The Rural Telecommunity Center (RTC) is a new way of building empowered rural communities and networks of communities. By linking rural
with advanced telecommunications and technology it is now
possible to create sustainable economic opportunities for
rural communities. RTCs allow rural communities the ability
to harness the same development strategies, broadband
telecommunications, and advanced technology normally reserved
for metropolitan areas. The advanced technologies found in an
RTC may include:
The RTC, a local business, provides access to the telecommunications network and advanced technologies where the users pay only for the time in which they use the service. The RTC requires no direct capital outlay for technology. This is made possible by bringing together the health care, education, business and government entities within a community to develop and use shared resources and because the RTC's participating companies, Rural Health Futures and Kansas Communications, believe in the future of "empowered" rural communities. The RTC is built to satisfy the specific needs of each group and designed to provide them access to the world wide network.
The RTC is an opportunity to bring affordable advanced telecommunications and technologies to your community and region to increase revenue opportunities, improve the tax base, and save costs through shared resources.