DTC History

  • 1951

    • June 29 - DeKalb Telephone Cooperative received its charter.

    • July 10 - First meeting of the Board of Directors was held. There were seven directors.Mc Allen Foutch served as legal counsel and was instrumental in the establishment of the cooperative.

    • December 17 - First loan was approved to construct the Alexandria, Liberty, and Temperance Hall exchanges.

  • 1952

    • March 6 - Schedule of rates was adopted:
    One-party Business Service - $6.00
    One-party Residential Service - $4.75
    Eight-party Service - $3.25

  • 1953

    • December 19 - Cut-over celebration was held and system was placed in operation for 508 subscribers.

  • 1954

    • Gordonsville Home Telephone System, Auburntown Telephone Company, and Smithville Telephone Company were purchased.

  • 1955

    • Hickman Telephone Company was purchased and service was expanded to the Gassaway community.

  • 1956

    • Service was provided to the Gordonsville, Auburntown, and Smithville exchanges.
    • Board of Directors expanded, with one director representing each exchange and one director representing the members-at-large.

  • 1958

    • Additional funds were borrowed and the systems at Milton, Readyville, Woodbury, Short Mountain, Statesville and Norene were acquired.

  • 1959

    • Began providing service to the Milton, Norene, and Woodbury exchanges.
    • Three directors were added to represent the three newest exchanges.

  • 1960

    • New Middleton Telephone Company was acquired.

  • 1964

    • Brush Creek Telephone Company was acquired.

  • 1968

    • Eight-party service was deleted and all subscribers began receiving one-party or two-party service.
    • New rates were implemented:
    One-party Business $8.75
    One-party Residential $6.00
    Two-party Business $7.50
    Two-party Residential $5.00

  • 1972

    • Board authorized an REA loan request to upgrade to one-party service.

  • 1974

    • Two-party service was deleted and new rates were established for all one-party service.
    Business $15.00
    Residential $9.75
    • The organization was converted into a cooperative, nonprofit, general welfare,
    membership corporation, and therefore the name became DeKalb Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

  • 1976

    • Woodland exchange was added to the service area.

  • 1980

    • A new building was constructed in Alexandria to house the plant and warehouse operations.
    • The Woodbury commercial office was reopened as a customer service center and retail phone store.

  • 1981

    • A new building was constructed and opened as a customer service center and retail phone store in Smithville.
    • The cooperative's first digital switch was installed in Woodbury.

  • 1985

    • Voting machines were authorized to be used in all future elections of cooperative directors.

  • 1987

    • New rates were established:
    Business $19.00
    Residential $10.75

  • 1988

    • A new warehouse was constructed.

  • 1989

    • DTC won the lottery drawing for a cellular license to serve an eight-county rural area in Middle Tennessee, which included the DTC service area.
    • Digital switches were installed in Smithville, Alexandria, Liberty, Gordonsville, and Temperance Hall.
    • New rates were established:
    Business $21.00
    Residential $12.75

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