North Dakota and Iowa changes

• Reservation Telephone Cooperative (OCN 1632) introduced company-wide local calling effective 2017-01-01.
• Partner Communications Cooperative (OCN 1187) also has company-wide local calling; not sure when this became effective.

Montana update

Mid-Rivers Communications (OCN 2246, 6783, 7830) introduced company-wide local calling effective 2017-01-01.

Texas updates

• Local calling from exchanges of Valley Telephone Cooperative  to remaining exchanges in their respective LATAs, effective 2016-05-01. Source: TX PUC case 45681
• Company-wide local calling for exchanges of Wes-Tex Telephone Cooperative effective 2016-06-01. Source: TX PUC case 45939

North Dakota, Newfoundland and Labrador changes

• BEK Communications Cooperative (OCN 1604) has company-wide local calling – not sure when this took effect
• Bell Aliant (OCN 8085) has deleted the following three rate centres in Labrador: Battle Harbour, Frenchman’s Island, and Smokey. These disappeared from the tariffs several years ago.

Kentucky local calling expansions

Several carriers in Kentucky are expanding their local calling areas effective 2016-06-01 in response to changes in federal Universal Service Fund subsidies.

• Duo County Telephone Cooperative (OCN 0401) – KY PSC case 2016-00050
• Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative (OCN 0406) – KY PSC case 2016-00051
• Mountain Rural Telephone Cooperative (OCN 0414) – KY PSC case 2016-00047
• Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative (OCN 0415) – KY PSC case 2016-00044

British Columbia update

One-way local calling from Britannia Beach BC to metro Vancouver area and Whistler, effective 2015-09-01. Source: Telus tariff notice 4380 via CRTC.

South Dakota and Minnesota

• Santel Communications Cooperative (OCN 1676) has had company-wide local calling since some time in 2014. They previously had optional local calling plans where subscribers could choose to pay a monthly fee to call specified exchanges.
• Updated local calling information for Interstate Telephone Cooperative/Stockholm-Strandburg Telephone Company (OCN 1651, 1654, and 1679)