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

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2011
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2008
Mass Relay Building
2007
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2006
georgia relay building
2004
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2001
HIS in GI
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1981

A new digital switching system called the ITT 1210 is installed for telephone operations. The system was only the second one of its kind installed in the United States.

1983

Hamilton Telephone Company began an infrastructure upgrade from copper wire to Fiber to increase the availability, speed and reliability of communications.  The first Fiber Sonet Ring was installed.

1985

The company completed its first self-healing fiber optic ring.

1986

Aurora Telemarketing, Inc. was founded. Hamilton’s involvement in diverse business lines, like ATI, was made possible by the deregulation of the telephone industry.

1991

Nebraska Relay Service began with 15 relay operators and two supervisor interpreters through its Hamilton Relay division founded the previous year in 1990.

1995

Due to the wide variety of Telecommunications services being offered by Hamilton Telephone Company, the Company changes its name to become Hamilton Telecommunications.

1997

Hamilton installs a Lucent 5ESS class 5 switch, the newest technology at its time.

1998

Hamilton opens a relay center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1998

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

1999

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