If Northern Arkansas Telephone Company had a second motto, it would, no doubt, highlight the company's community service. Its mission is community betterment with an emphasis upon using telecommunications technology to reach the goal.
Distance learning is a case in point.
In these schools, such as Omaha and Lead Hill, limited enrollment and funding kept course offerings to the basics. But, wired and equipped with distance learning classrooms, up to four schools could pool students interested in advanced topics, hold classes by video and share teachers. A 1999 project, the South Shore Memory Project, also enhances the community through technology. South Shore Memory Project is a technologically savvy local history, created solely for Internet use and archiving. Students who participate are learning not only traditional history and communications skills, but also telecommunications skills such as building Web pages and operating graphics programs.