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SRT HOLDS FIRST DRIVE THROUGH DIRECTOR ELECTION

SRT HOLDS FIRST DRIVE THROUGH DIRECTOR ELECTION

MINOT, N.D. – SRT Communications will hold its Annual Meeting and director election on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the North Dakota State Fair Center in Minot. Voting is open from 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to report to the members the state of the cooperative, review the financial statements, and elect members to the SRT Board of Directors.  

For the safety of our members and the public, there will not be a traditional meeting and meal served. Instead, there will be drive through voting to elect members of the board of directors. You can view CEO/General Manager Steve Lysne and SRT Board President Allan Engh’s joint report to the members, CFO Perry Erdmann’s financial report, and other information at  www.srt.com/annualmeeting.

Candidates for election include:

District 1: Stanley Vangsness, Berthold (Incumbent)

District 2: Kristi Miller, Maxbass (Incumbent), and Jennifer Barta, Velva

District 3:  John Marshall, Towner (Incumbent)

District 4: Deanna Klein, Minot (Incumbent); Dawn Palumbo, Minot; Ben Parker, Minot; and Steve Pinnow, Minot

“As a local cooperative, it’s important for us to keep our members informed on the business of the cooperative and provide them an opportunity to vote for their directors,” said Steve Lysne, SRT CEO/General Manager. “However, due to the pandemic, we felt it was important to take safety precautions to protect our members. So even though our meeting may look different this year, we look forward to still being able to engage with members.”

Election results will be announced that evening after voting closes on srt.com/annualmeeting and SRT’s Facebook page.

Members are encouraged to bring the post card they received last week to be entered to win prizes.

SRT Communications located in Minot, North Dakota is the state’s largest telecommunications cooperative. SRT services include Internet, Security, TV, Phone and Business Services and has served north central North Dakota since 1951, employs almost 200 people, and serves over 48,000 customers.

SRT Donates $7,500 to Upham Legion Post 269

SRT Donates $7,500 to Upham Legion Post 269

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SRT Board member John Marshall presented a check for $7,500 to the Upham Legion Post 269 to fund the renovation project for their legion hall. The last upgrade to the building took place in the 1960s. Most recently, renovations included the replacement of a suspended ceiling, wall mounted furnace and A/C units, updated lighting, and replacing the handicap accessible concrete entry area. This legion hall is used by Upham and the surrounding area for various events, making it an important asset in the community.

Left to right: Jim Bohl, Wes Goodman, Bob McNamara, John Marshall and Bill Petersen

SRT Donates $7,500 to Berthold Park District

SRT Donates $7,500 to Berthold Park District

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SRT Board member, Stan Vangsness, presented a check to Randy Kunz, Berthold Park District Park Board President, to fund their athletic fields refurbishment project. Berthold Park District is renovating their multi-use athletic fields that were built in the 1960s. The scope of the project entails resurfacing the fields, adding safety fencing and a scoreboard, and creating a shaded seating area for spectators. The Berthold Park District received $7,500 towards this community improvement project. 

SRT Donates $7,500 to Velva Sports Complex

SRT Donates $7,500 to Velva Sports Complex

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SRT board members Dennis Schott and Tom Jespersen presented Larry Sandy, Athletic Director of Velva Public School (pictured center), with a $7,500 check for the Velva Sports Complex renovation. The current Velva athletics building needs updates. The new climate-controlled facility will include handicap accessible restrooms, concessions, more efficient storage for sports gear, a huddle room, and a ticket window.  Congrats to the Velva community on these improvements.

SRT COVID-19 Customer Update

SRT COVID-19 Customer Update

Effective Tuesday, June 30, 2020 the FCC’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge expires. However, the FCC has asked service providers to not disconnect customers through the end of July to allow customers who may have past due balances enough time make payment arrangements.

SRT will continue to work with our customers by offering payment arrangements and will not disconnect service through July 31, 2020. SRT is here to meet the continuing broadband needs of our communities as we navigate this disease together.

Thank you for being a customer and continue to check SRT.com for the latest updates.

