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N E M O N T
TODAY
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115 W 2nd Ave
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604 Assiniboine Ave
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Scobey, MT
61 Hwy 13 S
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Williston, ND
1135 2nd Ave. W. Suite 206
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. CST Mon-Fri
Wolf Point, MT
220 Benton St
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mon-Fri
Worden, MT
2457 Main St
9 a.m. - noon, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Mon
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NEMONT WILL BE CLOSED
• 05/30 – Memorial Day
• 07/04 – Independence Day
• 09/05 – Labor Day
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Notice anything different? We gave the Nemont Today
newsletter a makeover to update its design and expand its content.
As noted on the cover, Nemont is celebrating a major achievement—being
recognized by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association as a Certified Gig-
Capable Provider. Discover what this all means, including just how fast a Gig
Internet connection is, on pages 4 and 5. If your home or business could use
faster Internet, now’s a great time to contact Nemont about an upgrade. Also in this issue, find
out the essentials of streaming video, how to enter our 2016 photo contest, and much more.
The ability to change is essential for business success, and Nemont continues to embrace new
technologies in order to bring you better solutions. One example is SmartHub, a smart way
to manage your Nemont account and pay your bill urge you to start using
SmartHub if you aren’t already. Also on the topic of change, I’d like to share important news:
Nemont has launched a Fiber to the Home project (FTTH) in Hinsdale! It’s now in its
preliminary phase as we seek to acquire right of way in hopes of beginning construction this
summer. Nemont crews were recently in the area performing site surveys, which are needed
when fiber is installed. Many subscribers in rural settings are not able to receive the benefits of
a large and reliable bandwidth connection, due to older copper networks and their distance
limitations.When fiber is installed in Hinsdale, customers will experience more reliable voice
services as well as access to higher Internet speeds and our video services.
In 1996, the Universal Service Fund (USF) was created to help companies like Nemont provide
essential and affordable telecommunication services in high-cost rural areas that are comparable
to those offered in urban areas.The original intent of USF was to provide support to rural companies
to aid in the deployment and maintenance of plain old telephone service, but we now live in a
world that demands high-speed Internet and mobility. The FCC has been working to transform
the USF to support today’s relevant and in-demand services.
In 2011, the FCC released its first comprehensive USF reform order with the goal of modernizing
the universal service and intercarrier compensation systems. (Intercarrier compensation refers to
the charges that other telecommunications providers pay Nemont for the use of our network.)
The changes are supposed to ensure that robust, affordable voice and broadband service, both
fixed and mobile, are available to Americans across the nation.
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