Over 30,000 visitors attended this year's KPQ event. Genext greeted thousands of attendees; traffic was steadily busy throughout the weekend with many admiring our 52" Samsung flat screen plasma television that featured Genext TV in High Definition. There was a lot of buzz about Genext Services...Internet, TV and Voice bundled all on one bill. We received close to a hundred inquiries from potential customers ready to sign up for Genext Bundled Services.

What a difference a year makes! At last years show, we publicly launched our Bundled Services, Genext Internet, TV and Voice. This year...hundreds of people stopped by the booth expressing their interest in bundling their Internet, TV and Voice...all on one bill. It seems everyone wants bundled savings; contact Genext, your local choice for Internet, TV and Voice Service and find out how much you can save.

As business continues to explode and more customers continue to select Genext, we are faced with the need for additional talent to help us grow. This month we are happy to welcome two new Technical Service Representatives to the team.

Starting this month, Brad Jordan and Francisco Gonzalez will undergo a series of training sessions to acquaint themselves with Genext products and services. And will quickly get up to speed to better serve you! We are fortunate to bring on both Brad and Frank; their background in customer service, technical aptitude and experience contributes greatly to our expanding team.

Brad Jordan is currently attending WVC for Networking and Computer Sciences and is just shy of receiving his degree. He is looking forward to putting his education to use by supporting our customers with technical issues. Brad has many years of customer service experience and his patient demeanor is a wonderful asset to Genext.

Francisco Gonzalez is currently helping out a family run business and previously worked at Staples for the last five years. He has excellent customer service skills and is a quick learner. At Staples he was regarded as one of the top salesman and held the #1 position in sales for 3 years straight! He will be instrumental in signing up and informing customers of the available options at Genext.

I couldn't be more ecstatic. For the first time in thirteen years, the Washington State Cougars were chosen for the NCAA Basketball Tournament. That's right, it’s March Madness...an annual ritual officially kicking off this week. Pairings for the 2007 NCAA tournament were announced Sunday, with games commencing on Thursday and the championship game set for Monday, April 2nd.

And Genext TV will have all the NCAA Tournament coverage available. Games can be watched on KIRO TV, the local Seattle CBS affiliate live, with lots of extra NCAA Tournament coverage. For a complete schedule visit: http://www.kirotv.com/marchmania/index.html

And if you haven’t yet signed up for Genext TV or can't get to a TV for the games, the first three rounds of competition will be available online. Following last year’s enormous success of March Madness on Demand with over 19 million streams recorded and more than 5 million visits...this year you can again watch LIVE game broadcasts of the NCAA Tournament on your computer for FREE! CBS claims it was one of the "largest live Internet events ever" and estimates this year's traffic will top last year's.

Sign up to watch on your computer here: http://www.ncaasports.com/mmod.

With the Cougars first game against Oral Roberts on Thursday, March 15th, make sure to tune in to your Genext TV or online for the play-by-play. Will WSU be one of 32 teams to make it through to the first round and just possibly advance to the Final Four, Tournament Champion? If not, there is another opportunity to watch an Eastern Washington team in the tournament; Gonzaga has also successfully scored an invite to this years Tournament. Tune in and check it out…March Madness is in full swing.

Do you know how much the average US household pays for Internet, TV and Phone Service? You would be surprised to learn it is a whopping $118.25 per month.

When breaking it down:

• Phone: $43.52
• TV: $51.21
• Internet: $23.52

How much are you paying each month?

With Genext you can bundle all three services, Internet, TV and Voice starting at just $63.94 a month! And you can upgrade to Digital starting at just $94.94 a month.

Have you checked out the new www.genext.net homepage featuring the Genext Best Bundles? We now have easy to view bundles that include the most requested service packages of Internet, TV and Voice Service. Whether you are looking for the best Value, Picture, Price or Movies...we have it all easily packaged and priced just for you. Choose the package you want, signup today and start saving money.

Are you shopping around for a new TV? If so, you can't afford to miss out on the latest news about the federal mandate affecting the way you watch TV.

Analog broadcasts are soon to become a thing of the past! The FCC has set a date of February 19, 2009, by which all TV broadcasts will be exclusively Digital. The mandate is designed to help the public make a painless transition from the old technology to the new.

Television sets are now being designed to receive signals containing a tuner capable of receiving Digital broadcasts. For the last few years, Digital tuners have been required in television sets with screens larger than 25 inches.

Don't worry; those who still watch analog broadcasts have nothing to fear. Even when the television networks go all Digital in 2009, Genext will offer adapter boxes that will convert the Digital signal into analog form, suitable for the older technology.

And the US Government just announced they have set aside up to $1.5 billion to ease the transition from analog TV broadcasts to the Digital standard. By providing a $40 coupon, similar to a store gift card, each household is able to claim up to two coupons between January 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009. The coupons can be used to purchase a Digital set-top box costing between $50 and $75. These new boxes will convert Digital TV signals into an analog signal that the older TV sets can display.

At Genext we understand Digital is the future of TV. The unlimited bandwidth capabilities that Digital TV provides will allow us to continue to add more HD channels and content to our lineup. Your TV experience will be better than ever, think clearer picture, more channels and greater flexibility.

We will continue to provide information about the 2009 mandate as more information becomes available. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Genext.