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Why Should My Co-op Sign Up?

Investing in NRECA Broadband provides significant additional resources to support your individual business and the collective cooperative approach to bringing reliable, high-speed internet service to rural communities. No other NRECA members will have access to these benefits.

Federal Policy and Regulatory Advocacy

  • Specialized and dedicated telecommunications staff who will provide direct advocacy to federal policymakers.

  • Expert advice on complex telecommunications regulations and federal funding opportunities.

  • Dedicated advocacy to shape member access to federal financial support.

Communications, Events and Education

  • Exclusive broadband-specific conferences and training, including the NRECA Broadband Leadership Summit.

  • Key insights for co-op leaders through communications and publications.

  • Policymaker branding and communication to position electric co-ops as trusted telecommunications providers.

Operations and Technology Support

  • Analytics and technical research to guide your business decisions, including objective demonstrations of technology and business planning.

  • Protection for your broadband investments, including cybersecurity tools and disaster recovery support.

  • Economic scale through a National Discounts Program for broadband vendors.


In the videos below, hear from Mike Partin, president/CEO of Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative, and Tim Smith, general manager of East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, about how NRECA Broadband will strengthen and unify the efforts of America's electric cooperatives to close the digital divide.

 
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2022 Broadband Leadership Summit

Exclusively for NRECA Broadband participants, this event offers broadband-specific education, peer-to-peer discussions and presentations by federal agency staff.
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Pricing Information

NRECA Broadband fees for participating NRECA voting members are summarized below based on type of broadband involvement:

Operational with consumers

  • If your organization is in the retail broadband business, or owns/partially owns a subsidiary in retail broadband, and actively serves consumers, your organization can participate for $12,000 plus $1 per broadband consumer, annually.

Operational with consumers jointly owned with other NRECA voting members

  • If your organization and other NRECA voting members own/partially own a subsidiary in broadband, and actively serve consumers, (1) if all joint owners are participants, your organizations can participate for $12,000 each, plus $1 per broadband consumer, divided in proportion to each Participant's ownership or control, annually; or (2) if all joint owners are not participants, your organizations can participate for $12,000 each, plus $1 per broadband consumer divided evenly among the participants, annually.

Operational without consumers

  • If your organization is in the wholesale broadband business, or owns/partially owns a subsidiary in wholesale broadband, your organization can participate for $12,000, annually.

Non-operational

  • If your organization is non-operational in broadband or does not serve a retail broadband consumer, your organization can participate for $6,000, annually.



The application to join NRECA Broadband is now available.

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