What is Foothills?

 

Until the early 1950's, citizens of rural Johnson, Lawrence and Magoffin Counties did not have a modern telephone system. Due to the foresight of some of the area citizens, Foothills Telephone Cooperative came about in 1951.

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What was founded out of a basic need for rural telephony service has become the backbone for the areas served in these three counties today. Providing local phone service, high speed internet, custom class calling features, long distance service and now super clear cable TV over fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network. This FTTP network was one of the first of its kind in the state of Kentucky to be built. As always, Foothills is staying way ahead of the curve.

 

With FTTP, you have a fiber optic cable going all the way to your home or business from our communications center. That means that services provided to Foothills' customers will only be restricted by the equipment on each end of the cable, because fiber optics have an unlimited capacity for content and speed. This type of infrastructure provides limitless possibilities for telecommunications services. In other words, the sky is the limit as far as what type of services we can bring your way in the future.

 

Foothills has a stake in wireless communications as a partial owner and co-founder of Appalachian Wireless (AW). AW has nationwide roaming agreements and excellent tower coverage in the local area. With AW and Foothills, you will always stay connected.

 

When you consider where to have your next home, home office or business location, keep in mind that Foothills has all your communications needs covered. Once you learn more about Foothills, you will want to "Come on Over" to your neighborhood network.

 

Meet the Foothills Staff:

 

Nathan Auxier

Nathan Auxier

Installer/Repairman

Dustin Bailey

Dustin Bailey

Construction Lineman

Matthew Bailey

Matthew Bailey

Network/Central Office Technician

John Blair

John Blair

CAD Operator

Brent Brooks

Brent Brooks

Installer/Repairman

Jerry Clayton Brown

Jerry Clayton Brown

Installer/Repairman

Curtis Conley

Curtis Conley

Installer/Repairman

 

Ruth Conley

Ruth Conley

Controller

 

Michelle Connelley

Michelle Connelley

Customer Service Representative

 

Wayne Davis

Wayne Davis

Installer/Repairman

 

John Estep

John Estep

Central Office Technician

 

Susan Fairchild

Susan Fairchild

Chief Operations Officer

 

Christy Felber

Christy Felber

Plant Service Representative

 

Tim Ferguson

Tim Ferguson

Installer/Repairman

Patrick Fletcher

Patrick Fletcher

Cableman

Carol Francis

Carol Francis

Director of Marketing

 

Charlena Gamble

Charlena Gamble

Plant Service Representative

Paul Hale

Paul Hale

Installer/Repairman

Paula Hall

Paula Hall

Customer Service Representative

David Hamilton

David Hamilton

Cutover Coordinator

Mark Hardin

Mark Hardin

Cableman

Jack Holbrook

Jack Holbrook

Service Manager

Linda Holbrook

Linda Holbrook

Systems Operator

Wayne Howard

Wayne Howard

Installer/Repairman

Lonnie Kelly

Lonnie Kelly

Plant Manager

Amy Lafferty

Amy Lafferty

Customer Service Representative

Dewey Lemaster

Dewey Lemaster

Construction Lineman

Redford Lemaster

Redford Lemaster

Construction Lineman

Chris Mattingly

Chris Mattingly

Installer/Repairman

Kevin McCormick

Kevin McCormick

Engineering & Construction Coordinator

Anthony McDowell

Anthony McDowell

Const. Crew Groundman & Truck Operator

Jeff McDowell

Jeff McDowell

Construction Foreman

Bonnie McKenzie

Bonnie McKenzie

Plant Service Representative

David Minix

David Minix

Construction Lineman

Timothy Minix

Timothy Minix

Central Office Technician

Robie Mullins

Robie Mullins

Cableman

Leah Murray

Leah Murray

Customer Service Representative

Andrea Music

Andrea Music

Customer Service Representative

Chuck Music

Chuck Music

CAD Operator

Alena Nichols

Alena Nichols

Customer Service Representative

 

Melissa Patrick

Melissa Patrick

Customer Service Representative

Jim Patton

Jim Patton

Engineering & Construction Coordinator

Ron Pope

Ron Pope

Central Office Technician

Kelly Powers

Kelly Powers

Customer Service Representative

Tom Preston

Tom Preston

General Manager/CEO

Tina Pyles

Tina Pyles

Customer Service Representative

Newell Ramey

Newell Ramey

Construction Lineman

Anthony Sagraves

Anthony Sagraves

Central Office Technician

Beverly Scarberry

Beverly Scarberry

Director of Marketing

Carla Scarberry

Carla Scarberry

Senior Accountant

James Shepherd

James Shepherd

Service Manager

Stephen Short

Stephen Short

Central Office Technician

Kim Stambaugh

Kim Stambaugh

Customer Service Manager

Mike Tackett

Mike Tackett

Engineering Assistant

Vivian Tackett

Vivian Tackett

Billing Clerk

Shawn Thompson

Shawn Thompson

Central Office & Headend Engineer

Anthony Turner

Anthony Turner

Cableman

Greg Vanhoose

Greg Vanhoose

Material and Supply Clerk

Bob Ward

Bob Ward

Broadband Video Network Technician

Sandy Ward

Sandy Ward

Senior Accountant

 

 

  
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