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HTC's Huggins Elected Secretary-Treasurer
04/23/2009
HTC’s Huggins Elected Secretary-Treasurer
of NTCA National Board of Directors
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Conway, SC, April 20, 2009 – The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) has announced that Curley P. Huggins, Chief Executive Officer of Horry Telephone Cooperative (HTC) was elected secretary-treasurer of NTCA’s national board of directors, at its Annual Meeting held in February.
“Curley’s extensive telecom experience is a tremendous asset to NTCA’s board, and I welcome the insight he has gained through nearly 40 years in the industry,” said NTCA Chief Executive Officer Michael E. Brunner. “I thank him for his commitment and am confident his experience and dedication will benefit the entire association.” |
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Huggins has a long history of involvement with NTCA having served on the NTCA Industry Committee and as a Trustee of the Retirement & Security Program and Savings Plan Trust Committee since 1987. He was elected to the NTCA Board of Directors as the Region 2 Director in February of 2008.
Since joining HTC in 1972 he has held various positions in accounting, outside plant, and engineering. He served as central office engineer and assistant manager before becoming Chief Executive officer in 1987.
A firm believer in cooperatives and independent telephone companies working together, Huggins serves on numerous boards promoting technology in rural South Carolina. He currently serves on the boards of Palmetto MobileNet, PalmettoNet, Spirit Telecom, and the South Carolina Telephone Association (SCTA).
Locally, Huggins is a past board member of the Conway Chamber of Commerce, where he served as treasurer and as chairman of the education committee. He has also served on Horry County’s Technical Education Committee as well as the engineering advisory board of Horry Georgetown Technical College.
About NTCA
The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association is the premier association representing more than 580 locally owned and controlled telecommunications cooperatives and commercial companies throughout rural and small-town America. NTCA provides its members with legislative, regulatory and industry representation; meetings; publications and educational programs; and an array of employee benefit programs. Visit HTCA at www.ntca.org.
About HTC
HTC, Inc. is the nation’s largest telephone cooperative and the 25th largest telephone company. Founded in 1952, HTC celebrates more than 55 years of service to the community as a local communications leader.
HTC offers local telephone service, long distance, Digital Wireless, Digital Cable, High-Speed Internet Access, and advanced business services such as Remote Recovery Services, Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) design, firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) security. HTC Communications, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of HTC, Inc., offers local telephone service in the city of Conway, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Little River, Pawleys Island and the city of Georgetown. A full menu of communications services are available from HTC Communications including, local telephone service, long distance, Digital Wireless, Digital Cable and High-Speed Internet access. HTC also provides Home Security and Fiber to the Home technology called HTC Bluewave, a state-of-the-art fiber optic network that delivers unparalleled bandwidth for extremely high-speed Internet access and data transmittal, 100 percent digital cable TV video, and traditional voice service through a single delivery point to a customer’s home.
For additional information about HTC, call (843) 365- 2154 or visit www.htcinc.net.
