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Membership Classes & Types



In January 1997, the NRTC Board of Directors suspended annual membership dues for Class A, B and C members for the foreseeable future. The Board reserves the right to reinstate membership dues at a later date.

NRTC’s Board of Directors reserves the right to deny admission to any applicant and to rescind any previously approved associate’s or affiliate’s affiliation with NRTC on the anniversary of the applicant’s affiliation or at such other time for reasonable cause as the Board determines at its sole discretion.

Class A Membership

  • Rural Electric Organizations
  • $1,000 application fee
  • A Class A member shall be both the National Rural Utiltiies Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC), and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), and any organization that qualifies for membership in both CFC and NRECA.

Class B Membership

  • Rural Telephone Cooperatives
  • $1,000 application fee
  • A Class B member shall be both the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) and a not-for-profit cooperative telephone or mutual aid organization that qualifies for membership in NTCA.

Class C Membership

  • Rural Telephone Commercial Companies
  • $500 application fee
  • A Class C member shall be a locally owned and operated independent telephone company that qualifies for membership in NTCA.

Class Group Membership

  • $500 application fee
  • Class A, Class B, and Class C members, individually or in combination, may apply to NRTC to admit a Class Group member to membership. A Class Group member shall be an entity that is majority owned, operated and controlled by the applicant A, B or C member(s) in accordance with policies and guidelines established by the NRTC Board of Directors. To qualify for Class Group membership, the prospective member must be at least 25 percent owned by the applying A,B or C members(s), as long as applicant A,B or C member(s) demonstrate effective control of the Class Group member applicant of the NRTC Board of Directors.