Our (Hi)story...
Telephone service in the Waldron area is believed to have begun in
the early 1900's possibly as early as 1904 through the early efforts
of area residents.
On March 31, 1913 a Memorandum of contract listed the owners and
operators of Waldron Telephone Company to be Guy Smith, Carl Case,
E. F. Conner and A. A. Kalder.
The company was purchased and turned over to John R. Fox on Sept.
1, 1946. At that time the outside plant was in very poor condition.
Most of poles were broken down and the telephone lines were laying
on the ground. Outside plant repairs began immediately. On June
28, 1971 a new project for Waldron Telephone Company begun. The
company was granted a Rural Electrification Administration loan
for the project would include 100% buried service cable drop, construction
of a new central office building, and an all new Stromberg Carlson
switch.
John R Fox president and manager of Waldron Telephone Company passed
away on May 26, 1982. He married Kathryn J. Yeagley on May 29, 1947.
Upon her husbands death Kathryn took over ownership and management
of the company.
A Northern Telecom DMS-10 digital switch was cut into service on
August 25, 1990. This upgrade brought Equal Access Service and Custom
Calling Features to Waldron area residents.
August 31, 1994 was the connection date of two A-links, circuits
which connected Waldron Telephone Company to Ameritech. With this
connection Waldron Telephone Company upgraded its switch to a Signaling
Systems 7 network which enabled the company to offer Class Calling
Features such as calling number delivery, automatic recall, and
selective call rejection to name a few.
Waldron Telephone Company remains owned and operated by Kathryn
J. Fox and her staff consisting of four employees.
The company is a partner in Cass Cellular and is an authorized
agent for Alltel. Local internet access is also available to Waldron,
Prattville, and Ransom customers thru Cassnet. The Cassnet Internet
Partnership was developed through the efforts of Sand Creek, Deerfield
Farmer's and Waldron Telephone Companies.
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Mission
“Our mission is to anticipate, understand and exceed our customer’s
expectations by offering leading edge communications technologies
backed by exceptional service and support”
Other Tidbits
Relocated to our new business office at 115 South Main St. September
8, 2003 |
