The Great Ice Storm of 1976

The Great Ice Storm of 1976 Burying all of our lines protects them from severe weather and other disasters. During the night of March 29, 1976, a severe ice and wind storm struck Nebraska, shutting down power to more than 100,000 residents in a 10,000-square-mile area in 16 counties. The storm moved across Nebraska, depositing heavy snow and miles of ice on power lines: Mile after mile of line buckled under the tremendous weight of snow-laden wire that in many instances reached six inches in diameter, whipped by tornadic winds of 60 and even [...]

March 9, 2026, Aurora, Neb. — Hamilton Telecommunications, a leading provider of  fiber-optic broadband in Nebraska, is pleased to announce its plans to build a 100% fiber network in the City of Ord, Nebraska. When the multi-year project is finished, approximately 50 miles of new buried fiber will deliver ultra-reliable high-speed Internet service to every home and business in Ord. Hamilton anticipates construction will begin in April 2026 with deploying the mainline fiber throughout the perimeter and main roads, with construction to neighborhoods expected to begin late 2026. Fiber connectivity to Ord will enable the fastest, most reliable Gigabit-speed broadband, [...]

Aurora, NEB ( June 6, 2025) – The community of Aurora today announced that Hamilton Telecommunications was recently named a Smart Rural CommunitySM provider by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association. NTCA’s Smart Communities are powered by innovative rural broadband providers that believe that by being connected to fiber broadband we achieve more together. The program promotes rural broadband and its role in supporting innovative economic development, effective education, efficient energy distribution and use, state-of-the-art health care and other important issues for rural America. In order to receive recognition as a Smart Rural CommunitySM provider, Hamilton was required to affirm that it [...]

April 10, 2025,  Aurora, Neb. — Hamilton Telecommunications has announced its plans to expand fiber-optic infrastructure in Shelton, making fiber to the home broadband available for all residents in the community and surrounding rural area. With fiber installation, Hamilton will be delivering the fastest Internet speeds available, including options such as the whole home Gigabit (Gig) plan that delivers speeds that are eight times faster than the top speed previously offered by Hamilton and ranks among the fastest in the industry, nationwide. “We know that the need for faster internet for homes and business continues to grow.  Fiber-to-the-Home broadband [...]

Hamilton Business Technologies is the Official Business IT Partner of the Huskers® March 10, 2025, Aurora, Neb. — Hamilton, a Nebraska technology provider headquartered in Aurora, is pleased to announce a partnership with the University of Nebraska Athletics as the “Official Business IT Partner of the Huskers.” The multifaceted partnership with the Huskers will integrate Hamilton and the Huskers in a variety of platforms and athletic venues including messaging across the Huskers Radio Network and its broadcasts, social media, and the Official Huskers App. Hamilton provides IT services for businesses and communities across the state, including to Lincoln and Omaha. [...]

May 13, 2024, Aurora, Neb - Hamilton Telecommunications is pleased to announce that Hector Estrada of Taylor, NE is the recipient of a $9,500 V+C Trust Scholarship from the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), the philanthropic arm of NTCA — The Rural Broadband Association. This year, the FRS scholarship program awarded $173,000 in scholarships to 55 students from rural communities served by members of NTCA. The FRS Scholarship program awards one-time scholarships to students from across rural America for their first year of college, university or vocational-technical school. Each student is sponsored by an NTCA member company that shares information about [...]