 2013-14 Donor Circle
October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Annual donors provide critical support for FRED programs that include scholarships, technology grants, rural development funding, publications and educational materials. FRED’s Donor Circle recognizes companies and individuals who have made a significant donation to FRED in the form of an investment in rural America. Donor Circle status is our way of recognizing their commitment to FRED.
*Donors with (*) next to their names prefer not to be contacted about nominating applications for FRED programs. They will contact applicants directly and ask that you not inquire with them about nomination letters.
Founder’s Circle
(companies listed by state; some companies may serve multiple states and regions)
USA
Alaska
Ketchikan Public Utilities (Ketchikan, AK)
Yukon Telephone Company Inc. (Wasilla, AK)
Alabama
Millry Telephone Company (Millry, AL)
Arkansas
Arkwest Communications, Inc. (Danville, AR)
Ritter Communications, Inc. (Marked Tree, AR)
California
Calaveras Telephone Company (Copperopolis, CA)
Ducor Telephone Company (Ducor, CA)
Sebastian (Foresthill, CA)
Sierra Telephone (Oakhurst, CA)
Colorado
Agate Mutual Telephone Cooperative (Agate, CO)
CoBank (Greenwood Village, CO)
GVNW Consulting, Inc. (Colorado Springs, CO)
TCA (Colorado Springs, CO)
Washington, DC
Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP (Washington, DC)
Georgia
ComSouth Telecommunications (Hawkinsville, GA)
Darien Telephone Company Inc. (Darien, GA)
Hart Telephone Company (Hartwell, GA)
Plant Telecommunications (Tifton, GA)
Public Service Telephone Company (Reynolds, GA)
Hawaii
Sandwich Isles Communications, Inc. (Honolulu, HI)
Iowa
Clear Lake Telephone Company (Clear Lake, IA)
Communications 1 Network (Kanawha, IA)
Omnitel Communications (Nora Springs, IA)
Hooper Telephone Company d.b.a. Westel Systems (Remsen, IA)
Jefferson Telecom (Jefferson, IA)
Mutual Telephone Company (Sioux Center, IA)
Quintrex Data Systems (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Schaller Telephone Company (Schaller, IA)
United Farmers Telephone Company (Everly, IA)
WesTel Systems (Remsen, IA)
WTC Communications (Wilton, IA)
Illilnois
Communications Data Group (Champaign, IL)
Harrisonville Telephone Company (Waterloo, IL)
Henry County Telephone Company (Geneseo, IL)
Home Telephone Co. - IL (St. Jacob, IL)
Marseilles Telephone Company (Marseilles, IL)
Metamora Telephone Company (Metamora, IL)
Moultrie Independent Telephone Company (Lovington, IL)
Shawnee Telephone Company (Equality, IL)
Indiana
Citizens Telephone Corp. (Warren, IN)
Enhanced Telecommunications Corporation (Sunman, IN)
Ligonier Telephone Company Inc. (Ligonier, IN)
Kansas
Cunningham Telephone Company Inc. (Glen Elder, KS)
EPIC Touch Co. (Elkhart, KS)
Gorham Telephone Company (Gorham, KS)
Home Telephone Company Inc - KS (Galva, KS)
Nex-Tech (Lenora, KS)
Pioneer Communications (Ulysses, KS)
S & A Telephone Company (Allen, KS)
South Central Telephone Association, Inc. (Medicine Lodge, KS)
Southern Kansas Telephone Company Inc. (Clearwater, KS)
Twin Valley Telephone Inc. (Miltonvale, KS)
United Telephone Association Inc. (Dodge City, KS)
Wheat State Telephone Inc. (Udall, KS)
Wilson Telephone Company Inc. (Wilson, KS)
Kentucky
Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Company Inc. (Hindman, KY)
Louisiana
Vision Communications (Larose, LA)
Massachusetts
Richmond Telephone Company (Richmond, MA)
Maryland
Bennet & Bennet, PLLC (Bethesda, MD)
John Staurulakis Inc. (Greenbelt, MD)
Michigan
Blanchard Telephone Co. (Blanchard, MI)
Great Lakes Comnet (East Lansing, MI)
Hiawatha Communications, Inc. (Munising, MI)
Pigeon Telephone Company (Pigeon, MI)
Minnesota
Arvig (Perham, MN)
BEVCOMM (Blue Earth, MN)
Compass Consultants, Inc. (Perham, MN)
Interstate Telcom Consulting Inc. (Hector, MN)
Loretel Systems Inc. (Ada, MN)
Melrose Telephone Company (Melrose, MN)
Midwest Telephone Company (Parkers Prairie, MN)
Olsen Thielen & Co., Ltd. (St. Paul, MN)
Osakis Telephone Company (Parkers Prairie, MN)
Park Region Mutual Telephone Company (Underwood, MN)
Peoples Telephone Company of Bigfork (Bigfork, MN)
