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Otelco

Rural incumbent local exchange carrier scattered across the South + New England. Fiber tier where built is fine; legacy DSL in the towns they haven't reached is slow.

🟡 CAVEATS Works, but check the fine print.
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Parent company
Otelco Inc. (private 2024 — taken private from NASDAQ: OTEL)
Founded
1999
Headquarters
Oneonta, AL
Service types
Fiber · DSL
States served
8 states: AL, MA, ME, MO, MS, NH, VT, WV
ZIPs covered
~180
Residential subs
~22,000 (2026-Q1)
Gateway fee
Included
Install fee
Free
Contract
None

Plans & pricing

TierDownUpPriceData cap
100 Mbps 100 Mbps 100 Mbps $55/mo Unlimited
1 Gig 1 Gbps 1 Gbps $95/mo Unlimited

Notes: Rural ILEC serving small towns across the Deep South and New England. Taken private in 2024 to fund the fiber transition.

Cities + markets served

Ownership & corporate history

Ownership type: private-equity (since 1999)

Previously known as / acquired: Hopper Telecommunications · Brindlee Mountain Telephone · I-Land Internet Services · Mid-Maine Communications

Taken private 2024 from public OTEL ticker.

Customer service & support

Customer service
1-877-218-9608
Technical support
1-877-218-9608
Billing
1-877-218-9608
Support portal
https://www.otelco.com/support/
Billing portal
https://www.otelco.com/myaccount/
Mailing address
Otelco, 505 Third Ave E, Oneonta, AL 35121

Returning your equipment

Accepted return methods: ups-store-prepaid-label

You must return: Otelco router/ONT

Common mistake: Standard UPS path.

Official return-equipment instructions →

Where you can actually go in person

Confirmed company-operated stores that can sign up service AND accept equipment returns. Authorized-retailer addresses are tagged separately because they cannot always handle returns.

Does Otelco serve your address?

Use our ZIP-coverage tool to confirm availability — we cross-reference live FCC Form 477 data with the carrier's own footprint map.

Check coverage at my ZIP →

Sources & verification

Last verified 2026-06-06. Records over 180 days old are auto-flagged for re-verification.