives a Cookies & Cocoa party and $200 of art supplies for their school.

“We were very touched by the overwhelming response to last year’s contest from every community we serve” added Quennoz,. It’s wonderful to see that the Christmas spirit is truly alive throughout our Vyve communities.”

VYVE BROADBAND ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF DIGITAL TV AND INTERNET SPEED UPGRADES IN WAGONER, OKLAHOMA

System Improvements Provide Customers with a Vastly Improved Online Experience for Better Gaming, Faster Streaming Content and Superior Social Media Experiences

Vyve Broadband announced today that it has completed network upgrades in Wagoner, Oklahoma that include converting all customers from analog to All-Digital, HighDefinition (HD) TV service, increasing available Internet speeds to 25, 50 and 105 Mbps, and launching unlimited nationwide phone service. The digital conversion will deliver higher picture quality and more than 150 HD channels, and Vyve’s enhanced broadband network will provide customers with the fastest Internet speeds available in these areas – enabling customers to experience better gaming, faster streaming content and superior social media experiences.

Current Vyve customers in Wagoner will receive the Internet speed upgrade to 25 Mbps for free.

The speed increases in Wagoner are important milestones in Vyve’s plan to provide cutting-edge broadband speeds in rural markets that have traditionally lagged behind in technology offerings. These increases will more than double the average speed of existing customers and provide a quantum improvement to the availability of broadband in these areas.

“Vyve is laser-focused on creating unrivaled broadband experiences in markets such as Wagoner that are largely ignored by our competitors,” said Ken Jameson, Vyve Broadband’s system manager in NE Oklahoma. “With a Vyve Broadband connection, our customers will have access to lightning-fast broadband services, and we’re thrilled to be raising speeds for our existing customers for free. Offering
faster speeds for free reflects Vyve’s commitment to being the leading technology provider in markets where we operate across Oklahoma.”

Increased Internet speeds will allow customers in Wagoner to more quickly and easily enjoy Vyve Broadband’s WatchTVEverywhereTM application, which gives video customers the ability to watch their favorite shows from participating channels anytime, anywhere and on any device. As a result of the upgrade to digital TV, customers with standard Vyve TV packages will now be able to access the new
Vyve HD Guide Experience, Powered by TiVo®, which helps users find the exact programming they want, quickly and easily.

Customers interested in additional information regarding Vyve Broadband are encouraged to visit VyveBroadband.com.

Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Joyful And Artistic To Vyve’s Second Annual Christmas Card Art Contest

Kids 3-12 Your Artwork Could Be Vyve’s Hallmark Christmas Card This Year

‘Tis the season to get your Christmas creative on as the 2nd Annual Vyve “Create Our Christmas Card Art Contest” is jingle-belling into town.

The contest is easy and fun. All you have to do is create an original piece of artwork showing what the “Spirit of Christmas” means to you, and submit it to Vyve.

The winning entrant will win an iPad Mini, and have their design featured on the official 2016 Vyve Christmas card, produced by Hallmark Business Connections and sent to over 200,000 households, and thousands more across Vyve’s online and social media platforms.

And for art teachers out there, the winning entry wins a Cookies & Cocoa party for your school, plus $200 in art supplies.

“This is the most exciting and rewarding community campaign we’ve ever done,” said Vyve Broadband Senior Vice President of Marketing and Customer Experience, Diane Quennoz. “We were very touched by the overwhelming response to last year’s contest from every community we serve. It’s wonderful to see that the Christmas spirit is truly alive throughout our Vyve communities.”

The contest is open to residents of Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming located in Vyve’s service area. Entrants must be between 3-12- years old at the time of entering the contest.

The Official Entry Forms and Official Rules are available at participating schools and Vyve retail offices, from Vyve technicians or on the Vyve website at: www.vyvebroadband.com/cardcontest. Entries will be judged by a panel of artists at Vyves’s advertising agency.

So pull your elf’s cap on, grab your colored pencils and markers and let your “Christmas Spirit” color your canvas – it’ll be a holly jolly Christmas this year!

Vyve Broadband Is the Official Communications Provider For 10th Annual Owlfest

Vyve Providing Free WiFi, Free All-Digital HD TV For Razorbacks Game, Free Phone Service, Plus Contests and Activities All Weekend

Vyve Broadband is celebrating Owlfest with all of McGehee in a big way as a Platinum Sponsor this weekend.

As a Platinum Sponsor, and the Official Communications Provider of Owlfest, Vyve will be providing its full compliment of services FREE throughout the event. FREE WiFi will be available for all Owlfest attendees all day long. Vyve will broadcast the Arkansas-Ole Miss game in All-Digital HD, and you can make FREE nationwide phone calls at the Vyve booth throughout the day in case your cell battery is running low.

While at the booth, enter to win one of 10 fabulous Owlfest prizes. Vyve is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Owlfest with 10 prizes to be announced at Vyve O’clock each hour by Mayor Owyoung. Stop by the booth and enter to win a Kindle, iPad and Apple Watch among
others.

Vyve knows the celebrating starts long before Saturday. As a season-long sponsor of Owl football, Vyve will kickoff the activities during the Homecoming game against Fouke Friday night. Friday Night Vyve will include a halftime field goal kicking contest for prizes, featuring three lucky fans selected at the Pep Rally, cheerleaders throwing mini footballs into the stands throughout the game, and of course the Vyve Defensive Player of the Game award.

“We are honored and excited to be a part of the McGehee community and proud to be a Platinum Sponsor and Official Communications Provider of the 10th Annual Owlfest,” said Vyve Broadband CEO Jeffrey S. DeMond. “We are very committed to the communities we serve and are always looking for ways to partner with those communities for all their communications needs.”

As McGehee celebrates Owlfest, Vyve celebrates McGehee with a 10th Anniversary party for the ages, and the fastest Internet, the best voice, and All-Digital HD TV in the market.

Owlfest and Vyve – You’d be wise to check them out.

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