GoNetspeed, formerly OTELCO, Inc. is a telecommunications holding company based in Oneonta, Alabama. The company owns small, independent telephone companies in West Virginia, Missouri, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Alabama. Its services include local and long distance telephone, network access, cable television and other related services.[1] The company was publicly traded on NASDAQ until 2021 when it was acquired by private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners for $40.6 million.[2][3]
In 2013, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after it lost a revenue generating contract from Time Warner Cable.[4][5]
The company owns:[6]
- Brindlee Mountain Telephone Company – Arab, Alabama
- Granby Telephone & Telegraph – Granby, Massachusetts
- Mid-Maine Communications – Bangor, Maine
- Mid-Missouri Telephone – Pilot Grove, Missouri
- Pine Tree Telephone & Telegraph – Gray and New Gloucester, Maine
- Saco River Telephone & Telegraph – Waterboro, West Buxton, and Bar Mills, Maine
- Shoreham Telephone Company – Shoreham, Vermont
- War Telephone – McDowell County, West Virginia
- Oneonta Telephone Company – Oneonta, Alabama
The company’s subsidiaries do business as OTELCO.
As of April 27, 2022, the company rebranded as GoNetspeed to represent their focus on providing fiber internet.[7][8]
References
- ^ “OTT Communications announces corporate rebranding, changes name to Otelco”. Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ “Oak Hill Capital Completes Acquisition of Otelco Inc” (Press release). Otelco Inc. Globe Newswire. March 31, 2021.
- ^ “GoNetspeed to Bring Next-Level Speed to Norwich”. The Manila Times. 2026-05-26. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- ^ Prasad, Sakthi (2013-03-15). “Otelco files for bankruptcy after losing Time Warner Cable contract”. Reuters. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
- ^ “Frontier Communications Warns It May Declare Bankruptcy In Early 2020”. Stop the Cap!. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- ^ OTELCO COMPANIES RATES, TERMS, and CONDITIONS
- ^ “OTELCO announces rebrand; unveils new identity as GoNetspeed”. GoNetspeed. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ “Maine Cities to See New Fiber-Optic Network, Internet Service”. GovTech. 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2026-06-04.