Zenda
Telephone Company
Zenda currently services about 250 access lines over a 120
square mile area in south central Kansas, about 40 miles southwest
of Wichita. This equates to about 2 access lines per square
mile. The economy is predominately based upon rural agriculture.
The company had its beginnings in 1902. E.C. Dafforn offered
the first telephone service by placing a wire on the farmers'
fence posts. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Graber purchased the company
in 1926. Woodrow Graber purchased the company from his parents
in October 1939. TelAtlantic acquired Zenda Telephone in January
2001.
West
Side Telephone Company
West Side serves about 2800 access lines over a 401 square
mile area just west of Morgantown in north central West Virginia.
This equates to about 6.8 access lines per square mile. In
addition, West Side provides Internet Service to 3,000 subscribers
in its own serving area and the adjacent area of Morgantown.
Morgantown is the home of West Virginia University. West Side
serves three exchanges (Laurel Point, Core and Daybrook) and
36 of its access lines are located just across the state line
in Pennsylvania.
West Side began operations in June 1922 under the ownership
of S.E. Titus. In 1945, Delbert Dodrell bought the company.
Delbert's daughter, Ruth began working for the company at
age 14 and took over running the company in 1989. Ruth and
her husband Roscoe Dawson retired from the company in January
2001. Their three children are still heavily involved in managing
the company.
TelAtlantic invested in West Side in 2001 and recently acquired
majority control.
Westco
Internet
Westco Internet provides Internet Service to 3,000 subscribers
in its own serving area and the adjacent area of Morgantown,WV
Westco Internet also provides DSL, High Speed Dial-Up, Standard
56k Dial-up, Networking, Web Hosting, and Web Design Services.
Communications
Plus
Communications Plus is a division of West Side Telecommunications
in Laurel Point near Westover, WV. Serving the western end
of monongalia county with local telephone service for over
80 years.
Communications
Plus offers sales and service for business communication systems
with certified technicians in several top brand telephone
systems. We can help with your business communication needs
whether you're a small 1 person office or a huge multi location
corporation. From plain old telephone lines to voiceover IP
we have your solution. Soon Communications Plus will be able
to offer you local telephone service as well as long distance,
and DSL to business and residences in the Morgantown, WV area.
Giving you a truly local option for telephone service with
"Connections you can count on".
Miller
Telephone Company
Miller currently serves about 1200 access lines over a 96
square mile area in southwest Missouri between Joplin and
Springfield. This equates to about 12.4 access lines per square
mile. The economy is predominately bases upon rural agriculture.
Miller serves one exchange and currently provides Internet
Services to about 250 subscribers.
C.W. Hill and his brothers organized the "Hill"
Telephone system in Miller in 1900. The company was sold to
Leo Isaacs in 1920 and in 1932 the company was sold to R.D.
Shoemaker. Fred Isaacs bought the company in 1954 and renamed
it The Miller Telephone Company. In 1975, the Robert Prince
family bought the company and operated it until the sale to
TelAtlantic in 2001. |
