For Immediate Release
Contact: Hillary Crowder Smith, 703-351-2086, [email protected]
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (February 22, 2016)—NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, the premier national association representing nearly 900 independent, community-based telecommunications companies, today unveiled a new, interactive map that highlights telecommunications providers that have received acknowledgement through a variety of association recognition programs.
The map identifies 32 Smart Rural Community (SRC) Showcase Award winners across the United States and Canada. SRC Showcase Awards highlight efforts that make rural communities vibrant places in which to live and do business. The map also identifies six Collaboration Challenge grant recipients. The grant program confers awards to promote collaborative efforts in economic development, education, energy, health care and public safety.
Also denoted on the map are 62 Certified Gig-Capable Providers that are delivering Internet speeds of up to 100 times faster than those currently available in many U.S. households.
“In looking at this interactive map, it’s easy to see just how pervasive smart and gigabit communities are across the country. What an amazing testament to the great work rural broadband providers are doing,” said NTCA Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield. “Considering the unique and challenging circumstances small, community-based providers operate under, delivering advanced telecommunications services to casino the country’s most rural and remote communities is a huge accomplishment.”
To view the map, visit www.smartruralcommunity.com.
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NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association is the premier association representing nearly 900 independent, community-based telecommunications companies that are leading innovation in rural and small-town America. NTCA advocates on behalf of its members in the legislative and regulatory arenas, and it provides training and development; publications and industry events; and an array of employee benefit programs. In an era of exploding technology, deregulation and marketplace competition, NTCA’s members are leading the IP evolution for rural consumers, delivering technologies that make rural communities vibrant places in which to live and do business. Because of their efforts, rural America is fertile ground for innovation in economic development and commerce, education, health care, government services, security and smart energy use. Visit us at www.ntca.org.