Electronic Data Processing (EDP), a division of the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, is established by the North Dakota statewide associations serving electric and telephone cooperatives.... Read more

North Central Data Cooperative (NCDC) incorporates on April 26, purchasing Electronic Data Processing division assets from the North Dakota Rural Electric and Rural Telephone Association (North Dakota statewide).... Read more

CADP and NCDC staff work with NRECA staff on initial program analysis and design and provide Payroll/Labor Distribution, Service Interruption, Engineering Load Studies and Material Inventory to rural electric Members.... Read more

Interest grows in regional data centers: 200,000 consumer accounts served by NCDC; 360,000 consumer accounts served by CADP. By 1975, the two centers combined will serve 1 million consumer accounts.... Read more

Microfiche was introduced as a service, enabling Members to receive reports on 4×6 inch microfiche film sheets rather than as printed reports. A 4×6 inch microfiche film held about the same amount of information as a 200-page... Read more

To help with development expenses, NCDC initiates a Member-loan program.... Read more

Ray Clouse, NCDC Services Representative, is hired by the Board of Directors as NCDC General Manager. Mr. Clouse would serve as General Manager until his retirement in 1992.... Read more

All regional data center managers meet in St. Louis to discuss progress and territories served by each data center.... Read more

U.S. Federal Court mandates breakup of the AT&T Bell System, resulting in AT&T continuing to provide long distance service, but independent regional Bell operating companies will provide local service. This change would have ... Read more

NCDC installs Carrier Access Billing system (CABs) at first site to facilitate one of several needs resulting from the AT&T Bell System breakup. Photo (left to right): NCDC staff Duaine Ternes, Keith Horntvedt and Bruce Walth pres... Read more