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Valley Electric Association Board Elects New President

By Kenneth Derschan The Valley Electric Association Board of Directors has elected a new Board President, Kenneth “Ken” Derschan, who represents Sandy Valley, District 5....

15
Jun

Sandy Valley Warehouse Serves Broadband Customers

Broadband service began earlier this year in Sandy Valley Photo by Jeff Scheid By Vern Hee SANDY VALLEY, Nev. — Valley Communications Association has provided...

14
Jun

Ambassadors Recognized for Successful Year

Photos by Jeff Scheid, By Vern Hee Nearly 120 Valley Electric Association Ambassadors gathered to celebrate the end of the year at the Second Quarter...

14
Jun

Ponderosa Dairy; Amargosa Valley, Nevada

From Connected Cows to a Bear that Deploys Broadband — How Connectivity Brings Opportunity to Rural Communities

By Micheal Lee Nye County, Nevada covers a vast and rural part of the Silver State. It is the third largest county by area in...

23
Apr

FCC Commissioner Branden Carr, left, and Beatty High School Principal Chris Brockman

FCC Commissioner Carr visits rural towns in VEA’s service area

By Vern Hee Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr brought national attention to Southern Nevada April 9, during visits to Beatty, Amargosa Valley, Pahrump and Mountain...

10
Apr

Panorama of the southern tip of the Sierra Nevada Mountains located in Central California under a clear blue sky with wispy white clouds.

The Communications Landscape: Connectivity in Nevada

Nevada Business Magazine Connectivity Shortfalls By Doresa Banning While businesses in Nevada’s metropolises are demanding smart capabilities from their wireless communications devices, their counterparts in...

02
Mar

Pace of construction prompts contractors meeting at VCA

New homes in Pahrump to be wired with fiber-optic PAHRUMP, Nev. (Dec. 3, 2017) – Robust new-home construction so far in 2017 has caused some...

12
Dec

High Speed Broadband Comes to Beatty

First all-fiber community in Nevada after buildout Just a few weeks ago, veteran school counselor Teresa Sullivan was monitoring two classrooms full of freshmen and...

27
Sep

Heller, Manchin Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Rural Broadband

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) today introduced bipartisan legislation that would expand Americans’ access to broadband by streamlining the...

15
Jun

Nate Johnson, Executive VP-Broadband and IT Communications for VCA accepted the Cornerstone Award Wednesday from Barbara DeGarmo, CEO of the Broadband Communities Magazine

VEA Wins Cornerstone Award For High-Speed Communications

Cooperative recognized for bringing wireless broadband to rural Nevada communities DALLAS (May 3, 2017) – Valley Electric Association, Inc. (VEA) was presented with a Cornerstone Award today...

03
May

Heller: Federal Agencies are Holding Up Broadband Infrastructure

Heller Wants to Repeat Success of Valley Electric in Pahrump Washington, D.C. – During a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Dean...

01
May

Sen. Heller Praises Innovation at Valley Electric

Pledges help, assistance with key issues confronting Cooperative PAHRUMP, Nev. (April 24, 2017) – U.S. Sen. Dean Heller on Saturday praised efforts by Valley Electric...

24
Apr

High-Speed Communications Coming to Rural Nevada

Switch, VEA, CC Comm Partnership Connects Northern, Southern Nevada LAS VEGAS (Mar. 1, 2017) — Lightning fast fiber-optic communications will soon be a reality in remote...

01
Mar

Fiber Optic Upgrades at Nye County Vastly Improve Internet Speeds

From 38 megabits per second to 1 gigabit PAHRUMP, Nev. (Jan. 30, 2017) – With fiber-optic communications installation at Nye County offices on Calvada completed in...

30
Jan

Communications Technologies from VCA to Roll out in 2017

Member choice is the basis for offering new digital services PAHRUMP, Nev (Jan. 10, 2017) – New technologies from Valley Communications Association will be offered...

10
Jan

VEA Provides High Speed Internet Service to VA Construction Site

PAHRUMP, Nev. (Feb. 24, 2016) – Valley Electric Association, Inc. (VEA) announces that it has connected its wireless broadband service to the Veterans Affairs Pahrump Clinic...

24
Feb

Preferred RV Resort Receives VCAs Optical Fiber Broadband Service

Cooperative’s large-scale broadband initiative successfully connects to RV Park PAHRUMP, Nev. (Jan. 25, 2016) – Valley Communications Association (VCA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Valley Electric Association,...

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Jan