About

National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) provides solutions that help our 1,500 telephone and electric co-op members bring all of the advantages of today’s evolving technology to rural America. Our solutions are developed specifically to meet the needs of rural utilities and their customers, and include broadband, managed services, smart grid, mobile and video. Managed Services provides 24x7x365 technical support, NOC monitoring, network engineering, and revenue-generating services for more than 300 providers serving more than 1,000,000 subscribers across 48 states.

NRTC helps ensure our members’ success by aggregating their individual buying power, negotiating national contracts, helping members integrate technology solutions with their existing infrastructure and supporting members following implementation. Our members also earn capital credits from their patronage of NRTC, and we have paid or retired over $100 million to members in the past decade.

National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) provides solutions that help our 1,500 telephone and electric co-op members bring all of the advantages of today’s evolving technology to rural America. Our solutions are developed specifically to meet the needs of rural utilities and their customers, and include broadband, managed services, smart grid, mobile and video. Managed Services provides 24x7x365 technical support, NOC monitoring, network engineering, and revenue-generating services for more than 300 providers serving more than 1,000,000 subscribers across 48 states.