CTC also known as Consolidated Telephone Company is an organization that provides telecommunication solutions such as internet, telephone and television services to people in rural Minnesota. CTC was established in 1898 as a local telephone cooperative that quickly expanded its operations to offer modern connectivity to the underconnected regions in 18 Minnesota counties. CTC provide fiber-optic services with internet connection up to 1Gigabits per second, thus customers can engage in video calls, watch High Definition movies and many others. They offer their customers unlimited internet access by providing them with no-data cap internet plans which are accompanied by some additional benefits such as technical support available all day and night, high-quality routers, and no requirements of long-term contracts. Apart from broadband services, CTC offers businesses hosting and email services, security and networking solutions, and IT solutions. As for local telephones they also work cooperatively to enhance voice and internet systems in Minnesota through cooperatives. As a member-owned cooperative CTC has been playing a vital role since its establishment for bringing technological advancement for the rural people of Minnesota for education, business, healthcare and many more. Fixed broadband investments made by them help reduce the digital divide between ‘the metro and the hinterland’ in some parts of the state. Founded in 1902 and with over a hundred years in delivering fast connections, CTC has become one of Minnesota’s top rural broadband Internet service.