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December 19, 2023, Aurora, Neb. – Hamilton Telecommunications is excited to announce that it is once again participating in the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) annual college scholarship program to help students from rural communities with the costs of higher education. FRS awards a one-time scholarship to students from rural America for their first year of college, university, or vocational-technical school. Scholarship awards range from $500 - $7,000. Each [...]

Fiber to the Home Construction and Gigabit Internet Coming to Burwell June 6, 2023, Aurora, Neb. — Hamilton Telecommunications, a leading technology and telecommunications company, has announced that they completed mainline construction in Burwell and are now ready to begin connecting homes and businesses with direct fiber internet access. With fiber installation, Hamilton will be delivering the fastest Internet speeds available, including options such as our whole home Gigabit (Gig) [...]

June 2, 2023, Aurora, Neb. — Hamilton Telecommunications, a leading technology and telecommunications company, has announced that they are nearing the end of mainline construction in Arcadia and are now ready to begin connecting homes and businesses with direct fiber internet access. With fiber installation, Hamilton will be delivering the fastest Internet speeds available, including options such as our whole home Gigabit (Gig) plan that delivers up to 1 Gig [...]

Gibbon, NE (May 30, 2023)—Today Hamilton Telecommunications announced that Skyler Summers has received a scholarship through the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS). Founded in 1994, FRS is the philanthropic arm of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, of which Hamilton Telecommunications is a member. The FRS Scholarship Program awards one-time scholarships to students from rural communities for their first year of college, university, or vocational-technical school. Each student is sponsored by an [...]

February 21, 2022, Aurora, Neb. — Hamilton Telecommunications, a local technology and telecommunications company was recently awarded several grants through the Nebraska Public Service Commission’s Broadband Bridge Grant Program. This additional funding will further enable Hamilton’s commitment to continue the construction to deliver fiber-to-the-home to 100 percent of former NCTC customers in Ansley, Arcadia, Burwell, Dannebrog, Rural Gibbon, Rural Ravenna, Sargent and additional rural areas within the service territory formerly served [...]

June 3, 2021, Aurora, Neb. — Local Telecommunications and Technology Company Hamilton Telecommunications has announced it is a participating provider of the Federal Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program.  Under this program, eligible households may receive up to $50 per month credit on qualifying broadband programs. On Feb 25, 2021 the FCC adopted Report and Order 21-29 officially establishing the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. In the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Congress appropriated $3.2 billion [...]

May 24, 2021, Aurora, Neb. — Hamilton Telecommunications has announced its plans to expand fiber-optic infrastructure in Central City, making fiber to the home broadband available for all residents of the community. “This is an exciting expansion to our existing fiber network and will enable us to deliver gigabit speeds to any home or business in Central City,” said John Nelson, Chief Executive Officer for Hamilton Telecommunications. “Hamilton has been [...]

Hamilton Seeking Product Testers for New Service for Seniors March 1, 2021, Aurora, Neb. — Hamilton Telecommunications is excited to announce that it is exploring new safety and wellness monitoring solutions for seniors.  The company is currently looking for qualified individuals to participate in a no-cost product test of these new solutions in their home for a 90-day period of time. In collaboration with Silver Maple Solutions, Hamilton is exploring [...]

September 21, 2020, Aurora, Neb. — Local technology and telecommunications company Hamilton Telecommunications announced that it is expanding its fiber network to provide Fiber to the Home to 250 eligible residents in Central City and the immediate surrounding area.  In August, Hamilton was awarded a grant by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (NDED) to help offset some of the costs in constructing the fiber mainline. The company began construction [...]

July 25, 2019, Aurora, Neb. — Telecommunications Company expands Next Generation 9-1-1 focus through strategic collaboration with industry-leading organization. Hamilton NG911, Inc., is pleased to announce its membership with the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT), an organization that brings together leading companies involved in emergency communications and response technology. Hamilton NG911 was recognized as one of the newest members of the council during the NENA iCERT reception hosted [...]

July 3, 2019,  Aurora, Neb. — Construction for a complete fiber-to-the-home infrastructure upgrade for the Hamilton Telecommunications exchange customers is on pace and continues to progress this spring. Hamilton Telecommunications, a leading technology and telecommunications company, is engaged in a multi-year project to bring fiber to all homes and businesses within the company’s local telephone exchange area. Currently, construction is focused on reaching the homes and businesses in Aurora and [...]

January 25, 2019, Aurora, Neb. — Hamilton Telecommunications, a leading technology and telecommunications company, has announced that they are now delivering even faster Internet speeds through fiber to the homes and businesses in the company’s telephone exchange area. The new speed tiers increase internet speeds dramatically with the highest tier delivering up to 1 Gig in the Whole Home Gig plan.  Whole Home Gig delivers speeds that are eight times [...]

June 27, 2018, Aurora, Neb. — Hamilton Relay, a division of Hamilton Telecommunications based in Aurora, Nebraska, has opened a new Relay call center in Columbus, Georgia. The new center, which processes captioned telephone calls for individuals who are hard of hearing, began training classes and operations in April 2018. The center is located at 1501 13th Street in Columbus. The Columbus call center is the seventh call center for [...]

June 6, 2018, Aurora, Neb. — Hamilton Telecommunications, a local technology and telecommunications company has expanded its workforce by five with the addition of several local students working in summer internships within the company. Hamilton is proud to announce and welcome Jacob Ediger, Paige Faber, Sydney Shaw, Zachary Oblender, and Isaac Askey as Hamilton interns. Each of these interns is a current student pursuing a post-secondary education degree and has [...]

