The RNS office in Weiser, Idaho

The Company

Rural Network Services (RNS) is an affiliate of Midvale Telephone Exchange, Inc.

we at Midvale Telephone saw that our customers in the rural areas were being left behind the technology age. In 1995, we made the decision to provide Internet Service to several rural communitites. In Idaho and Arizona we contracted these services from larger companies.

We have now grown to a point that we can offer these services ourselves. We are an established Internet service provider with customers in three states (Oregon, Idaho and Arizona). In addition, RNS offers local phone service in Weiser, Idaho where we compete with Qwest. Our latest service offering is broadband Internet connectivity through DSL technology. Thanks to the hard work of our staff RNS offers DSL service not just in Weiser, but in remote communities such as Stanley, Idaho. Rural Network Services and Midvale Telephone continue to work together to improve communications in rural areas. In addition, they are a partner in Syringa Networks - a coalition of independent telephone companies in Idaho who have built a fiber optic network designed to meet the needs of rural Idaho.

The Management Team

The management team consists of Lane Wiliams, John Stuart. RNS Management focuses on providing the personalized, high quality service expected by rural customers.

Lane Williams has 45 years experience in telecommunications, business management, teaching and community service. He received his BS degree in Languages from the College of Idaho, Caldwell Idaho.

John Stuart has 25 years experience in the deployment of telecommunications and video systems, project and business management, and construction of large and small scale telecommunications and video systems.