The Rural broadband Association recognized Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company, at the NTCA Marketing eXcellence Awards, as the second runner up in website redesign.

Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company is a member of NTCA, the premier association representing nearly 850 independent, community-based telecommunications companies in rural communities across America. The Marketing eXcellence Awards recognize the vital role marketing, sales and communications play in the broadband industry and are announced annually at NTCA's marketing and sales conference.

"In a year when everything had to pivot online, connections with customers have played an even more vital role," said NTCA chief executive officer Shirley Bloomfield. "I want to commend all of NTCA's members for their work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and especially Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company.

Thank you for your contributions to your communities and toour industry."

"We are honored to have received this recognition from the National Rural broadband Association. We feel serving rural Nebraska is incredibly important. The functionality of the new website is a lot more user friendly, it's much easier to navigate and gives customers more power to make changes to their accounts," said NNTC marketing manager Melissa Lanzourakis. NNTC's website is http://www.nntc.net.