Thank you to the people and companies that partner with and support FRS!

Thank you to all who generously donate to and sponsor FRS events and programs. You make everything we do possible.

We are grateful for your support.


 

Central Region

2024

Consolidated Telephone Company Cunningham Telephone Company, Inc.
Dumont Telephone Company F&B Communications, Inc.
GRM Networks H&B Communications, Inc.
Heart of Iowa Communications Cooperative Nex-Tech
Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone Company Peace Valley Telephone Company, Inc.
Peoples Telecommunications, L.L.C. Pioneer Communications
RTC Communications Twin Valley Communications
Wilson Communications  

 

2023

Blue Valley Tele-Communications, Inc. BPS Telephone Company
Butler Bremer Communications Chariton Valley Broadband, LLC
Clear Lake Independent Telephone Company Consolidated Telephone Company
Cumberland Telephone Company Cunningham Telephone Company, Inc.
F&B Communications, Inc. Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Company
Golden Belt Telephone Association, Inc. Green Hills Telephone Corporation
GRM Networks H&B Communications, Inc.
Hamilton Telecommunications Heart of Iowa Communications Cooperative
Hemingford Cooperative Telephone Company INDATEL Services LLC
Kalona Cooperative Telephone Co. Marne & Elk Horn Telephone Co.
Nex-Tech Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone Company
Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company Palmer Mutual Telephone Co.
Panora Communications Cooperative Peace Valley Telephone Company, Inc.
Peoples Telecommunications, L.L.C. Pioneer Communications
Rainbow Communications LLC. Rally Networks
RTC Communications Steelville Telephone Exchange, Inc.
Twin Valley Communications Van Buren Telephone Company, Inc.
Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association Wilson Communications
Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association (WCTA) WTC Communications

 

2022

Alpine Communications, L.C. Blue Valley Tele-Communications, Inc.
BPS Telephone Company Butler Bremer Communications
Chariton Valley Telephone Corporation Clear Lake Independent Telephone Company
Consolidated Telephone Company Consortia Consulting
Cunningham Telephone Company, Inc. Dumont Telephone Company
Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Company Golden Belt Telephone Association, Inc.
GRM Networks H&B Communications, Inc.
Hamilton Telecommunications Heart of Iowa Communications Cooperative
Home Communications, Inc. INDATEL Services LLC
Jefferson Telecom KanOkla Networks
Keystone Communications Marne & Elk Horn Telephone Co.
Mutual Telephone Co. Mutual Telephone Company of Morning Sun
Nex-Tech Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company
OmniTel Communications Palmer Mutual Telephone Co.
Panora Communications Cooperative Peace Valley Telephone Company, Inc.
Peoples Telecommunications L.L.C. Pierce Telecommunications
Pioneer Communications Rainbow Communications LLC
Rock Port Telephone Company RTC Communications
Stanton Telecom Inc Steelville Telephone Exchange, Inc.
Titonka Telephone Company Tri-County Telephone Association, Inc.
Van Buren Telephone Company, Inc. Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association
WesTel Systems Wilson Communications
Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association WTC Communications

 


 

North Central Region

2024

Baldwin Telecom Inc. Benton Cooperative Telephone Company
Consolidated Telcom Consolidated Telephone Company
Dickey Rural Telephone Cooperative Federated Telephone Cooperative
Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Midstate Communications, Inc. Nelson Communications Cooperative
Park Region Mutual Telephone Company Red River Rural Telephone Assn.
Santel Communications Cooperative Tri-County Communications Cooperative
Venture Communications Cooperative  

 

2023

Albany Mutual Telephone Association Arvig
Association of Communication Engineers BEK Communications Cooperative
Benton Cooperative Telephone Company Citizens Telephone Cooperative
Cochrane Cooperative Telephone Company Consolidated Telcom
Dakota Central Telecommunications Emily Cooperative Telephone Co.
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Federated Telephone Company
Garden Valley Telephone Company Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association
Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. Halstad Telephone Company
Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company
Kennebec Telephone Co. Inc. Lakeland Communications Group, LLC
Lynxx Networks Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Midstate Communications, Inc. Nelson Communications Cooperative
North Dakota Telephone Company Northwest Communications Cooperative
Park Region Mutual Telephone Company Polar Communications Mutual Aid Corp.
RC Technologies Red River Rural Telephone Assn.
Reservation Telephone Cooperative Runestone Telecom Association
Santel Communications Cooperative SDN Communications
Solarus SRT Communications, Inc.
Tri-County Communications Cooperative TrioTel Communications, Inc.
Venture Communications Cooperative West Central Initiative
West River Cooperative Telephone Company West River Telecommunications Cooperative

 

