Utilities (Telecom & Energy) - Resources

For information on trade associations and issues important to the utilities industries, here are some convenient links:

Telephone:

• ITA - Iowa Telecom Association
• MART - Minnesota Association for Rural Telecommunication
• MTA - Minnesota Telecom Alliance
• NDTA - North Dakota Telephone Association
• NECA - National Exchange Carrier Association
• NTCA - National Telephone Cooperative Association
• OPASTCO - Organization for Promotion of Small Telephone Companies
• SDTA - South Dakota Telecommunications Assn
• USTA - United States Telecom Assn
• WSTA - Wisconsin State Telephone Association

Energy:

• IAREC - Iowa Assn Rural Electric Coops
• MREA - Minnesota Rural Electric Association
• NRECA - National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn
• NDAREC - North Dakota Assn Rural Electric Coops
• SDREA - South Dakota Rural Electric Association
  

General utility:

• NARUC - National Association of Regulatory Commissioners
• MMUA - Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association
• RUS - Rural Utilities Service