WELLMAN TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

Wellman Cooperative Telephone Association serves approximately 1,200 subscribers in the Wellman area, including portions of Washington, Johnson, Iowa, and Keokuk counties, offering features comparable to those of any metropolitan area along with the personal service one would expect from a small town company... IPTV service is launched to provide video services to the residents of Wellman. We also began a project to expand fiber-based services to our customers' homes and businesses. When our fiber project is complete, our customers will have access to enhanced high-speed Internet and other advanced telecommunication services... Wellman Mutual Telephone Company was formed, a switchboard was purchased, at a cost of $260, and drops were run to subscribers' homes. The rural areas gradually were served through "switcher lines", which were owned by the rural subscribers. These switcher lines were governed by their own board of directors and were responsible for collecting funds and paying..

Primary location: Wellman United States