Blackfoot Telecommunications Group

MISSOULA, MT -- (Marketwire) -- 02/11/13 -- Blackfoot Telecommunications Group (Blackfoot), a leading telecommunications provider based in Missoula, announced it has completed the acquisitions of both Cutthroat Communications (Cutthroat), a Montana-based provider offering wireless and fiber optic technologies, as well as Fremont Telcom Co. and Fretel Communications, LLC. ... read more

MISSOULA, MT -- (Marketwire) -- 11/28/12 -- Blackfoot Telecommunications Group (Blackfoot) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Fremont Telcom Co. (Fremont) and Fretel Communications, LLC (Fretel), which are both part of FairPoint Communications, a publicly traded service provider headquartered in Charlotte, NC (NASDAQ: FRP). Fremont and ... read more

MISSOULA, MT -- (Marketwire) -- 10/31/12 -- Blackfoot Telecommunications Group (Blackfoot) today announced that it will acquire Cutthroat Communications (Cutthroat), a telecommunications provider based in Bozeman with offices in Missoula and around the state. The process of integrating Cutthroat's operations into Blackfoot will begin immediately, and is scheduled ... read more

MISSOULA, MT -- (Marketwire) -- 09/13/12 -- Blackfoot Telecommunications Group continues to keep a new fire camp near Alta connected with critical wireless services. The wireless access helps ensure the continued safety of firefighters by providing them access to critical communication services through their Verizon cellular phones. The ... read more

MISSOULA, MT -- (Marketwire) -- 04/27/12 -- Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative is pleased to announce the most substantial scholarship contribution ever approved by the Board of Trustees, doubling its annual support to $31,000. The Board recently awarded 39 scholarships through the Blackfoot Scholarship Fund which awards between $500 and ... read more

MISSOULA, MT -- (Marketwire) -- 04/17/12 -- Blackfoot is pleased to announce that the Cooperative's continued strong performance results recently allowed the company to mail more than 18,500 checks to member-owners in 22 Western Montana communities. The checks represent a $1.3 million capital credit distribution authorized by the ... read more

MISSOULA, MT -- (Marketwire) -- 01/12/12 -- The Blackfoot Board of Trustees announced today that William A. "Bill" Squires has been named Chief Executive Officer for Blackfoot Telecommunications Group (Blackfoot) and its subsidiaries, effective immediately. Bill has been serving as interim CEO since December 2, 2011, and replaces ... read more

MISSOULA, MT -- (Marketwire) -- 02/03/11 -- When you love technology it is sometimes easy to focus on the technology itself and lose sight of the fact that technology is a tool, not an end in itself. This year's Education Technology Conference (ETC) for rural teachers and administrators ... read more

MISSOULA, MT -- (Marketwire) -- 11/22/10 -- Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative (Blackfoot) Trustee Bill Teague announced his retirement effective November 1, 2010. The Board accepted the news with regret -- and with gratitude for Bill's 27 years of remarkable service to the company, their employees, and stakeholders. Bill's tenure with Blackfoot ... read more

MISSOULA, MT -- (Marketwire) -- 02/27/09 -- Blackfoot Telecommunications Group (Blackfoot), Western Montana's leader in voice, data, and network solutions, introduced Network Protection Service (NPS), a managed service that protects and monitors businesses' PCs and servers. With critical customer data and work information residing on their machines, businesses are often at risk of work ... read more