2022

Arvig Baldwin Telecom Inc.
Benton Cooperative Telephone Company C.R.S.T. Cooperative Telephone Company
Cochrane Cooperative Telephone Company Consolidated Telcom
Dakota Central Telecommunications Dickey Rural Telephone Cooperative
Emily Cooperative Telephone Co. Garden Valley Telephone Company
Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.
Halstad Telephone Company Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative
James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Midstate Communications, Inc. Nelson Communications Cooperative
North Dakota Telephone Company Northwest Communications Cooperative
Otter Tail Telcom Park Region Mutual Telephone Company
Polar Communications Mutual Aid Corp. RC Technologies
Red River Rural Telephone Assn. Reservation Telephone Cooperative
Rothsay Telephone Company Runestone Telecom Association
Santel Communications Cooperative SDN Communications
Solarus Spring Grove Communications
TM Rural Water District Tri-County Communications Cooperative
TrioTel Communications, Inc. Valley Telecommunications Cooperative Association
Valley Telephone Company Venture Communications Cooperative
West Central Initiative West Central Telephone Association
West River Cooperative Telephone Company West River Telecommunications Cooperative

 

Northeast Region

2024

Adams Telephone Co-Operative Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP
LightStream Mid Century Telephone Cooperative
Monon Telephone Company Mulberry Cooperative Telephone Company, Inc.
PSC SEI Communications
Wabash Mutual Telephone Company Woodhull Telephone Company

 

2023

Cass Communications, Inc. Endeavor Communications
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Herman & Whiteaker, LLC
Home Telephone Co. JSI
Mid Century Telephone Cooperative Monon Telephone Company
MTCO Communications Mulberry Cooperative Telephone Company, Inc.
NineStar Connect PSC
RTC Communications S & A Telephone Company, Inc.
SEI Communications Telcom Insurance Group
Wabash Communications CO-OP Wabash Mutual Telephone Company
Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom Woodhull Telephone Company

 

2022

Adams Telephone Co-Operative Arthur Mutual Telephone Company
Cass Communications, Inc. Com Net, Inc
Delhi Telephone Company Farm Credit East
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Herman and Whiteaker, LLC
Home Telephone Co. JSI
Lightstream Mid Century Telephone Cooperative
Monon Telephone Company Mulberry Cooperative Telephone Company, Inc.
NineStar Connect Pigeon Telephone Company
PSC RTC Communications
SEI Communications Wabash Communications CO-OP
Woodhull Telephone Company  

 

Northwest Region

2024

3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. COLTONTEL
STRATA Networks  

 

2023

3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Company
Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative COLTONTEL
Cornerstone Publishing Group, Inc DirectLink
Matanuska Telecom Association, Inc. Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Molalla Communications Company Monitor Cooperative Telephone Company
Nemont Telephone Cooperative, Inc. PC Telcom
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Ponderosa Telephone
SC Broadband STRATA Networks
ToledoTel Volcano Telephone Company
Wahkiakum West Telephone  

 

2022

3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Alexicon Telecommunications Consulting
Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative CoBank
Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Cornerstone Publishing Group, Inc.
DirectLink Emery Telcom
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Nemont Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Phillips County Telephone Company dba PC Telcom
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Pioneer Utilities Resources, Inc.
Silver Star Communications Triangle Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Wahkiakum West Telephone  


 

Southeast Region

2024

Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. Ben Lomand Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
FOCUS Broadband Foothills Communications
Hardy Telecommunications, Inc. Highland Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Loretto Telephone Company, Inc.  LTC Connect
NTCA Services Mgmt Corp
SkyLine Membership Corporation Star Telephone Membership Corporation
The Winston-Salem Foundation Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Corporation

 

2023

Alma Telephone Company, Inc. Brooks Autry, Hall & Cook, LLP
Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. Ben Lomand Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative Bulloch Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
DTC Communications DUO Broadband
Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. FOCUS Broadband
Foothills Communications Hardy Telecommunications, Inc.
Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Loretto Telephone Company, Inc.
LTC Connect Millry Communications
Mountain Rural Telephone Coop. Corp. Inc North Central Telephone Cooperative, Inc
NRTC National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative NTCA
Osmose Utilities Services Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Pembroke Telephone Company, Inc. Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative
Pine Belt Telephone Company, Inc. Progressive Holding Company
Public Service Telephone Company RiverStreet Communications of Virginia, Inc.
Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative RTFC Sandhill Telephone Cooperative
Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Services Mgmt Corp
SkyLine Membership Corporation South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.
Star Telephone Membership Corporation Surry Telephone Membership Corporation
The Winston-Salem Foundation Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Corporation
West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.  

