Santa Has An NCTC Voice Mail and E-Mail! Send Him Your Wish List!

Through December, you can call Santa Claus and leave him a Voice Mail. 666-XMAS. Or you can send him an e-mail at santa@nctc.com.

Watch Free Movies Every Weekend Thru New Years!

This is our special gift for all NCTV customers. DVR some of the movies to watch later. HD customers get these premium channels in HD on these weekends too!
• December 1-2 STARZ (channels 240-256)
• December 8-9 Showtime (channels 220-226)
• December 15-16 HBO (channels 200-205)
• December 22-25 Cinemax (channels 210-213)
• December 29-31 STARZ (channels 240-256)
Click here to see what’s playing on these channels.

Together We Are All Community

As a local cooperative, we encourage everyone to join in the spirit of community giving, especially during the holidays. And we appreciate how our employees give back and encourage others.
“I am really blessed so I want to help bless others,“ she said. “I don’t have children myself and thinking of a child being hungry is very hard. I know there are a lot of children in the area whose only meal is at school. These food boxes come at a time when the kids are out of school and may need it the most.”
Share all the ways our community can join together this holiday season in attitude of giving via our Facebook page. Send photos, share dates and events, etc.

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We keep getting some great feedback on our Fusion Broadband.

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Great Christmas Gift Ideas from Our IT Guy:

Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire HD – larger and high definition e-readers   
iPad Mini – an iPad, only smaller
iPad with Retina Display
iPod Touch 5
Windows Surface Tablet
And don’t forget the High Speed Internet to make them soar!

Celebrating the Holidays With a Generational Recipe

The holidays are a special time with family, and we all have sights and smells that make them special. One of our favorites is Sweet Potato Casserole. Many people in this area love this dish as much as we do because it’s almost like a dessert, and it’s really easy to make! — Nancy J. White, CEO



POTATO MIXTURE: 3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup melted butter

TOPPING: 1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup chopped pecans
Cook and mash sweet potatoes. Mix in the next 5 ingredients and put the sweet potato mixture into a buttered 1 1/2 to 2-quart casserole dish. Mix together the topping ingredients and sprinkle over top. (Sometimes I make more of the topping, so it really covers the top because we like it thick.) Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes, until top is brown and crunchy.

Special Holiday Offer: $50 off through January 31, 2013

Protecting your home with a security system can help you alleviate your #1 concern this holiday season.

Studies show that the #1 concern among men around the holiday season is the safety and security of their home. Whether you want to protect the electronics and valuables inside or want to make sure your kids and family are safe, a monitored security system from North Central Security Services will help keep your home protected, 24/7.
Call us today: 666-3800.

NCTV: Dec Recipe and Holiday Lights

Watch on NCTC's Local Channels:

December Recipe and Holiday Lights

Air Dec 24 - Dec 30, 2012

Winter Wallpapers

Here are a few holiday wallpapers for you to enjoy!

Watch HBO Free This Weekend

December 15-16. Channels 200-205.

Here are some of the great movies you’ll see:

Red Tails

Dolphin Tale

Happily Ever After

Little Fockers

Mr. Poppers Penguins

We Bought a Zoo

The Nutty Professor

Click here for our full line up.

Have You Seen Our Local Channels?

After an expansive career in media and TV, Barry Hiett has come back home to lead our NCTV local channel production team. A sports lover who enjoys telling the story, Barry’s stories about the community can be seen on our local channel 6 and 15. Have a story idea for Barry and the NCTV local channel team? Share it on Facebook. See our local channel line up for this week. See highlights of recent local stories.

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Our Customers are loving our Fusion Broadband.

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Protect Your Router

It is VERY important to have a secure connection to prevent unauthorized use of your connection.  Unauthorized activity could result in slower service, viruses and possibly illegal activity.

How to password protect your wireless router:

1.  Open your web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc) Type: http://192.168.1.1 in the Address bar. Click ENTER key on your keyboard.2.  Login with:
Username= root
Password = 12345
Click OK button.


3.  From the main screen, click Wireless then click Security
Change the Network Authentication choice to “WPA-PSK”
Type in a Security Key of 8 or more numbers and/or letters.  Leave other settings as-is.
Click Save/Apply

Our Employees Reflect the “Giving Back” Spirit of the NCTC Service Spirit

Greg Ballou is a line technician at NCTC, with an eight-year working commitment. We asked him to share what it is that speaks out for NCTC and his belief in what he does to make our service distinct.
“Being a local company is very important to me,” Greg said. “It helps support the local economy, and I feel good knowing I work for a company that puts so much time and resources back into my community.”
Greg also puts his own time and resources into the community, coaching NCTC’s Little League and basketball as well as serving on the Little League board of directors and being an active member of Long Creek Missionary Baptist Church.
Greg and his wife, Heather Jones Ballou, have two children: Kelton, 11 and Kadence, 6.

Broadband Makes a Difference To Local Healthcare

A community hospital is essential to the quality of rural living,and the NCTC broadband network is forming the fiber-optic pulse of closer reach.It is impossible to calculate the effects of the proximity of help when you need it. “Because I am from here, I can tell you that a local hospital is more than an option. It is a lifesaver,” says Gary Bean, IT Director at Macon County General Hospital. Gary likes technology. It all comes natural to him! He can put computers back together and knows how to make technology work at the level of need. He was one of NCTC’s very first DSL/Internet customers years ago. He references this generation that has never known what it is to not be connected with a computer, and he knows how even the smallest steps to technology through broadband can change reality for someone in the emergency room! It often does.

“Technology is big today. Because of our broadband connections, we can send patient information to Vanderbilt Hospital or Tri-Star hospitals, our current partners in telemedicine. Doctors can now take a computer pad in hand, hold it next to the patient and through our connection of broadband the physicians at other hospitals can see what the patient is experiencing. Images can be enlarged and studied all at one time. Imaging technology is one way we expand the emergency room’s capabilities when needed. Every minute counts in an emergency room,”Gary believes.

“With broadband, people can live the quiet, rural life and still get the medical attention of a metro facility while keeping their personal physician at hand! Our horizons are expanded by broadband,” Gary comments.

For more on Macon County General Hospital
For more on The Medical Center in Scottsville

4-H Goals Sound A Lot Like Broadband Goals!

Brooklyn McClard and Jade Ellis are just two of the many youth who have been impacted by 4-H in our service area. They both are thriving in their individual interests of sheep showing, lamb projects and public speaking. Through technology they stay connected with 4-H friends they meet from many other places, preview livestock they consider buying via the Internet, and are already reaching out to universities who share their 4-H interest.
“I’m very proud of Brooklyn, she sees her sheep projects as part of her achievements. The 4-H reward is more than awards she has won; she is with a great group of people who inspire each other,” says Melanie Ellis, her mother and an NCTC associate.
“We think the public speaking Jade is learning in 4-H is helping her learn how to build confidence and stand up like a leader. She enjoys meeting 4-H kids. They have many things in common,” believes Jeff Ellis, Jade’s Dad. Jeff is also an NCTC Associate.
For more on 4-H
Great 4-H recipes
Watch a video on a recent 4-H Sheep Expo, where a Macon County 4-Her is highlighted.

August VOD Movies

Soldiers of Fortune (R) Available 8/3/12
Hunger Games (PG-13) Available 8/18/12
Chimpanzee (G) Available 8/21/12
The Lorax (PG) Available 8/21/12
Battleship (PG-13) Available 8/28/12
See a movie review from Common Sense Media to help you determine if The Hunger Games is for your children/family. It includes great family discussion points as well.