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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 management of features through a web portal, to complement its robust telecommunications and broadband DSL Internet service offerings. "Over the past few years, we have known that our existing switch was [...]

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 funds $2,000 of each scholarship, and the sponsoring company awards the remaining $500. The FRS College Scholarship Program seeks to encourage students to return to their rural communities upon completing their [...]

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 in 1901, Hamilton has been on the forefront of change. Always with an eye toward the future, the company has sought innovative ways to expand its services and utilize its vast [...]

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 Administration, provides 24-hour service that enables individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or have difficulty speaking to communicate with friends, family members and businesses over the phone. When a [...]

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 member or their family. Hamilton Telecommunications was nominated for the recognition award by Kyla Trumble, a Hamilton employee and wife of Sergeant Jason Trumble, who is currently deployed. Kyla Trumble has [...]