Arkansas business list: Telecommunications Cos.
ARKANSAS BUSINESS LIST: TELECOMMUNICATIONS COS.
Interexehange Carriers, operator services and pay phone operators
ranked by assessable 2004 revenue greater than $1 million in Arkansas
2004 AR
Revenue * 2003
Company % Change Arkansas
Address from 2003 Revenue *
1 Southwestern Bell Communications $44,134,188 $37,446,224
Services Inc. 17.86%
5850 W. Las Positas Blvd., Pleasanton,
CA 94588
2 MCI Corp. (three interexchange $31,821,876 $32,031,314
subsidiaries in Arkansas) -0.65%
201 Spear St., Ninth Floor,
San Francisco 94105
MCI WorldCom Communications Inc. $27,167,698 $26,149,557
MCI WorldCom Network Services Inc. $4,328,866 $4,659,299
Teleconnect Long Distance Services & $325,312 $1,222,458
System Co.
3 WilTel Communications LLC $15,973,312 $6,664,848
One Techology Center TC13B, Tulsa 74103 139.67%
4 CenturyTel Long Distance LLC $12,273,123 $11,611,624
100 CenturyTel Drive, Monroe, LA 71203 5.70%
5 Sprint Corp. (two subsidiaries in $4,212,807 $5,567,821
Arkansas) -24.34%
6391 Spring Parkway, Overland Park,
KS 66251
Sprint Communications Co. LP ([dagger]) $4,177,673 $5,530,572
Sprint Payphone Services Inc. $35,134 $37,249
6 Owest Communications Corp. $2,463,466 $2,220,668
1801 California St., Room 1240, Denver, 10.93%
CO 80202
7 Evercom Systems Inc. $1,151,649 $1,139,362
8201 Tristar Drive, Irving, 7X, 75063 1.08%
8 E. Ritter Long Distance $1,121,550 $443,099
106 Frisco, Marked Tree 72365 153.11%
NR AT&T Communications of the Southwest NA NA
Inc. NA NA
One AT&T Way, Bedminster, NJ 07921
Company Contact Name, Title **
Address Contact Phone, E-mail
1 Southwestern Bell Communications Amy Berlin, regulatory
Services Inc. reporting contact
5850 W. Las Positas Blvd., Pleasanton, (925) 468-5923,
CA 94588 amy.berlin@camail.sbc.com
2 MCI Corp. (three interexchange Haleh Davary, regulatory
subsidiaries in Arkansas) compliance analyst (San
201 Spear St., Ninth Floor, Francisco)
San Francisco 94105 415) 228-1072,
haleh.davary@mci.com
MCI WorldCom Communications Inc.
MCI WorldCom Network Services Inc.
Teleconnect Long Distance Services &
System Co.
3 WilTel Communications LLC Matthew Lopez, manager
One Techology Center TC13B, Tulsa 74103 (918) 547-9533,
matt.lopez@wiltel.com
4 CenturyTel Long Distance LLC Lori Austin, subsidiary
100 CenturyTel Drive, Monroe, LA 71203 accounting manager
(318) 340-5189
5 Sprint Corp. (two subsidiaries in Karine Hellwig, annual
Arkansas) report contact
6391 Spring Parkway, Overland Park, (913) 315-3763,
KS 66251 karine.hellwig@mail.
sprint.com
Sprint Communications Co. LP ([dagger])
Sprint Payphone Services Inc.
