SPTC

South Plains Telephone Cooperative provides telecommunication services to almost 3,500 subscribers. South Plains Telephone Cooperative's service area covers 2,335 square miles in 11 counties. In providing these services, South Plains Telephone Cooperative utilizes 303 miles of fiber optic cable in its transport network, connecting 16 different exchanges. This fiber optic network creates a self-healing ring around the Lubbock area enabling seamless communication, even when the fiberoptic cable is in need of repair... Later that same year, because of REA regulation, South Plains Electric separated its electrical and telephone operations creating two completely separate cooperatives. On March 3, 1952, South Plains Telephone Cooperative began construction on its own phone lines. This construction marked South Plains Telephone Cooperative as the first telephone cooperative to begin construction west of the Mississippi River.

Also known as: South Plains Telephone Cooperative

Primary location: Lubbock United States