 

2022

Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. Ben Lomand Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative Bulloch Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
DTC Communications Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.
FOCUS Broadband Foothills Communications
Hardy Telecommunications, Inc. Highland Telephone Cooperative
Highland Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Loretto Telephone Company, Inc. LTC Connect
Millry Communications Mountain Rural Telephone Coop. Corp. Inc.
North Central Telephone Cooperative, Inc. NTCA
Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Pembroke Telephone Company, Inc.
Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative Pineland Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Planters Telephone Cooperative Randolph Communications
Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative (RTFC) Sandhill Telephone Cooperative
Scott County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Services Management Corporation
Skyline Membership Corporation South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
Star Telephone Membership Corporation Surry Telephone Membership Corporation
Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Company, Inc. The Winston-Salem Foundation
Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Corporation West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.


 

Southwest Region

2024

Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Cherokee Telephone Company
Five Area Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Hill Country Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc. South Plains Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Taylor Telephone Cooperative, Inc.  

 

2023

Alenco Communications, Inc. BBT
Canadian Valley Telephone Company Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Central Oklahoma Telephone Co., LLC Cimarron Telephone Co.
ENMR Plateau Telecommunications Hill Country Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Nortex Communications Pottawatomie Telephone Company
South Plains Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Totelcom Communications, LLC
Tularosa Basin Telephone Company, Inc. Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
West Texas Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. YK Communications
Yucca Telecom  

 

2022

Alenco Communications, Inc. Canadian Valley Telephone Company
Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Central Oklahoma Telephone Co., LLC
Coleman County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. CSSA
ENMR Plateau Telecommunications Five Area Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Hill Country Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Nortex Communications
Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative
Peoples Telephone Cooperative Pioneer Long Distance
Poka Lambro Telephone Cooperative Prairie Grove Telephone Company
River Bluffs Cabins LLC Santa Rosa Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
South Arkansas Telephone Company, Inc. South Plains Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Totelcom Communications, Inc. Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
XIT Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. YK Communications
Yucca Telecom  


 

 

Individual Donors

2024

Adam Lush Amy Bahra
Andy Isackson Angela Shipley
April Irwin Barry Adair
Ben Parmer Benjamin M. Foster
Brendan Dailey Brian Sullivan
Camille Christiansen Carri Bennet
Cathy A. Hinger Chris McDonald
Clare Andonov Craig Cook
Cynthia Grisham Dave Rasmussen
Dave Soper David Adams
David Blessing David Nathan Cooper
Donald Herman, Jr. Elizabeth Brown
Gary Dunlavy Gary French
Gay E. Turner Greg Maish
Greg Springer Jeff Greiner
Jeff Roiland Jeff Yarbrough
Jennifer Prather, CPA Jeremy Becker
Jessica Golden Harrison Jill Maison
Joel Allen Kathleen Gallagher
Katrina Baumgartner Keith Oliver
Kimberly Nunnally Kristi Westbrock
Kurt J. Gruendling Leif Oveson
Leo Staurulakis Lori and Pat Riazzi
Marlene Sanders Matt Dannehl
Maxmilian James Walter Mel Massey
Melanie Jore Melissa Drennan
Meredith Johnson Michele Friedman
Mike Grisham Mike Romano
Nancy White Pam Becker
Patsy Schoellerman Paul Harper
Philip G. Cappalonga Randy Jones
Richard Cameron Rick Krenz
Roger Nishi Ross Petrick
Ryan Larson Sally Wlasuk
Shannon Cossey Sheryl Vogle
Shirley Bloomfield Steve Meltzer
Sue Utt Terry Force
Tim J. Humpert Tonya Mayer
Vasile Jacob Sangeorzan Wayne Foskey

 

