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Rural Network Services (RNS) is an affiliate of Midvale Telephone Exchange, Inc. Midvale Telephone saw customers in the rural areas were being left behind the technology age. In 1995, MTE made the decision to provide Internet Service to several rural communities. Rural Network Services (RNS) was established in 1995 in order to provide Internet and Long Distance service to rural communities in Idaho, Oregon and Arizona. The office in Weiser opened in 1996. RNS quickly grew to become an established Internet Service Provider. In 2001 RNS expanded to provide local phone service to Businesses, and then in 2003 began offering residential phone service in Weiser, Idaho where we compete with Qwest. Over the years our services have expanded to include DSL, Web Hosting, Web Design, Phone Systems, Phone Install and Repair (in Weiser). 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.