Technology focus that starts with our members in mind

What our members need, what solves their challenges and what will benefit them

From selection to implementation through on-going operation, our team stands by you to help maximize your technology investment.

More than simply offering access to technology, NRTC designs complete solutions to meet the unique needs of each member.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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The Latest News and Events

Rural Commenters Urge FCC to Adopt Higher Broadband Benchmarks

Rural associations commenting on the FCC annual inquiry tracking broadband network access to all Americans said the time is right for the FCC to increase the minimum broadband speed benchmark from its current 100/20 Mbps. NRECA also called for the Commission to recognize a new symmetrical speed benchmark, rather than focusing on download speeds. It cited the May NRTC/NRECA Rural Broadband Benchmarking Report that most rural electric co-ops’ broadband subscribers take service faster than 475/475 Mbps.

Looking Back on a Summer of Storytelling

The Fiber Broadband Association recently released a report estimating that the U.S. will need to double the length of its fiber optic infrastructure from 95,000 to about 187,000 route miles by 2029 to meet the communications needs of existing and new internet data centers and AI-based traffic. While policymakers have begun concentrating on the needs for new electric power infrastructure for data centers, the need for more fiber is “underappreciated,” FBA said.

FBA Study Finds Need for More Fiber Infrastructure is “Underappreciated”

The Fiber Broadband Association recently released a report estimating that the U.S. will need to double the length of its fiber optic infrastructure from 95,000 to about 187,000 route miles by 2029 to meet the communications needs of existing and new internet data centers and AI-based traffic. While policymakers have begun concentrating on the needs for new electric power infrastructure for data centers, the need for more fiber is “underappreciated,” FBA said.