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NRTC Buying Pulse Broadband to Boost Rural Fiber Efforts

NRTC agreed to buy Pulse Broadband, a rural-oriented fiber provider, they said in a news release Thursday. The acquisition will facilitate NRTC's efforts to offer communications services to its electric and phone members, it said. "It takes multiple technologies to…

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overcome the broadband and communications connectivity challenges in the more rural areas served by our members," said NRTC CEO Tim Bryan. "Adding fiber to our portfolio of infrastructure services, including wireless and satellite, allows us to meet the broadest set of member needs." The deal is expected to close "over the next few weeks," the release said.