Rural Utilities Service

"The Rural Broadband Association" redirects here. Not to be confused with NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association.
Rural Utilities Service
Agency overview
HeadquartersWashington, DC
Agency executive
Parent departmentUnited States Department of Agriculture
Parent agencyUSDA Rural Development
Websitewww.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/agencies/rural-utilities-service

The United States Rural Utilities Service (RUS) administers programs that provide infrastructure or infrastructure improvements to rural communities. These include water and waste treatment, electric power, and telecommunications services.[2] It is an operating unit of the USDA Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). It was created in 1935 as the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), a New Deal agency promoting rural electrification.

  1. ^ "Andrew Berke". Rural Development Website. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Rural Utilities Service". USDA. Retrieved 3 March 2016.