Independent Telcos Profile

Locally Owned and operated Telcos - investor, family and coop owned Serves over 300 communities in Greater MN Serves over 350,000 access lines - 14% of all access lines in Minnesota Serves over 50% of geographic area of MN

The Advanced Infrastructure

Over 99% switches are advanced digital 7,000 miles of inter-city fiber 5,000 miles of local fiber 100% of Independent Telco customers have access to toll free internet Over 21,000 customers served with fiber to their homes or business 92% of Independent Telco customers have access to CLASS services 58% of Independent Telco customers have access to ISDN (70% by next year) 32% of Independent Telco customers have access to DSL (61% by next year) 64% of Independent Telco exchanges have Frame Relay Service Independent Telcos are competitive local exchange carriers in 28 communities (and the Twin Cities) outside their service areas

Economic Contributions

$75 million in annual capital investment for technology $65 million in annual local payroll $50 million in annual taxes $3 million in annual economic development contributions

3448 Edmund Boulevard Suite 100 Minneapolis, MN  55406-2942
612-722-1880 (tel)  612-724-1895 (fax)