About Us
The Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative is committed to continuing the cooperative spirit upon which this company was founded, to provide high quality telephone service to its customers, and to continue to investigate new technology and endeavors for the benefit of the company and its members.
Office Hours and Address
Marquette-Adams Telephone
113 N Oxford St
PO Box 45
Oxford, WI 53952
Contact:
Toll Free: 1-800-331-5619
Telephone: 608-586-4111
Fax: 608-586-5209
Technical Service:
608-586-5910
Hours:
Mon: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tues - Fri: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sat: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Board of Directors
Al Sebastiani – President
Steve Sell – Vice President
James Larson – Secretary, Treasurer
Directors
Diane Elderkin
Ken Huber
Richard Wirth
Daniel Wood
History
Pre- 1898
Brothers Fran and Bill Bell come to Oxford and set up a local telephone system with two rural lines.
1950
Planning for conversion to dial phones begins.
1951
The company known as the Marquette-Adams Telephone Company becomes the Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
1954
With a loan from the Rural Electrification Administration, new equipment makes it possible to provide dial service to the subscribers of its Oxford, Brooks and Endeavor exchanges. At that time, the cooperative has 503 access lines and four employees.
1968
The Board of Directors seeks a third REA loan and work begins to provide all single-party service.
1970
The majority of the facilities are buried underground. The co-op is far ahead of the services provided to neighbors in the surrounding areas.
1978
The first computer at the co-op is a small Apple. Later, more computers enable it to produce its own monthly bills.
1983
The first capital credit checks for the years 1954-1958 are sent out.
Late 1980's
The first capital credit checks for the years 1954-1958 are sent out.
1994
The first satellite dish is installed in the co-op. The co-op also becomes involved in a cellular partnership covering several counties.
1996
The Internet arrives in Oxford. Shortly after, Internet is also offered in the nearby areas of Adams, Westfield, Montello and Arkdale.
1997
By constantly increasing the fiber optic cables, it has become possible to offer High-Speed Internet as well as television through the phone lines rather than having a dish on the roof.
1998
New business office is completed.
2009
The cooperative finishes converting to the new Soft Switch which provides an enhanced platform for new service offerings. Hi-Definition Television is available to all Cooperative members.
What is a Cooperative?
Telecommunications providers cooperatively enhance Wisconsin’s quality of life and economic opportunities through improved infrastructure and services. Over 100 years ago, rural telephone cooperatives were established to provide service in sparsely populated areas where telephone companies thought they could not make a profit. Cooperatives such as the Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative are operated by boards of directors elected by local members which are the cooperative’s customers.
Unlike for-profit telecom companies, cooperatives distribute capital credits to their members. Any surplus beyond the cooperative’s limited return on investment and the costs of operating the business are returned to its members in proportion to their spending or patronage of the products and services offered by the cooperative such as long distance calling, local telephone service, digital TV and High-Speed Internet. The more business a member does with the cooperative, the greater that member’s refund at the end of the year.
Cooperatives are partners in our community, investing in economic development and human involvement that will keep our hometowns and rural areas alive and well in the years ahead.
The Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative is committed to continuing the cooperative spirit upon which this company was founded, to provide high quality telephone service to its customers, and to continue to investigate new technology and endeavors for the benefit of the company and its members.
Company Personnel
- Jerry Schneider
General Manager - Arnie McDonald
Plant Manager - Patty Sengbusch
Accounting and HR Manager - Jodi Elliott
Customer Service Manager - Patrick Scully
Product Marketing Manager - Lori Pike
Accounting Assistant - LoriLynn Podoll
Accounting Assistant - Jason Sengbusch
Central Office Technician - Mark Guderski
Outside Plant Technician - Tim Spath
Combination/Network Technician - Tyler Nelson
Installer/Repair Technician - Shane McCann
Network Technician - Kent Clemens
Network Technician - Jeff Larson
Installer/Repair Technician - Shannon Hady
Combination Technician - Daniel Andres
Installer/Repair Technician - Jacob VanDeVoort
Installer/Repair Technician - Patty Spaulding
CSR/Administrative Assistant/Billing Specialist - Tara Rasmussen
CSR/Billing Specialist - Michelle Allen
CSR/Internet Specialist/Web Designer - Denise Chapman
Customer Service Representative - Jenna Giese
Customer Service Representative