6 Owest Communications Corp. R. William Johnston, vice
1801 California St., Room 1240, Denver, president and assistant
CO 80202 controller
(501) 242-7074,
bill.johnston@qwest.com
7 Evercom Systems Inc. Sara Browning, revenue
8201 Tristar Drive, Irving, 7X, 75063 report contact
(972) 953-4188,
sbrowning@evercom.net
8 E. Ritter Long Distance L. Alan Wright, secretary-
106 Frisco, Marked Tree 72365 treasurer
(870) 358-2200,
awright@eritter.net
NR AT&T Communications of the Southwest NA
Inc. NA
One AT&T Way, Bedminster, NJ 07921
Local Exchange Carriers (incumbent and competing) ranked by assessable
2004 revenue greater than $1 million in Arkansas
2004 AR
Revenue * 2003
Company % Change Arkansas
Address from 2003 Revenue *
1 SBC Corp. (two subsidiaries $517,959,511 $515,809,403
in Arkansas) 0.42%
Southwestern Bell Co.. Telephone $507,578,456 $507,068,661
1111 W. Capitol Ave., Little
Rock 72201
SBC Advanced Solutions Inc. $10,381,055 $8,740,742
1010 N. St. Mary's St., #13-M,
San Antonio, TX 78215
2 CenturyTel (seven subsidiaries $131,368,364 $135,760,906
in Arkansas) 3.24%
P.0. Box 4065, Monroe, LA 71211
CenturyTel of Northwest Arkansas LLC $52,783,282 $54,341,199
2616 W. Main St., Jacksonville 72076
CenturyTel of Central Arkansas LLC $51,118,819 $54,174,195
2616 W. Main St., Jacksonville 72076
CenturyTel of Mountain Home Inc. $12,188,051 $12,074,538
503 Baker St., Mountain Home 72653
CenturyTel of Arkansas Inc. $12,012,467 $12,108,070
P.O. Box 306, Hardy 72542
CenturyTel of Redfield $1,946,945 $2,093,272
P.O. Box 306, Hardy 72542
CenturyTel of South Arkansas $782,761 $842,155
122 N. Lynch, Plain Dealing, LA 71064
CenturyTel of Northwest Louisiana Inc. $536,039 $127,477
122 N. Lynch, Plain Dealing, LA 71064
3 Alltel Corp. (two subsidiaries in $98,013,642 $103,447,768
Arkansas) -5.25%
One Allied Drive, Little Rock 72203
Alltel Arkansas Inc. ([dagger] $66,771,058 $71,101,771
[dagger])
Alltel Communications Inc. $31,242,584 $32,345,997
([dagger][dagger])
4 MCImetro Access Transmission Services $17,689,216 $14,702,587
LLC (MCI Inc.) 20.31%
22001 Loudoun County Parkway, Ashburn,
VA 20147
5 Sage Telecom Inc. $12,421,069 NA
805 Central Expressway S, Suite 100, NA
Allen, TX 75013
6 Northern Arkansas Telephone Co. $7,529,090 $8,156,706
301 E. Main St., Flippin 72634 -7.69%
7 KMC Telecom V Inc. $6,900,000 $0
1545 Route 206, Bedminster, NJ 07921 NA
8 Prairie Grove Telephone Co. $6,579,275 $6,699,259
139 N. Mock St., Prairie Grove 72753 -1.79%
9 E. Ritter & Co. $5,280,661 $4,319,551
(three local exchange carrier 22.25%
subsidiaries in Arkansas)
E. Ritter Telephone Co. $2,599,571 $2,088,930
106 Frisco, Marked Tree 72365
Tri-County Telephone Co. $2,410,481 $2,162,919
106 Frisco, Marked Tree 72365
E. Ritter Communications Inc. $270,609 $67,702
3300 One Place, Jonesboro 72404
10 Walnut Hill Telephone Co. $4,568,037 $4,333,366
Highways 82 and 29, Louisville 71845 5.42%
11 TDS Telecom (two local exchange $4,370,701 $3,893,763
carrier subsidies in Arkansas) 12.25%
9737 Cogdill Road, Suite 230,
Knoxville, TN 37932
Cleveland County Telephone Co. $3,308,962 $2,913,231
206 Pine St., Rison 71665
