GIG News!
GIG News! What goes up usually has to come back down and while most internet providers are still riding a wave of inflation, CTTC is ahead of the curve in choosing to lower our fiber internet rates yet again! It wasn’t long ago that we dropped the price of one whole […]
Internet Speed: How Does It Work?
Internet Speed: How Does It Work? Internet speed can lead to incredibly frustrating situations. We all know the feeling of buffering Netflix shows, Pinterest not loading, or a Zoom call that makes everyone sound like a robot. If you deal with this frequently, it may be time to check in on your […]
2022 in Review
Celebrities brought the world another 12 months of interesting events, from record-breaking album releases to viral Tik Tok trends. So before we say farewell to another crazy year, let’s review some of the biggest headlines and milestones of 2022. (January 3) Apple becomes the first company to reach a stock […]
Give the Gift of Tech this Season
For some people, December is a magical time of tinsel, gingerbread, and showering friends and family with love. Equivalent to the belief that makes Santa’s sleigh fly, thoughtful gift-giving is the love language that fuels their holiday cheer all season long. For others, the thought of braving the crowds at big box […]
Our Lower Internet Rates Explained
Our Lower Internet Rates Explained By now we’ve all noticed the extra dollars tacked onto our grocery bills, but eggs aren’t the only prices that have increased. The 2022 September consumer price index – which measures changes in the cost of food, housing, gasoline, utilities, and other goods – rose by 8.2% over […]
CTTC Cares
To check account balance, press one. To make a payment, press two. To spend hours trying to get in contact with a customer service representative, stay on the line. We all know how difficult it can be to resolve an issue with big conglomerate companies, typically in the phone service or air […]
Digital Cleanup
Digital Cleanup The start of Spring may be the time to clean out your closets, dust ceiling fans, and organize pantries, but now that your home is sparkling, it’s time to clean up your digital presence. When was the last time you cleared your cache or deleted old accounts? How many apps are […]
Blue CTTC Fiber Stickers Storm San Saba
Blue CTTC Fiber Stickers Storm San Saba Remote, hybrid, flexible, and work-from-home are all terms that have seriously entered the conversation now that the global pandemic has permanently changed workplace culture. A recent study from Pew Research Center found that 23 percent of employees teleworked before the coronavirus outbreak. As of January […]
Fiber is Revolutionizing Small Town Business
Have you noticed your town is growing? Maybe new businesses are popping up, or maybe there are more visitors on the weekends. Could it be that more and more people have found mentions of how special your town is on the internet and have come to see for themselves? This is the case […]
6 Reasons to Upgrade to Fiber
Whether we’re shopping online, video chatting with friends and family, or working from home, we need the internet to be fast and reliable. Luckily, we’ve come a long way since dial-up. Surpassing cable, fiber internet has become wildly popular in the past decade, yet nearly half of Americans don’t have access to fiber infrastructure, […]
Your Guide to Podcasts in 2022
The golden age of radio didn’t end – it evolved!
70 Years of Connectivity
70 Years of Connectivity This year, CTTC is celebrating its 70th year in business. That’s 70 years of providing connectivity to the rural communities of central Texas. Things looked pretty different back in 1951. The world mainly communicated via hardwired telephones and the postal system and we were decades away from the […]
World’s Greatest Internet Provider
World’s Greatest Internet Provider It’s not every day that you get a phone call letting you know your company is in the running to be featured on a television show called World’s Greatest. That’s a call most people would want to take, and at CTTC, when we received the call we definitely wanted to know […]
CTTC Spring Entertainment Update
CTTC Spring Entertainment Update It is almost Spring in Texas, and eventually, we will all be looking for wildflowers and taking pictures in the Bluebonnets, but just in case we get a few more rainy days that might keep you inside over the next few weeks, we have collected a few lists of top-streaming shows […]
What’s the Difference Between Fiber vs. DSL vs. WiFi?
What’s the Difference Between Fiber vs. DSL vs. WiFi? At CTTC, We get asked all the time, what is the difference between the different types of internet connectivity available in our region, so we thought we would give a quick overview of all of the options out there, and more specifically the ones available to […]
Make This Christmas a Local One
At CTTC, we work with well over a dozen hill country communities and most of the people in our communities depend on small local businesses to provide what is needed for their families, especially when it is a last-minute need. So we wanted to highlight a couple of our favorite small businesses offering great last-minute gift ideas.
10 Things We Are Thankful for at Central Texas TeleCommunications
In a year that has been especially difficult, our team at Central Texas TeleCommunications (CTTC) wanted to share what we have been most thankful for throughout the year. Even though 2020 has brought new challenges that have tested our strength and faith, it was easy for us to find the things that we’re able […]
Celebrating small business success in rural Texas Hill Country
Celebrating small business success in rural Texas Hill Country One of the greatest treasures of smaller communities are the charming independent shops and eateries and personable, friendly service. But, small-town businesses face quite a few challenges that city-based businesses might take for granted. While operating costs are usually lower than a big city – […]
How CTTC overcame the COVID challenge to connect customers
COVID brought our worlds to computers. Overnight reliable connectivity became essential. CTTC met customers’ demands – keeping them connected. Here’s how.
Telecommunications during COVID: CTTC keeps rural Texas connected across the distance
At CTTC, we take pride in our ability to innovate and overcome the challenges that we encounter. And, this year, we are proud to say that our dedicated employees have risen to the biggest challenge we’ve experienced in our 69 years as a company – COVID-19.
CTTC provides telecommunications services to 5,000 Central Texas families, business owners, teachers, and individuals – not to mention, nine schools. And they’ve never needed us more than when COVID-19 brought our worlds inside.
CTTC’s Rural Roots: Bringing telecommunications into 21st Century Texas and beyond
With advancements to the telephone during the 19th century, the 1930s saw a burgeoning telephone network in urban cores. Meanwhile, rural service suffered from deteriorating, or non-existent, infrastructure. The disparity grew, eventually leading Congress to pass the Communications Act of 1934. Though it established the concept of adequate universal service, the disparity grew. In 1949, Congress amended the Rural Electrification Act to spark rural telecommunications growth through low-interest loans.
