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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) plan that delivers up to 1 Gig internet speeds. Whole Home Gig delivers speeds that are eight times faster than the top speed previously offered by Hamilton and ranks among the [...]

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 internet speeds. Whole Home Gig 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 [...]

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 NTCA member company that may also contribute a portion of the scholarship award. This year FRS awarded a total of $124,000 for 42 scholarships to students across the country. “Providing opportunities [...]

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 by NCTC. The company has begun construction planning for the fiber network in these areas with the goal to complete mainline fiber construction in the grant areas by July 1, 2023. “We [...]

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 to the FCC to help low-income households pay for broadband service and connected internet devices. A household is eligible if one member of the household meets at least one of the [...]

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 delivering wireless internet service in Central City for more than 20 years, and more recently added fiber internet connections to select customers in and around Central City. Fiber is a vastly [...]

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 a new technology offering designed to allow seniors and their loved ones to stay connected to family, caregivers and professionals.  These solutions offer easy-to-use technology with the goal of helping seniors [...]