Otelco
Encyclopedia
Otelco, Inc. is a publicly traded telecommunications holding company
based in Oneonta, Alabama
. The company owns small, independent telephone companies in West Virginia
, Missouri
, Maine
, Massachusetts
, and Alabama
.
The company owns:
The company's subsidiaries do business as OTT Communications and Otelco.
Holding company
A holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...
based in Oneonta, Alabama
Oneonta, Alabama
Oneonta is a city in Blount County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 5,576. The city is the county seat of Blount County...
. The company owns small, independent telephone companies in West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, and Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
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The company owns:
- Granby Telephone & TelegraphGranby Telephone & TelegraphThe Granby Telephone and Telegraph Co. of Mass. is an independent local telephone provider located in western Massachusetts. The company is owned by Otelco and does business as OTT Communications....
- Granby, MassachusettsGranby, MassachusettsGranby is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,420 at the 2010 census.It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.Part of the town is comprised in the census-designated place of Granby.... - Mid-Maine Communications
- Mid-Missouri Telephone - Pilot Grove, MissouriPilot Grove, MissouriPilot Grove is a city in Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 723 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pilot Grove is located at ....
- Pine Tree Telephone & Telegraph - GrayGray, MaineGray is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 6,820 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area. Gray is home to regional headquarters for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and...
and New GloucesterNew Gloucester, MaineNew Gloucester is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, in the United States. It is home to the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, the last active Shaker Village in the U.S...
, MaineMaineMaine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost... - Saco River Telephone & Telegraph - WaterboroWaterboro, MaineWaterboro is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 6,214 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area....
, West Buxton, and Bar Mills, MaineMaineMaine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost... - War TelephoneWar TelephoneWar Acquisition Corp., owned by OTT Communications, is a telephone company in West Virginia serving McDowell County.The company's assets began with the original War Telephone Company, founded in 1937. It was acquired by Century Telephone Enterprises in 1981...
- McDowell County, West VirginiaMcDowell County, West VirginiaMcDowell County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The land that became McDowell was originally part of Tazewell County, Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,113. Its county seat is Welch. McDowell county is the southern-most county in the state, geographically...
The company's subsidiaries do business as OTT Communications and Otelco.