Decatur Telephone Co. Inc. $1,061,739 $980,532
185 N. Market St., Decatur 72722
12 Valor Telecommunications of Texas LP $4,170,287 $3,945,278
201 E. John Carpenter Freeway, #200, 5.70%
Irving, TX 75062
13 Southwest Arkansas Telephone $3,953,438 $3,785,284
Cooperative Inc. 4.44%
2601 East St., Texarkana 71854
14 Yell County Telephone Co. Inc. $3,860,246 $4,036,862
205 E. Seventh St., Danville 72833 -4.38%
15 Arkansas Telephone Co. Inc. $3,851,070 $3,618,707
P.O. Box 69, Clinton 72031 6.42%
16 South Arkansas Telephone Co. $3,787,911 $3,476,052
First and Main, Hampton 71744 8.97%
17 Mountain View Telephone Co. $3,234,720 $3,491,451
218 E. Main St., Mountain View 72560 -7.35%
18 HomeTel Inc. $3,216,928 $2,582,673
2900 Louisville Ave., Monroe, LA 71201 24.56%
19 Navigator Telecommunications LLC $3,216,713 $6,013,826
8525 Riverwood Park Drive, North -46.51%
Little Rock 72113
20 Yelcot Telephone Co. $2,760,820 $2,791,382
207 E. Fourth St., Mountain Home 72653 -1.09%
21 Madison County Telephone Co. $2,582,721 $2,673,859
113 Court St., Huntsville 72740 -3.41%
22 Budget Phone Inc. $2,228,657 $1,787,431
P.O. Box 19360, Shreveport, LA 71149 24.68%
23 Central Arkansas Telephone Cooperative $2,127,465 $201,870
Inc. 5.39%
P.O. Box 130, Bismarck 71929
24 TelCove Investment LLC (formerly $2,101,450 $2,476,587
Adelphia Business Solutions -15.15%
Investment)
1 N. Main St., Couldersport, PA 16915
25 NuVox Communications of Arkansas Inc. $1,941,956 $1,973,677
1519 Bowman Road; Suite G, Little -1.61%
Rock 72211
26 Vantage Telecom LLC (Newroads Telecom) $1,802,374 $1,200,791
300 Towson Ave., Fort Smith 72901 50.10%
27 Lavaca Telephone Co. Inc. (Pinnacle $1,470,115 $1,441,852
Communications) 1.96%
301 Hwy. 96 SW, Lavaca 72941
NR Excel Telecommunications NA $7,029,159
2440 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, TX 75006 NA
NR VarTec NA $6,089,328
2440 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, TX 75006 NA
Local Exchange Carriers (incumbent and competing) ranked by assessable
2004 revenue greater than $1 million in Arkansas
2004 AR
Revenue * 2003
Company % Change Arkansas
Address from 2003 Revenue *
1 SBC Corp. (two subsidiaries $517,959,511 $515,809,403
in Arkansas) 0.42%
Southwestern Bell Co.. Telephone $507,578,456 $507,068,661
1111 W. Capitol Ave., Little
Rock 72201
SBC Advanced Solutions Inc. $10,381,055 $8,740,742
1010 N. St. Mary's St., #13-M,
San Antonio, TX 78215
2 CenturyTel (seven subsidiaries $131,368,364 $135,760,906
in Arkansas) 3.24%
P.0. Box 4065, Monroe, LA 71211
CenturyTel of Northwest Arkansas LLC $52,783,282 $54,341,199
2616 W. Main St., Jacksonville 72076
CenturyTel of Central Arkansas LLC $51,118,819 $54,174,195
2616 W. Main St., Jacksonville 72076
CenturyTel of Mountain Home Inc. $12,188,051 $12,074,538
503 Baker St., Mountain Home 72653
CenturyTel of Arkansas Inc. $12,012,467 $12,108,070
P.O. Box 306, Hardy 72542
CenturyTel of Redfield $1,946,945 $2,093,272
P.O. Box 306, Hardy 72542
CenturyTel of South Arkansas $782,761 $842,155
122 N. Lynch, Plain Dealing,
LA 71064
CenturyTel of Northwest Louisiana $536,039 $127,477
Inc.
