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A 2001 article in Economic Review, the journal of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, reported a series of population trends that affect rural representation in Washington: 1990 was the first time that more than 50 percent of Americans lived in metro areas with populations greater than 1,000,000

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Oakhurst, Calif., and that’s largely due to the efforts of NTCA member Sierra Tel.

By Ashley Spinks, Communications Coordinator, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association July 3, 2019 Several years ago, NTCA members met with the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) Office of Rural Health to discuss ways to increase veterans’ use of telehealth services. In a...

Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) Virtual 5K Combines Wellness and Fundraising During July, nearly 1,000 FRS supporters around the country walked or ran the inaugural 5K Rural Run. Check out the Facebook album and map of 5K locations. Congratulations to...

A day set aside each November by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, National Rural Health Day 2020 will be celebrated on November 19. On this day, the “Power of Rural” will help bring light to the...

As everyone is taking a look back at the past 12 months, I have a lot of emotions running through me. So given all of that, it’s likely best to just stick to broadband business. Nothing really captures the past...

In March 2018, Jim Broeckelman, senior IP head-end technician, and Kyle Jones, senior communications technician, were both involved in responding to a fire in an apartment complex near their Nex-Tech office in Norton, Kan. Broeckelman and Jones came to the rescue of residents of the apartment complex when it became engulfed in flames early in the morning.

May 31 started off as a normal day for Zack O'Dell and his colleague Mike Teeples to go jogging. As they continued their jog in the early morning hours near the Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa in Avon, Colo., they encountered a woman in extreme distress who had been stabbed multiple times.

Amanda Floyd joined ATMC, a nonprofit cooperative owned by its members, as a marketing manager in 2015 after working for another telephone cooperative for 16 years. Under her leadership, ATMC’s marketing efforts have thrived. Now serving as director of marketing, Floyd brings relentless work ethic and commitment to making the initiatives of ATMC a success.

Vern Dosch has successfully led the National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC) for the past 25 years, and during his entire tenure, he found many ways to support NTCA, its advocacy efforts, and the broader rural telecommunications industry. Dosch is a regular presence on Capitol Hill and has been a reliable supporter of NTCA conferences and programs as a tireless advocate and a humble, curious and passionate leader.