Lightstream Wins Smart Rural Community Showcase Award
LightStream is a member of NTCA, the premier association representing nearly 850 independent, community-based telecommunications companies in rural communities across America. NTCA's SRC program is a network of communities supported by providers who are committed to creating opportunities in their communities through high-quality broadband service. Showcase Awards are given to those SRC members that best exemplify the program's goal of driving growth in rural communities.
"As we all grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic last year, our SRC members led the charge to ensure that their communities stayed connected during this crucial time," said Bloomfield. "The 2020 Showcase Award Winners are truly the best of the best who went above and beyond to serve their communities. I want to congratulate LightStream for winning the 2020 Showcase Award, and also thank them for the work they have done to keep small-town America connected."
"Our initiative started in 2010 by constructing fiber optic lines to our local hospitals," says Brent Gillum, President and CEO of LightStream. "IU Health White Memorial Hospital in Monticello and Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac have the fastest and most reliable connection available to take advantage of electronic health records, increased security, more efficient diagnostic imaging, telemedicine options, and future growth. Since then, we have installed more than 600 miles of fiber in Pulaski and White Counties to develop a network that delivers endless opportunities. Rural broadband has never been more popular, and we take great pride in bringing economic development to our area."
"The city of Monticello salutes LightStream for its hard work to enable our residents to fully participate in today's connected society," said Mayor Cathy Gross. "Because of access to gigabit speed internet, Monticello provides its residents with educational and economic opportunities on par with those in the most connected regions of America."
To learn more about the SRC program, click here. The 2020 Showcase Award Winners were announced at the 2021 RTIME Online conference. Watch the announcement video: click here.
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