122 N. Lynch, Plain Dealing,
LA 71064
3 Alltel Corp. (two subsidiaries in $98,013,642 $103,447,768
Arkansas) -5.25%
One Allied Drive, Little Rock 72203
Alltel Arkansas Inc. ([dagger] $66,771,058 $71,101,771
[dagger])
Alltel Communications Inc. $31,242,584 $32,345,997
([dagger][dagger])
4 MCImetro Access Transmission $17,689,216 $14,702,587
Services LLC (MCI Inc.) 20.31%
22001 Loudoun County Parkway,
Ashburn, VA 20147
5 Sage Telecom Inc. $12,421,069 NA
805 Central Expressway S, Suite 100, NA
Allen, TX 75013
6 Northern Arkansas Telephone Co. $7,529,090 $8,156,706
301 E. Main St., Flippin 72634 -7.69%
7 KMC Telecom V Inc. $6,900,000 $0
1545 Route 206, Bedminster, NJ 07921 NA
8 Prairie Grove Telephone Co. $6,579,275 $6,699,259
139 N. Mock St., Prairie Grove 72753 -1.79%
9 E. Ritter & Co. $5,280,661 $4,319,551
(three local exchange carrier 22.25%
subsidiaries in Arkansas)
E. Ritter Telephone Co. $2,599,571 $2,088,930
106 Frisco, Marked Tree 72365
Tri-County Telephone Co. $2,410,481 $2,162,919
106 Frisco, Marked Tree 72365
E. Ritter Communications Inc. $270,609 $67,702
3300 One Place, Jonesboro 72404
10 Walnut Hill Telephone Co. $4,568,037 $4,333,366
Highways 82 and 29, Louisville 71845 5.42%
11 TDS Telecom (two local exchange $4,370,701 $3,893,763
carrier subsidies in Arkansas) 12.25%
9737 Cogdill Road, Suite 230,
Knoxville, TN 37932
Cleveland County Telephone Co. $3,308,962 $2,913,231
206 Pine St., Rison 71665
Decatur Telephone Co. Inc. $1,061,739 $980,532
185 N. Market St., Decatur 72722
12 Valor Telecommunications of Texas LP $4,170,287 $3,945,278
201 E. John Carpenter Freeway, #200, 5.70%
Irving, TX 75062
13 Southwest Arkansas Telephone $3,953,438 $3,785,284
Cooperative Inc. 4.44%
2601 East St., Texarkana 71854
14 Yell County Telephone Co. Inc. $3,860,246 $4,036,862
205 E. Seventh St., Danville 72833 -4.38%
15 Arkansas Telephone Co. Inc. $3,851,070 $3,618,707
P.O. Box 69, Clinton 72031 6.42%
16 South Arkansas Telephone Co. $3,787,911 $3,476,052
First and Main, Hampton 71744 8.97%
17 Mountain View Telephone Co. $3,234,720 $3,491,451
218 E. Main St., Mountain View 72560 -7.35%
18 HomeTel Inc. $3,216,928 $2,582,673
2900 Louisville Ave., Monroe, 24.56%
LA 71201
19 Navigator Telecommunications LLC $3,216,713 $6,013,826
8525 Riverwood Park Drive, North -46.51%
Little Rock 72113
20 Yelcot Telephone Co. $2,760,820 $2,791,382
207 E. Fourth St., Mountain -1.09%
Home 72653
21 Madison County Telephone Co. $2,582,721 $2,673,859
113 Court St., Huntsville 72740 -3.41%
22 Budget Phone Inc. $2,228,657 $1,787,431
P.O. Box 19360, Shreveport, LA 71149 24.68%
23 Central Arkansas Telephone $2,127,465 $201,870
Cooperative Inc. 5.39%
P.O. Box 130, Bismarck 71929
24 TelCove Investment LLC (formerly $2,101,450 $2,476,587
Adelphia Business Solutions -15.15%
Investment)
1 N. Main St., Couldersport,
PA 16915
25 NuVox Communications of Arkansas $1,941,956 $1,973,677
Inc. -1.61%
1519 Bowman Road; Suite G, Little
Rock 72211
26 Vantage Telecom LLC (Newroads $1,802,374 $1,200,791
Telecom) 50.10%
300 Towson Ave., Fort Smith 72901
27 Lavaca Telephone Co. Inc. (Pinnacle $1,470,115 $1,441,852
Communications) 1.96%
301 Hwy. 96 SW, Lavaca 72941
NR Excel Telecommunications NA $7,029,159
2440 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, NA
TX 75006
NR VarTec NA $6,089,328
2440 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, NA
TX 75006
Total
No. of Busi- Resi-
Company Lines in ness dential
Address Arkansas Lines Lines
1 SBC Corp. (two subsidiaries 806,054 226,986 508,029
in Arkansas)
Southwestern Bell Co.. Telephone 806,054 226,986 508,029
1111 W. Capitol Ave., Little
Rock 72201
SBC Advanced Solutions Inc. NA NA NA
1010 N. St. Mary's St., #13-M,
San Antonio, TX 78215
2 CenturyTel (seven subsidiaries 252,170 50,883 195089
in Arkansas)
P.0. Box 4065, Monroe, LA 71211
CenturyTel of Northwest Arkansas LLC 128,035 28,084 96,752
2616 W. Main St., Jacksonville 72076
CenturyTel of Central Arkansas LLC 80,259 14,161 63981
2616 W. Main St., Jacksonville 72076
CenturyTel of Mountain Home Inc. 22,071 4,778 16,797
503 Baker St., Mountain Home 72653
CenturyTel of Arkansas Inc. 18,723 3,489 14,954
P.O. Box 306, Hardy 72542
CenturyTel of Redfield 1,918 221 1,627
P.O. Box 306, Hardy 72542
CenturyTel of South Arkansas 826 109 686
122 N. Lynch, Plain Dealing,
LA 71064
CenturyTel of Northwest Louisiana 338 41 292
Inc.
