Our Solutions

NRTC’s technology focus starts with the members in mind — what they need, what solves their challenges, what will benefit them. More than simply offering access to technology, NRTC designs complete solutions to meet the unique needs of each member. From selection to implementation through on-going operation, our team stands by you to help maximize your technology investment.

We design our solutions to work together for the benefit of our members. Building a communications network that enables electric cooperatives to implement advanced smart grid technologies; mobile solutions that enable broadband providers to offer bundled services; managed services that enable members to operate a reliable and secure network.

Broadband
We help you deliver fast, reliable broadband to all your customers—no matter how remote. From technology evaluation and business modeling to design and engineering and right through construction and daily operations, you’ll get the right model for providing high-speed service.
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Smart Grid
Our goal is to provide the right combination of technologies to assist all functions within a rural distribution cooperative. NRTC solutions make life easier for linemen in the field, technicians remotely monitoring systems or the manager planning deployment and financing.
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Managed Services
Operations, billing, and customer care are vital for success. Many of our members are jumping into telecommunications for the first time, and we understand just how much work it takes to prepare for and successfully operate telecommunications networks. There are a multitude of things a new operator must manage, and we here to help.
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Mobile
Our highly flexible turnkey solution enables operators to enjoy all the advantages of smartphone, tablet, and IOT use on a nationwide 4G LTE/5G cellular network, even in areas where creating a costly wireless infrastructure just isn’t feasible.
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Funding
Federal and State governments are unleashing a tidal wave of grant funding programs to bridge the digital divide. Our funding experts can help you build a competitive, sustainable, low-risk business plan to win funding and provide a better life for your community.
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Marketing
We help our members launch their services, grow their brands, and generate sales with a combo of creativity and tech support. Pivot, an industry-leading marketing and CX agency, crafts standout projects that connect with your audience while CrowdFiber streamlines your growth through an automated geomarketing platform.
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Our People

Always Looking for Ways to Improve

Improving our member experience through their technology deployment and operations is one of NRTC’s primary goals. It’s always a plus to find practices that improve efficiency because anything that makes our tasks more efficient usually ends up benefiting our members. Take, for example, the latest endeavor by NRTC Operations Manager Eve Tapscott.

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The Latest News and Events

NRTC Annual Meeting: Technology, Policy, Markets and Customer Service

NRTC CEO Tim Bryan advised members not to worry too much about the current regulatory uncertainty around smart grid and broadband grant programs. “Technology drives the market and the market beats policy in the long run,” he said. He mentioned cases where technological advances have influenced investor decisions more influence than changing policy decisions. Also today (March 9), NRTC announced the reelection of three board members and selected new board officers for the next two years.
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Congress and Commerce Department Begin Major BEAD Overhaul

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced today that his department will do a “rigorous review” of the BEAD program and look ways to streamline it for faster distribution of its $42.5 billion in funds for broadband construction. Also today, House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC, pictured) introduced a bill titled “SPEED for Bead” with similar goals for improving the program. NTCA and several other rural telecom industry associations have already expressed support for the Hudson legislation.
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Webinar Recording – CrowdFiber Live: Unlock the Marketing Potential of CrowdFiber

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