Company History

Connecting Your World for More than 120 Years… and Counting!

Hamilton Telecommunications invites you to discover more about our growth, our commitment to service excellence and our dedication to delivering technological advancements for the past 120 years.

With roots beginning in 1901 as a local telephone cooperative serving Hamilton County, Nebraska, we have grown to encompass seven diverse company divisions that operate on a local, regional, and national basis.

 

History / Timeline

2011
April 3

2011

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Hamilton Telephone makes the change to 10-digit dialing due to the growing demand for more telephone numbers in the 402 area code.
March 3

2011

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Hamilton begins providing captioning services from its headquarters in Aurora, NE with 22 assistants, one trainer and one supervisor.
2010
May 3

2010

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Hamilton forms a partnership with six other telecommunications companies to create NebraskaLink.
2008
May 3

2008

Mass Relay Building
Hamilton opens a relay center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
2007
May 3

2007

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Hamilton opens a relay center in Frostburg, Maryland.
2006
May 3

2006

georgia relay building
Hamilton opens a relay center in Albany, Georgia
2004
May 3

2004

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Hamilton began offering Captioned Telephone Service through Ultratec, Inc.
2001
May 3

2001

HIS in GI
Hamilton expands to Grand Island and North Platte, NE., and its Information Systems and Internet Service divisions are established.
1999
May 3

1999

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Hamilton opens a relay center in Wisconsin. Hamilton founds its Long Distance Division.
1998
May 3

1998

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Hamilton.net installs its first DSL subscriber line with speed available as fast as 768K or 768,000 bits per second.