122 N. Lynch, Plain Dealing,
LA 71064
3 Alltel Corp. (two subsidiaries in 171,143 68,404 82,032
Arkansas)
One Allied Drive, Little Rock 72203
Alltel Arkansas Inc. ([dagger] 105,510 12,726 79,801
[dagger])
Alltel Communications Inc. 65,633 55,678 2,231
([dagger][dagger])
4 MCImetro Access Transmission 39,806 5,382 34,424
Services LLC (MCI Inc.)
22001 Loudoun County Parkway,
Ashburn, VA 20147
5 Sage Telecom Inc. 27,816 2,091 25,725
805 Central Expressway S, Suite 100,
Allen, TX 75013
6 Northern Arkansas Telephone Co. 8,094 1,023 6,222
301 E. Main St., Flippin 72634
7 KMC Telecom V Inc. 0 0 0
1545 Route 206, Bedminster, NJ 07921
8 Prairie Grove Telephone Co. 9,986 1,328 8,287
139 N. Mock St., Prairie Grove 72753
9 E. Ritter & Co. 13,073 3,104 9,643
(three local exchange carrier
subsidiaries in Arkansas)
E. Ritter Telephone Co. 4,655 966 5,995
106 Frisco, Marked Tree 72365
Tri-County Telephone Co. 6,998 828 3,580
106 Frisco, Marked Tree 72365
E. Ritter Communications Inc. 1,420 1,310 68
3300 One Place, Jonesboro 72404
10 Walnut Hill Telephone Co. 6,036 770 4,665
Highways 82 and 29, Louisville 71845
11 TDS Telecom (two local exchange 5,115 1,013 4009
carrier subsidies in Arkansas)
9737 Cogdill Road, Suite 230,
Knoxville, TN 37932
Cleveland County Telephone Co. 3,775 542 3,189
206 Pine St., Rison 71665
Decatur Telephone Co. Inc. 1,340 471 820
185 N. Market St., Decatur 72722
12 Valor Telecommunications of Texas LP 17,221 4,074 12,688
201 E. John Carpenter Freeway, #200,
Irving, TX 75062
13 Southwest Arkansas Telephone 6,132 530 5,241
Cooperative Inc.
2601 East St., Texarkana 71854
14 Yell County Telephone Co. Inc. 5,871 1,416 4,287
205 E. Seventh St., Danville 72833
15 Arkansas Telephone Co. Inc. 8,770 1,542 7,102
P.O. Box 69, Clinton 72031
16 South Arkansas Telephone Co. 3,975 711 3,082
First and Main, Hampton 71744
17 Mountain View Telephone Co. 7,614 1,864 5,669
218 E. Main St., Mountain View 72560
18 HomeTel Inc. 4,420 0 4,420
2900 Louisville Ave., Monroe,
LA 71201
19 Navigator Telecommunications LLC 7,447 1,221 5,813
8525 Riverwood Park Drive, North
Little Rock 72113
20 Yelcot Telephone Co. 4,131 949 3,088
207 E. Fourth St., Mountain
Home 72653
21 Madison County Telephone Co. 4,056 903 3,008
113 Court St., Huntsville 72740
22 Budget Phone Inc. 4,851 0 4,851
P.O. Box 19360, Shreveport, LA 71149
23 Central Arkansas Telephone 3,277 307 2,841
Cooperative Inc.
P.O. Box 130, Bismarck 71929
24 TelCove Investment LLC (formerly 3,897 3,897 0
Adelphia Business Solutions
Investment)
1 N. Main St., Couldersport,
PA 16915
25 NuVox Communications of Arkansas 4,706 4,706 0
Inc.