December 18, 2018, Aurora, Neb — Hamilton Relay announced today that it is opening a new captioning center in Columbus, Georgia.  The new center which will be located at 1501 13thStreet in Columbus will begin training customer service call center operators in January with operations expected to begin in February, 2018. Hamilton plans to immediately hire between 50-100 new employees for a variety of positions, including: administrative support, human resources [...]

January 5, 2018, Aurora, Neb. – Hamilton Telecommunications is excited to announce that it is once again participating in the 2018 Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) annual college scholarship program to help further higher education among rural youth. FRS awards a one-time $2,500 scholarship to students from rural America for their first year of college, university or vocational-technical school. Each student is sponsored by an NTCA member company. FRS funds [...]

Leading Telecommunications Company announces plans to expand its service offerings to deliver critical 911 services. September 5th, 2017, Aurora, Neb. —Hamilton Telecommunications, a leading telecommunications and technology service provider, is excited to announce that it has recently launched a new business line that will deliver Next Generation 911 (NG911) services. Hamilton NG911, Inc. is the most recent addition to the company’s diverse service offerings and is a reflection of its [...]

June 15, 2017 Aurora, Neb - Hamilton Telecommunications is pleased to announce that Dalton Peters was selected to receive a $5,000 academic scholarship by the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) the philanthropic arm of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association. The $5,000 scholarship was one of four exclusive Staurulakis Family (JSI) Scholarships, given to exceptional students who plan on studying in the STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) field. The FRS scholarship program [...]

May 15, 2017, Aurora, Neb. — Local technology and telecommunications company Hamilton Telecommunications announced that it is expanding its fiber network to serve all of its subscribers within the Hamilton Telephone local exchange in Hamilton County and the surrounding areas with direct fiber optic connections. The company is currently implementing plans to deliver fiber to the home for customers in the communities and rural areas of Aurora, Hampton, Giltner, Marquette, [...]

February 2, 2017, Aurora, Neb. — Hamilton Relay, Inc., a national leader in the telecommunications relay and captioned telephone services industry, announced today that it has resumed operations and training classes in Albany, Georgia. After a severe storm demolished Hamilton's relay center, the company and the owner of the center, Carter Properties, immediately established plans to re-build. Re-construction of the center at 2231 Dawson Road is currently underway and expected [...]

Aurora, Neb, ­– December 15, 2016 – Hamilton Telecommunications is excited to announce that it is once again participating in the 2017 Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) annual college scholarship program to help further higher education among rural youth. FRS awards a one-time $2,500 scholarship to students from rural America for their first year of college, university or vocational-technical school. Each student is sponsored by an NTCA member company. FRS [...]

AURORA, Nebraska – MAY 17, 2016 – The Georgia Public Service Commission awarded Hamilton Relay a third consecutive contract to provide Telecommunications Relay and Captioned Telephone Services for the state of Georgia. The new contract went into effect on April 1, 2016 following a competitive procurement process. Georgia Relay, a program of the Georgia Public Service Commission, provides 24-hour service that allows individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind [...]

Aurora, Nebraska – May 3, 2016 – The State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services has awarded Hamilton Relay a second consecutive contract to provide Telecommunications Relay and Captioned Telephone Services to the residents of Montana. The new contract was awarded following a competitive procurement process and began February 28, 2016. It ensures that relay users in the state of Montana will continue to receive the same [...]

Aurora, Nebraska – March 21, 2016 Hamilton Telecommunications today announced that it has installed a new softswitch, the Metaswitch VP6010 Integrated Softswitch, replacing its previous Lucent Digital 5ESS Switch. The recent installation allows the company to offer new residential and business calling feature services available in its local telephone exchange. Hamilton Telecommunications offers a full range of residential and business voice services and will be adding greater capabilities, including customer [...]

Aurora, Neb, ­– January 28, 2016 – Hamilton Telecommunications is excited to announce that it is once again participating in the 2016 Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) annual college scholarship program to help further higher education among rural youth. FRS awards a one-time $2,500 scholarship to students from rural America for their first year of college, university or vocational-technical school. Each student is sponsored by an NTCA member company. FRS [...]

September 28, 2015 - (Tucson, Arizona) Tech Parks Arizona announced a new tenant at the UA Tech Park: Hamilton Innovations. Hamilton Innovations provides engineering, research, software development and technical support for the diverse business lines of its parent company, Hamilton Telecommunications. Headquartered in Aurora, Nebraska, Hamilton Telecommunications is a leader in the telecommunications and technology industry and provides various services on a local, regional and national basis. From its beginnings [...]

July 7, 2015 – Through a competitive procurement process, Hamilton Relay, a leading provider of Telecommunications Relay and Captioned Telephone Service, has been selected as the new service provider of Washington Relay. Hamilton Relay began providing Telecommunications Relay and Captioned Telephone Service in the state of Washington on July 1, 2015. Washington Relay, a program of the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Aging and Long-Term Support [...]

Aurora, Neb June 11, 2015 – Hamilton Telecommunications was recently recognized as a Patriotic Employer, for the company’s support of Employee Participation in America’s National Guard and Reserve Force by ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve). The award is given to managers, supervisors, or companies in appreciation for their support of its deployed military and their spouses. Recipients of a Patriotic Award must be nominated by a service [...]