Twin Valley-Ulen Telephone Company (Twin Valley, MN)
Missouri
Citizens Telephone Company (Higginsville, MO)
Crocker Tax Accounting Service (Crocker, MO)
Holway Telephone Company (Maitland, MO)
KLM Telephone Company (Rich Hill, MO)
New Florence Telephone Company Inc. (New Florence, MO)
Oregon Farmers Mutual Telephone Company (Oregon, MO)
Otelco, Mid-Missouri LLC (Pilot Grove, MO)
Scott County Telephone Company (Avilla, MO)
Mississippi
TEC (Bay Springs, MS)
Montana
Hot Springs Telephone Company (Missoula, MT)
Ronan Telephone Company (Ronan, MT)
North Carolina
FairPoint Communications (Charlotte, NC)
*Riazzi Rhyne & Swaim Investment Group (Winston-Salem, NC)
North Dakota
North Dakota Telephone Company (Devils Lake, ND)
Nebraska
Clarks Telecommunications Co. (Clarks, NE)
Great Plains Communications Inc. (Blair, NE)
Hamilton Telecommunications (Aurora, NE)
Hemingford Cooperative Telephone Company (Hemingford, NE)
Mid America Computer Corporation (Blair, NE)
Pierce Telephone Company Inc. (Pierce, NE)
Three River Telco (Lynch, NE)
New Hampshire
Granite State Telephone Inc. (Weare, NH)
JSI Capital Advisors, LLC (Manchester, NH)
New York
Chazy & Westport Telephone Corp. (Westport, NY)
Delhi Telephone Company (Delhi, NY)
Empire Telephone Corporation (Prattsburgh, NY)
Pattersonville Telephone Company 1 (Rotterdam Junction, NY)
The Middleburgh Telephone Company (Middleburgh, NY)
Ohio
Berry (Dayton, OH)
Horizon Chillicothe Telephone (Chillicothe, OH)
McClure Telephone Company (McClure, OH)
Sycamore Telephone Company (Sycamore, OH)
Oklahoma
Canadian Valley Telephone Company (Crowder, OK)
Carnegie Telephone Company Inc. (Carnegie, OK)
Central Oklahoma Telephone Company (Davenport, OK)
Cherokee Telephone Company (Calera, OK)
Chickasaw Telephone Company (Sulphur, OK)
Dobson Telephone Company (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grand Telephone Company Inc. (Jay, OK)
Monte R. Lee and Company (Oklahoma City, OK)
*Panhandle Telephone Cooperative (Guymon, OK )
Pottawatomie Telephone Company (Earlsboro, OK)
Totah Communications, Inc. (Ochelata, OK)
Oregon
Molalla Communications (Molalla, OR)
Pennsylvania
Ironton Telephone Company (Coplay, PA)
South Carolina
Chesnee Telephone Company Inc. (Chesnee, SC)
Comporium (Rock Hill and Gilbert, SC)
Home Telephone Company Inc. - SC (Moncks Corner, SC)
Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (Walterboro, SC)
Tennessee
Chaz Taylor Inc. (Nashville, TN)
Loretto Telephone Company Inc. (Loretto, TN)
Power & Telephone Supply Company (Memphis, TN)
United Telephone Company (Chapel Hill, TN)
Texas
Ericsson (Plano, TX)
Nortex Communications (Muenster, TX)
Utah
Emery Telcom (Orangeville, UT)
Virginia
Burkes Garden Telephone Company (Tazewell, VA)
CFW Telephone Company (Waynesboro, VA)
Mapcom Systems (Richmond, VA)
MGW Telephone Company (Williamsville, VA)
Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative (Dulles, VA)
Shenandoah Telephone Company (Edinburg, VA)
Vermont
Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom (Waitsfield, VT)
Washington
Hat Island Telephone Company (Langley, WA)
Hood Canal Communications (Union, WA)
Inland Telephone Company (Roslyn, WA)
Kalama Telephone Company (Kalama, WA)
Tenino Telephone Company (Tenino, WA)
ToledoTel (Toledo, WA)
Wahkiakum West Telephone (Rosburg, WA)
Whidbey Telecom (Langley, WA)
Wisconsin
Badger Communications Corporation (Durand, WI)
Clear Lake Telephone Company (Clear Lake, WI)
Lemonweir Valley Telephone Company (Camp Douglas, WI)
Manawa Telephone Company Inc. (Manawa, WI)
Solarus (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)
TDS Telecom (Madison, WI)
Wyoming
Dubois Telephone Exchange Inc. (Dubois, WY)
Silver Star Communications (Freedom, WY)
Canada
Nexicom Telecommunications Inc. (Mississauga, ON)
Nexicom Telephones, Inc. (Millbrook, ON)
North Frontenac Telephone Corporation Ltd (Baden, ON)
Benefactor Circle: Donation of $2,500
Omnitel Communications (Nora Springs, IA)
*Donors with (*) next to their names prefer not to be contacted about nominating applications for FRED programs. They will contact applicants directly and ask that you not inquire with them about nomination letters.
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