What Does it Mean to Be a Cooperative?
What Does it Mean to Be a Cooperative?
Peoples Telephone Cooperative is owned by the members—you, who buy our goods and use our services.
Being a cooperative means:
We are wholly democratically controlled by you, the member, on a one-member, one-vote basis
Everyone has an equal voice regardless of equity share
Any surplus revenues earned by the co-op that are not reinvested are returned to you based on your patronage
Our board:
- Is made up of co-op members and elected by the members
- Is directly accountable to you through the nomination and election procedures
Peoples Telephone Cooperative:
- Focuses on member needs while working for the economic development of communities thru new services
- Works hand in hand with local, regional, and national structures to accomplish our mission of providing quality communications and technology services to enhance your life
