Congratulations to all SRC Showcase Award Winners

Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Guymon, OK
Area Served: 9,430 square miles
Population: 45,780

Impact
PTCI worked with the Oklahoma Scholastic Esports League to host an esports scrimmage, which led to PTCI's inaugural Gigaverse esports tournament.

Social Services
Supports not-for-profit, community-based charitable organization that assists clients with mental health therapy and foster child placement. PTCI network capabilities enable rapid transfer of data across great distances to speed the settlement of children in new homes.

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Paul Bunyan Communications

Bemidji, MN
Area Served: 5,000 square miles
Population: Estimated at 70,000.

Rural Entrepreneurship
Paul Bunyan service supports the Mayflower Building, which offers incubation space for tech and engineering companies and which features work stations and connected facilities for teleconferencing.  Paul Bunyan also supports the Itasca Technology Exchange that connects early-stage and expanding technology companies with high-speed, high-bandwidth network connectivity, data center services, office facilities, capital investment, and business services to help grow technology business.

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Rainbow Telecommunications Association, Inc.

Everest, KS
Area Served: 530 square miles
Population: 25,193

Rainbow partnered with local schools, including Highland Community College, to support their esports programs, leading to the creation of the Rainbow Esports Scholarship, awarded annually to one student who joins the HCC esports team.
 

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RiverStreet Networks

Wilkesboro, NC
Area Served: 575 square miles
Population: 6,608

RiverStreet built an all-fiber network in King and Queen County, Virginia, which helped connect members of the Rappahannock Tribe.

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Shawnee Communications

Equality, IL
Area Served: 715 square miles
Population: 7,058

Collaboration
Shawnee worked with its local hospital in Hardin County to enable telehealth services, making it possible for rural residents to avoid driving two hours just to have certain scans conducted. It has also partnered with Golconda Pharmacy, which has a private room so that patients can have consultations with virtual pharmacists. Shawnee also has partnerships with Gallatin County High School and the Dixon Springs Agricultural Center and installed fiber broadband in the areas surrounding the Shawnee National Forrest.

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South Central Telephone Association Inc.

Medicine Lodge, KS
Area Served: 1,518 square miles
Population: 10,196

SCTelcom collaborated with local leaders to develop community-wide Wi-Fi coverage called SmartTown Wi-Fi on the Go tailored to the specific needs and concerns of each of its communities. This has helped ensure that residents are able to connect with first responders from anywhere in their community, enhancing public safety and improving emergency response times.
 

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