1519 Bowman Road; Suite G, Little
Rock 72211
26 Vantage Telecom LLC (Newroads 4,744 1,293 3,451
Telecom)
300 Towson Ave., Fort Smith 72901
27 Lavaca Telephone Co. Inc. (Pinnacle 1,747 174 1,542
Communications)
301 Hwy. 96 SW, Lavaca 72941
NR Excel Telecommunications NA NA NA
2440 Marsh Lane, Carrollton,
TX 75006
NR VarTec NA NA NA
2440 Marsh Lane, Carrollton,
TX 75006
Company Contact Name. Title **
Address Contact Phone, E-mail
1 SBC Corp. (two subsidiaries
in Arkansas)
Southwestern Bell Co.. Telephone Ed Drilling, Arkansas
1111 W. Capitol Ave., Little president (501) 373-3383
Rock 72201
SBC Advanced Solutions Inc. Richard Howell, area
1010 N. St. Mary's St., #13-M, regulatory manager
San Antonio, TX 78215 (210) 246-8156,
rh2514@sbc.com
2 CenturyTel (seven subsidiaries Ted Hankins, director of
in Arkansas) state government relations
P.0. Box 4065, Monroe, LA 71211 (318) 388-9416,
ted.hankins@centurytel.com
CenturyTel of Northwest Arkansas LLC
2616 W. Main St., Jacksonville 72076
CenturyTel of Central Arkansas LLC
2616 W. Main St., Jacksonville 72076
CenturyTel of Mountain Home Inc.
503 Baker St., Mountain Home 72653
CenturyTel of Arkansas Inc.
P.O. Box 306, Hardy 72542
CenturyTel of Redfield
P.O. Box 306, Hardy 72542
CenturyTel of South Arkansas
122 N. Lynch, Plain Dealing,
LA 71064
CenturyTel of Northwest Louisiana
Inc.
122 N. Lynch, Plain Dealing,
LA 71064
3 Alltel Corp. (two subsidiaries in David Cameron, manager of
Arkansas) external reporting
One Allied Drive, Little Rock 72203 (501) 905-5270,
david.e.cameron@alltel.com
Alltel Arkansas Inc. ([dagger]
[dagger])
Alltel Communications Inc.
([dagger][dagger])
4 MCImetro Access Transmission Haleh Davary, regulatory
Services LLC (MCI Inc.) compliance analyst (San
22001 Loudoun County Parkway, Francisco)
Ashburn, VA 20147 (415) 228-1072,
haleh.davary@amci.com
5 Sage Telecom Inc. Andrew Karl, regulatory
805 Central Expressway S, Suite 100, compliance analyst
Allen, TX 75013 (214) 495-4878,
akarl@sagetelecom.net
6 Northern Arkansas Telephone Co. Steven G. Sanders,
301 E. Main St., Flippin 72634 president
(870) 453-8811,
ssanders@southshore.com
7 KMC Telecom V Inc. Mike Duke, director of
1545 Route 206, Bedminster, NJ 07921 gov. affairs
(Lawrenceville, GA)
(678) 985-6258,
mduke@kmctelecom.com
8 Prairie Grove Telephone Co. Rick Reed, vice president/
139 N. Mock St., Prairie Grove 72753 general manager
(479) 846-7200,
treed@pgtc.com
9 E. Ritter & Co.
(three local exchange carrier
subsidiaries in Arkansas)
E. Ritter Telephone Co. John D. Strode, president
106 Frisco, Marked Tree 72365 (870) 358-2200,
jstrodegeritter.net
Tri-County Telephone Co. John D. Strode, president
106 Frisco, Marked Tree 72365 (870) 358-2200,
jstrodegeritter.net
E. Ritter Communications Inc. Marie Bradley, corporate
3300 One Place, Jonesboro 72404 accountant (Marked Tree)
(870) 358-2200,
mbradley@eritter.net
10 Walnut Hill Telephone Co. William H. Thomas, vice
Highways 82 and 29, Louisville 71845 president of
administrative services
(Orange Park, FL)
(904) 688-0028,
bthomas4-townes.net
11 TDS Telecom (two local exchange Sandra L. Gaylor,
carrier subsidies in Arkansas) accounting manager
9737 Cogdill Road, Suite 230, (Knoxville, TN)
Knoxville, TN 37932 (865) 966-4700, sandy.
gaylor@tdstelecom.com
Cleveland County Telephone Co.
206 Pine St., Rison 71665
Decatur Telephone Co. Inc.
