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Pictured left to
right.
Top Row
David Bennett, Secretary; John
Ruddle;
Jimmie Bennett; John
Cooper, Attorney; George Lynch; Richard Compton; Janet Preston, Attorney.
Pictured left to right.
Bottom Row
Sue Raines
Vice-President; Vickie Colaw SKSRT General
Manager;
Kenneth Teter, Treasurer;
Abraham Bennett; Ivan
"Sonny" O'Neil,
President;
Frank Bennett;
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Spruceknob.net
Photo Caption
On the
1st of July 1972, Spruce Knob Seneca Rocks Telephone was formed as a
Corporation to provide telephone service to the people of the Spruce Knob
Seneca Rocks area as a non-profit organization. Among those founding the
company were Duke A. McDaniel (Attorney) and the first Board of Directors,
J. Dale Hinkle (Circleville), Jack C. Wilkins (Circleville), Virgil
Hedrick (Mouth of Seneca), George C. Trumbo, Jr. (Onego), Russell
Lawerence (Riverton), Conda R. Sponaugle (Circleville), Abraham Bennett
(Circleville), and Joseph O. Harper (Mouth of Seneca).
Shortly after, planning and development began on the outside plant to
build a network to link together potential customers with the outside
world. With the completion of the network, the first phone service was
installed and utilized in 1976. This would be the commencement of a
rapidly growing network of 1200+ lines. Since then, digital technology
has made it possible for Internet exploration, modern features, and
special circuits, providing residents and businesses in the SKSRT serving
area with unlimited and fully customizable service. SKSRT was the last
phone company east of the Mississippi to upgrade from a stepper switch.
Taking the place of the stepper switch was the Siemens DCO. With the many
changes to the outside plant and switching equipment, the company had to
upgrade to modern, more efficient ways of billing. Billing went from pen
and paper to keyboard and computer.
Presently, Spruce Knob Seneca Rocks Telephone employees are working
closely with the staff of CDG in Champaign, IL to provide accurate billing
and customer data. Other companies such as, Siemens ICN, AFC,
Communications Consulting Services, INC play a major role in keeping SKSRT
up to date with the changing world of telecommunications by offering high
tech, modern equipment from the DCO to the Fiber optic equipment that keep
customers talking.
Spruce Knob Seneca Rocks Telephone, Inc.
Combining Tradition with Technology!
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