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Support Services

Whether you are looking to supplement your technical support and customer service, expand it to non-peak hours, or completely outsource it—our highly-trained, U.S.-based call center agents will take care of your customers as you would. We have built our support teams by hiring the kind of people you would want to hire yourself, and then provide them with the tools and ongoing training to be successful. We serve as an extension of your office with our white label service, providing support over the phone, by live chat and email, so your customers can get assistance whenever they need it. 

Our white-labeled support is staffed with friendly and knowledgeable agents that have access to extensive tools and receive ongoing training. We serve as an extension of your office, providing support over the phone, by live chat and email, so your customers can get assistance whenever they need it.


Technical Support

Our highly skilled technicians go through rigorous training when they first come on board, and then they receive ongoing training sessions to reinforce and enhance their skillset. Our technical support help desk is staffed to provide help when your customers need it. Friendly and experienced NRTC technicians, efficient processes, and state-of-the-art technology and tools ensure your customers will get the support they need quickly, increasing their satisfaction while reducing your truck rolls. Robust reporting and transparency are hallmarks of our offering, so you can expect to access all the information about your customer’s calls, including real-time wallboards with live call info, average hold times, call topics and resolution percentage.


Tier 2 Technical Support

Our Tier 2 technical support is staffed by senior agents and leads with deeper expertise and broader system knowledge to solve more advanced technical issues. This service gives your residential customers faster resolution for complex issues and reduces escalations that your team has to manage so they can focus on growing and maintaining your network. Tier 2 technical support helps you address growing, unpredictable call volumes without taxing your team or incurring excessive staffing costs.


Premium technical support

TotalTech Premium Support: Our support subscription service provides your residential customers with a quick fix for traditional “out-of-scope” issues so that they can enjoy their technology. Our U.S.-based technical support team is available via phone and chat to diagnose the issue and remotely connect to your customers’ devices to resolve virtually any technology issue. Whether your customer needs to set up a new computer, have a virus removed or just get their technology to work as it was intended, our team is always available to provide support. 

TotalTech Professional Support: Whether it is an issue sharing files, difficulties with wireless network configurations or a computer tune-up your business customers will find relief from numerous office technology problems with TotalTech Professional Support. Available as a monthly subscription, this support provides your business customers with a quick fix for tech issues so they can focus on the job at hand. 

On-demand Premium Tech Support: This service provides your residential and business customers with the option to pay for on-demand, or one-time fixes, for traditional “out-of-scope” issues so that they can get support for their technology whenever they need it. Our U.S.-based technical support team is available via phone and chat and will provide a free diagnosis and remotely connect to your customers’ devices to resolve virtually any technology issue. Whether your customer needs to set up a new computer, have a virus removed or just get their technology to work as it was intended, our team is always available to provide support. 

With friendly, U.S.-based technicians available via chat, web, or phone, let us diagnose and remotely connect to your customer’s devices to resolve virtually any technology issue.


customer service (csr/msr)

We have a team of Customer Service specialists that have been trained to handle traditional service availability and account-based inquiries. Our team is also well versed in handling outbound calling campaigns related to sales, education, and customer satisfaction campaigns. This branded service is an extension of your business and allows you to expand hours of coverage and handle more projects. Our team of CSRs provide you with a reliable, scalable, and skilled solution that helps supplement your staff, expand hours of coverage, or provide assistance with lead generation and other projects. 

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Keep Track of Every State’s Broadband and Smart Grid Funding Programs

Keeping track of all of the various broadband funding programs available across the country can be a challenge. That’s why NRTC introduced our interactive funding map to help our members follow the many new government funding programs aimed improving communications in rural America.

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The Latest Managed Services News

FCC Measuring How Long State/Local Permitting Delays Broadband Projects

The FCC today launched a Notice of Inquiry to explore possible preemption of state and local regulations that potentially delay the buildout of wireline broadband infrastructure. The NOI asks whether states or localities are placing unreasonable regulations or regulatory fees network construction. The Commission cited past similar actions under Section 253 of the Commissions Act, including the 2018 Small Cell Order.

Precision Ag Overlay to National Broadband Map a Tough Task, But Might Be Worth It 

Recently proposed legislation would direct the FCC to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to overlay data identifying “agricultural areas” on the Commission’s National Broadband Map. The map could be useful to farmers, ISPs and policymakers planning future precision agriculture deployments. But there could be significant and costly barriers to building the map. NRTC’s Bailey White, who has extensive experience mapping communications networks in rural areas, offers his opinions on the challenges and how to move forward.

Rural Commenters Urge FCC to Adopt Higher Broadband Benchmarks

Rural associations commenting on the FCC annual inquiry tracking broadband network access to all Americans said the time is right for the FCC to increase the minimum broadband speed benchmark from its current 100/20 Mbps. NRECA also called for the Commission to recognize a new symmetrical speed benchmark, rather than focusing on download speeds. It cited the May NRTC/NRECA Rural Broadband Benchmarking Report that most rural electric co-ops’ broadband subscribers take service faster than 475/475 Mbps.

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