Our Company | Employees | Board of Directors
Nelson Telephone Cooperative, customer owned and operated, was formed in 1949 thru 1956 to provide Local Exchange Dial Tone to the communities of Nelson and Durand. In 1957 the exchange of Arkansaw and in 1959 Gilmanton/Modena were merged with the cooperative which formed our existing territories. Currently we serve a radius of approximately 365 square miles in west central Wisconsin.
The Cooperative’s daily operations are overseen by a General Manager. The vision and future direction of the manager is approved by an elected board of directors from within the cooperative. Each member or subscriber of telephone service is entitled to vote for the board of directors.
A portion of the net profits from the cooperative is paid back to members in the form of Capital credits. Capital Credits are allotted to members based on their spending with the cooperative.
Today, Nelson Telephone Cooperative's main central office has a Northern Telecom DMS10 digital switch equipped for SS7/CLASS custom calling services. The outside plant facility is supported by a fiber optic backbone with diversified local and toll routing.
Nelson Telephone Cooperative also provides other services such as:
- Long Distance - Residential and Business
- Internet Access - T-1, SDSL and Dial-up
- Voice Mail - Central Office and Consumer Based
- Business System Installation/Maintenance - Authorized AVAYA Business Partner
- Cat. 5 LAN - Wiring and Electronics
- Wide Area Personal Pagers - Numeric, Alphanumeric and Voice
- Cellular Telephones – Authorized Alltel Wireless Agent
- Rural IP Television
- Cable Television – Chippewa Valley Cable, Inc.
Nelson Telephone Cooperative strives to add new services and technologies with the quality of service and affordability our customers expect.