Community

We’re proud to serve our neighbors in every sense of the word—from bringing fast fiber to rural homeowners to volunteering with local nonprofits and supporting youth programs. Because good things happen when we work together.

Youth Programs

Smart Rural Community

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Giving back to our neighbors

Adams feels strongly that it’s important for everyone to give back to our community in some way—whether through volunteering, participation in community activities, financial donations, or a combination of the above. If you volunteer for local programs and organizations, you may find yourself working alongside our employees, who share our company-wide mission to serve.

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Employee paid volunteer time to support local programs and organizations since 2023.

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Total employee contributions to local organizations since 2023.

Youth Programs

Youth to Washington Program

The application deadline for the 2025 Youth Tour has passed. If you will be a sophomore or junior during the 2025-2026 school year, please email marketing@adamstel.com to be added to our mailing list.

Any high school sophomore or junior within our service area has the opportunity to participate in an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. Adams Fiber and Adams Electric will each select two students from the service area to experience this amazing seven-day trip. The winners will join over 1,500 students from across the country in our nation’s capitol where they will visit historical sites, tour memorials, meet members of Congress and more.

Youth Tour Details

Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) Scholarship Program

Adams participates in the Foundation for Rural Services Scholarship program, which provides local students in our service area an opportunity to apply for a $3,000 scholarship.

Learn more and apply:

Details & Application

Schools & Libraries

Adams serves the public by providing Internet connectivity to area library districts and supports area school districts by bringing state-of-the-art technology into the classroom.

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NTCA’s Smart Communities are powered by innovative rural broadband providers who believe that by being connected to fiber broadband we achieve more together. The program promotes rural broadband and its role in supporting innovative economic development, effective education, efficient energy distribution and use, state-of-the-art health care and other important issues for rural America.


In order to receive recognition as a Smart Rural Community Provider, Adams Fiber was required to affirm that it offers 100 Mbps broadband to at least 50% of its service area, that it has broadband subscription rates of at least 50%, and that it is committed to program principles of collaboration and innovation. As a result, Adams Fiber’s national recognition will now be celebrated as a Smart Rural Community in program materials and online at www.smartruralcommunity.com, joining a national network of similarly innovative communities.


NTCA Chief Executive Officer, Shirley Bloomfield, also recognized Adams Fiber for this achievement, noting, “We are so excited to welcome another Smart Rural Community provider into this growing network of innovative broadband providers delivering the internet’s fastest speeds in some of the most remote and rural communities of our country. I applaud Adams Fiber for their commitment to enabling cutting-edge technologies that drive innovation, improve quality of life and promote economic development in their region and nationwide.”

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We’d love to hear about your initiative or cause.

Give us a call at 217-214-3423 or email marketing@adamstel.com