2023

Adam Jorde Alan B. Terrell
Amy Bahra Andrea Hansen
Andrew Smith Andy Isackson
April Irwin Arik Lee
Ashley Shiner Barry Adair
Ben Parmer Benjamin M. Foster
Bob Silverman Brad Rieger
Brendan Dailey Brian Jarvis
Brian Sullivan Bridget Mason
Brock Johansen Bryan Heath
Camille Christiansen Carri Bennet
Chad Duval Charlie T. Kelly
Cheryl D. Rue Chris Lovell
Clare Andonov Colleen Jamison
Craig Gralapp Curtis Eldred
Dale Merten Daniel Riazzi
Dave Manfredo Dave Rasmussen
David Nathan Cooper David Keifrider
David Mould David Schmid
Dean Houghland Donald Banwart
Donna Cecil Doug Updegraff
Dustin Brown Edmund Green
Edward E. Hilliary, Jr. Edward Schnitzer
Elizabeth Brown Gabriel Norris
Gary Dunlavy Gary French
Geoff Feiss Gordon Caverly
Gregory S. Hoffman Hubert J. Dandridge III
Jacki Miskimins James Costello
Jamie and Cindi Daubendiek Jana Wallace
Jean B. McCormick Jeff Greiner
Jeff Shipley Jeff T. Wilson
Jeff Yarbrough Jennifer Windham
Jesse Parisoff Jessica Golden Harrison
Joelle Demand John C. Pietila
John Ivanuska John McCullen
John Tietjens Johnathan L. West
Karen Nicholson Katrina Baumgartner
Keith Gabbard Keith Oliver
Kevin Fitzgibbons Kevin Kloehn
Kim Simpson Kimberly L. Garner
Kimberly Nunnally Kimberly K. Stumpp
Kurt J. Gruendling Lance Williams
Laura Gullickson Laure A. Cohen
Lee Logan Leif Oveson
Lennie Blakeslee Lori Saltus
Lorna Gilmore Madison Cappabianco
Mano Koilpillai Marietta Aiken
Mark Willems Marlene Sanders
Martha Hassle Meghan Traver
Mel Massey Melanie Jore
Melissa Drennan Meredith Johnson
Michael Dazio Michael Gray
Michael Parrish Michael Sean Sanders
Michael Su Mike Grisham
Mike Meinel Mike Romano
Nancy White Nicholas Malatesta
Nola Armstrong Pam Becker
Patrick Pulido Patsy Schoellerman
Paul Harper Paul D. McKnight
Randy Jones Randy Tyree
Rebecca Barksdale Rick Coil
Rick Krenz Robert D. Day
Robert Hunter Robert Monsheimer
Roger Nishi Ross Petrick
Russell Moore Ruth Conley
Ryan Andrew Philpott Ryan Punt
Sally Wlasuk Sandra Russell
Scott Sobolewski Shannon Oldani
Shelley Long Sheryl Vogle
Shirley Bloomfield Steve Coker
Sue Utt Terry Force
Tiffany Harwell Tim Fitzpatrick
Tim J. Humpert Todd Henecke
Tonya Mayer Tory Richtmyer
Troy Dierking Vince Tyson
V&C Trust  

 

2022

Adam Schwarts Alan Morel  
Amy J. Parlier Andy Brown  
Andy Isackson Angela Ferrell  
AP Twin Valley Barry Adair  
Bart Miller Carissa Swenson  
Carri Bennet Cheryl D. Rue  
Colleen Jamison Craig M. Freeman  
David Cook David Mould  
David Redman DeeDee Kluser  
Diana Trunick Domenico Fornaro  
Edmund Green George Tyree  
Gregory S. Hoffman James Costello  
Jamie Daubendiek Jeff T. Wilson  
Jim Whitefield John and Debbie Ivanuska  
John C. Strickland John McCullen  
Julie A. Gogel Keith Gabbard  
Keith Oliver Kimberly Nunnally  
Kurt J. Gruendling Larry Windham  
Laura Withers Laure A. Cohen  
Lauren Sanders Lee W. Logan  
Lynn Mead Mano Koilpillai  
Marci Marsh Mark Forseth  
Mary Anna B. Hite Mary Schwartz Westerhold  
Mel Massey Michael J. Murphy  
Michael Prather Mike Grisham  
Nancy White Philip G Cappalonga  
Randy Tyree Rebecca Barksdale  
Richard Buechel Robert Monsheimer  
Robert Silverman Ross Petrick  
Russel Moore Scott Sherman  
Shirley Bloomfield Stefanie Reeves  
Steve Singletary Steven James Trimble  
Tamber Ray Tonya Sullivan  
Terry Force Terry Kucera  
Thomas Cosgrove Tim J. Humpert  
Tonya Mayer    

 

Event Sponsors

2024

Calix Cobank
Herman & Whiteaker, LLC. ITCI
JSI LightStream
Moss Adams NCSC
NISC NRTC
Pivot Riazzi Rhyne and Swaim Investment Group
Shawnee Communications Wilkes Communications
Womble Bond Dickinson  

2023

Adtran Broadband.Money
Calix CHR Solutions
CoBank Herman & Whiteaker, LLC.
Innovative Systems ITCI
JSI Moss Adams
NISC Nokia
NRTC Riazzi Rhyne and Swaim Investment Group
RTFC Womble Bond Dickinson

 

2022

Calix CHR Solutions
CoBank DirecTV Stream
Fiber Homes Herman and Whiteaker
Interstate Telcom Consulting ISPN
JSI Moss Adams
NISC Nokia
NRTC Paymentus
Pioneer Utility Resources Pivot
Plus One Strategies Riazzi, Rhyne, and Swaim Investment Group
RTFC Vantage Point
VertiGIS Womble Bond Dickinson


 

Last updated 03/15/2024

 

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