June 1 2020

Effective Monday, June 1, 2020 the SRT headquarters lobby is open. To continue protecting our customers and employees, we are taking precautions by practicing social distancing and using gloves and/or face masks while assisting walk-in traffic. Hand sanitizing stations are also available. If you feel ill, we ask you refrain from coming in for the time being and instead use one of our other options for bill payment. Or, call us for your service needs.

For your safety and convenience, we will continue to utilize a drop off bin inside our lobby for modems and set top boxes, as well as have customers fill out an equipment return form for a no-contact equipment drop off.

Thank you for your cooperation and continue to check SRT.com for the latest updates.

May 14 2020

In an effort to continue protecting our customers and employees by practicing social distancing, the SRT customer lobby will remain temporarily closed to the public through May 31st. The customer lobby is scheduled to open June 1, pending any changes from federal or state entities.

Technicians have begun to re-enter homes for installs and other services. Prior to entering a home or business, technicians will continue to ask a few basic screening questions to ensure you feel safe in your environment and our technicians are entering a safe space. The screening questions include:

  1. Have you or anyone in your household been sick recently?
  2. Have you or anyone in your household recently had a fever, cough, or other respiratory illness?
  3. Have you or anyone in your household traveled recently that would cause you to believe you’ve been exposed to COVID-19?

SRT has also agreed to extend the FCC’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge through June 30, 2020. This ensures residential and small business customers will not have services disconnected if they are unable to pay due to the coronavirus.

Thank you for your cooperation during these ever-changing times and continue to check SRT.com for the latest updates.

Apr 14 2020

In an effort to adhere to North Dakota Executive Orders and national regulations in this ever changing environment, and to continue to protect our customers and employees by practicing social distancing, SRT has implemented some changes to how we will provide you new or upgraded services at your residence.

The current priority guidelines for new and upgraded residential services established today are:

1) New customers and service interruptions that indicate no working service
2) Upgrades for current customers

We will prioritize the above requests over others, and to protect our customers and technicians, we will enter the home only when necessary. We are establishing temporary installation options whereby the technician can do the installation without entering your home. This may require some assistance from you and our technicians will walk you through that process.

Once the current environment changes and social distancing does not have to practiced, we will go back to your home to install a permanent solution.

Please know we are currently placing a hold on the scheduling of areas not identified as “high-priority” including WiFi assessments, modem moves, and converting customers to our fiber optic service. These customers will be contacted by our Customer Service Team when it is time to schedule.

Keeping our customers and employees safe as we continue to provide service is our top priority. Thank you for your understanding as we work through these changing processes together.

Mar 18 2020

The COVID-19 virus has brought many challenges to businesses, homes and communities. As your local cooperative, we take our responsibility of providing internet and phone service very seriously. SRT has been monitoring the COVID-19 situation and is prepared to keep customers connected, while adhering to local, state and national public safety recommendations.

As a critical communications provider, SRT has been able to work through crisis situations before to ensure business continuity and we are taking necessary action steps during this pandemic as well. We understand the services we provide are valuable to you.

We also recognize that your health and safety, as well as our employees’ wellbeing, is a priority. As of now, we are continuing to install new service and upgrade existing services. Prior to entering a home or business, we will ask a few basic screening questions to ensure you feel safe in your environment and our technicians are entering a safe space.

Our customer service representatives are available to answer calls, email, instant chat or communicate through social media. However, our headquarters office is temporarily closed to the public.

Payment options:

Payment Drop Box locations at srt.com/paymentoptions

*Cash overpayments at drop box locations will be applied as account credit.

Online – srt.com/SmartHub

Pay By Phone – 1-877-495-6835

We continue to offer customer service 24/7 so know that we are here if you need us.

Contact us via:

                        Phone – 701-858-1200

                        Online Chat – chat.srt.com

                        Online – www.srt.com

                        Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/SRTCommunications

                        Email – email@www.srt.com

Modem Returns:

Drop bin and instructions are located inside the front entry of the SRT Headquarters at 3615 North Broadway.

SRT encourages customers to stay up to date on the COVID-19 situation through the Centers for Disease Control website, which can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html.

Thank you for your support as we navigate this disease and work to keep you connected.