185 N. Market St., Decatur 72722
12 Valor Telecommunications of Texas LP Rob Rice, regulatory
201 E. John Carpenter Freeway, #200, director/chief attorney
Irving, TX 75062 (Austin, TX)
(512) 457-9949,
rrice@valortelecom.com
13 Southwest Arkansas Telephone William P. Hegmann,
Cooperative Inc. general manager
2601 East St., Texarkana 71854 (870) 653-8111,
bill@swat.coop
14 Yell County Telephone Co. Inc. Larry Frazier, manager of
205 E. Seventh St., Danville 72833 revenues and accounting
(479) 495-4215,
larry@arkwest.com
15 Arkansas Telephone Co. Inc. Randy McCaslin, president
P.O. Box 69, Clinton 72031 (501) 745-2114,
randymcc@artelco.com
16 South Arkansas Telephone Co. Greg Ashcraft, secretary-
First and Main, Hampton 71744 treasurer (Sheridan)
(870) 942-4344,
greg@satco.biz
17 Mountain View Telephone Co. Kenneth Sutton, president
218 E. Main St., Mountain View 72560 (870) 269-3232,
suttan@mvtel.net
18 HomeTel Inc. Mark Hendricks, vice
2900 Louisville Ave., Monroe, president
LA 71201 (318) 325-9100,
mhendricks@familytel.com
19 Navigator Telecommunications LLC Michael McAlister,
8525 Riverwood Park Drive, North general counsel
Little Rock 72113 (501) 954-4051,
mike@navtel.com
20 Yelcot Telephone Co. Anne Schuhknecht,
207 E. Fourth St., Mountain secretary/treasurer
Home 72653 (870) 425-3100, anne.
schuhknecht@yelcot.com
21 Madison County Telephone Co. Tom S. Shrum, president
113 Court St., Huntsville 72740 (479) 738-2121, tomshrum
@madisoncounty.net
22 Budget Phone Inc. Keillah Spell, compliance
P.O. Box 19360, Shreveport, LA 71149 analyst (Alpharetta, GA)
(678) 775-2248,
kspell@tcsteam.com
23 Central Arkansas Telephone John S. Faris III,
Cooperative Inc. general manager
P.O. Box 130, Bismarck 71929 (501) 865-3283
24 TelCove Investment LLC (formerly Ed Baumgardner, regulatory
Adelphia Business Solutions compliance supervisor
Investment) (814) 260-2416,
1 N. Main St., Couldersport, ed.baumgardner@telcove.com
PA 16915
25 NuVox Communications of Arkansas Mary Campbell, regulatory
Inc. manager
1519 Bowman Road; Suite G, Little (864) 331-8251,
Rock 72211 mcampbell@nuyox.com
26 Vantage Telecom LLC (Newroads William T. Stuckey,
Telecom) president
300 Towson Ave., Fort Smith 72901 (479) 494-0300, bstuckey@
newroadstelecom.com
27 Lavaca Telephone Co. Inc. (Pinnacle M. Keith Gibson, president
Communications) (501) 674-2211,
301 Hwy. 96 SW, Lavaca 72941 keithg@cei.net
NR Excel Telecommunications Courtney Weddington,
2440 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, senior regulatory analyst
TX 75006 (972) 478-3376,
cwedding@vartec.net
NR VarTec Courtney Weddington,
2440 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, senior regulatory analyst
TX 75006 (972) 478-3376,
cwedding@vartec.net
Source: Annual reports filed with the Arkansas Public Service
Commission NR; Not ranked because 2004 assessible revenue data is not
available. AT&T, which is being acquired by SBC Corp. of San Antonio,
has not filed a 2004 annual report and its 2003 revenue data has been
protected by the Arkansas Public Service Commission. Excel
Telecommunications filed an annual report that did not include revenue
data; related VarTec has not filed a 2004 annual report. * Total gross
revenue assessable by the state of Arkansas. ** Contact listed with the
PSC; not necessarily the highest ranking official. ([dagger]) Although
Sprint is primarily a long-distance carrier, revenue figures include
a small amount of local phone service, which Sprint has offered in
Arkansas since 2003. ([dagger][dagger]) Alltel Arkansas Inc. is Alltel
Corp. incumbent local exchange carrier for parts of Arkansas; Alltel
Communications Inc. is a competing local exchange carrier that
primarily offers local telephone service to business customers in
central Arkansas.
Research by Gwen Moritz
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