ATMC General Manager and CEO, Keith Holden, recently presented Mayor Debbie Smith with Smart Rural Community signs at the Town’s January Board of Commissioners Meeting. Ocean Isle Beach was the first community served by ATMC to receive signs promoting this honor. The work ATMC has done on the island to install a new, future-proof fiber optic network qualifies them for this national recognition given by The Rural Broadband Association which highlights communities where implementation of faster broadband make them vibrant places to live and do business. ATMC’s $5.5 million dollar investment on Ocean Isle Beach provides more than 6,000 residents and businesses with access to one Gigabit broadband speeds.

“We are thankful to ATMC for investing in Ocean Isle Beach,” said Mayor Debbie Smith, “We know this recognition as a Smart Rural Community will be a wonderful resource in promoting Ocean Isle Beach as a great place to vacation, grow a business, or live year round.”

Sign up for paperless billing before March 31st and get a $5 bill credit. Paperless billing is simple, easy and environmentally friendly. Customers can sign up for paperless billing by visiting atmc.net/myatmc and enrolling online, calling our customer care department or by visiting any ATMC retail location.

For more information, call ATMC’s customer care department at 910-754-4311.

ATMC is now accepting applications for community and education grants. Applications will be accepted from now until Wednesday, February 27th. ATMC will award $35,000 in Community Connections grant funds to nonprofit organizations and $35,000 in Smart Connections funds to educators in Brunswick County and areas of Columbus County served by ATMC. Community grant funds will be awarded in the spring and education grant funds will be awarded in the fall. Applications must be received at ATMC offices by 6:00 PM on February 27th.

For more information, visit atmc.com/grantprogram or call 910-755-1677.

You will soon receive a new monthly statement specifically redesigned to make it easier to read and understand. Here’s a look at how we’ve organized your statement.

We hope you will like our new look. More detailed information on how to read and understand the new statement will be included with the first edition.

Too cold to go out? Make it a family movie night and watch the latest ATMC Video On Demand releases! A vast library of your favorite movies and the latest blockbuster hits are just a click away. Catch movies up to 28 days before Netflix and Redbox. If you have a digital cable box, you have access to Video On Demand. Simply use your remote control to make your selection any time, day or night. You can pause, rewind or fast-forward to the next scene. Plus, there is no additional equipment to purchase. Call today for more information, 910-755-8072.

Effective February 4th, the ATMC store in Brunswick Forest will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.