Smart Rural Community

PRESS RELEASE

LTC Networks recently designated the city of Lathrop as a Smart Rural Community. This designation means that every home and business in the Lathrop exchange has access to fiber broadband internet with speeds up to one gigabit per second.

LTC Networks is nationally recognized as a Smart Rural Community provider by industry association, NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association.

LTC Networks received this recognition for the corporation’s ongoing efforts to deliver the best in telecommunications services throughout their rural service areas.

The Smart Rural Community program promotes rural broadband networks and broadband-enabled applications that are critical to rural communities, encouraging innovative economic development and enabling remote education, telehealth, precision agriculture, telecommuting and other services.

“As a telecommunica- tions provider, it is our responsibility and duty to provide vital communications technology for our members,” said Mitchell Bailey, CEO of LTC Networks.

“The foresight and dedi- cation of our management team and board of directors propelled us to connect our rural communities to the opportunities, advanced services and technology that fiber provides.”

“Schools play a vital role in their communities,” said Mitchell Bailey, CEO of LTC Networks. “We recognize the value of educational institutions and are pleased to donate $500 to the Lathrop R-II School District.”

Pictured above are LTC Networks District Manager Steve Miles and Lathrop R-2 Superinten- dent Chris Fine.

“It’s not only the school that benefits from donations, it is the community as well,” said Bailey.

“When we donate to our schools, it is an investment in our future and a donation that goes back into our communities.”