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COMPANY HISTORY


Southern Montana Telephone Company came into existence in 1904 under the ownership of J.P. Lossel with two telephones in the system in the town of Wisdom.  Ownership was later transferred to the Capehart family until 1940 when the business was purchased by George Johnson.  George Helming purchased the company in April 1944 and SMTC has remained in the Helming family to the present time.

COMPANY INFORMATION


Southern Montana Telephone Company is an independent family-owned telephone company serving the exchanges of Divide, Wise River, Wisdom, Jackson and Grant.  We serve approximately 1000 access lines covering 1,964 square miles with 632 miles of buried cable.  This includes 61 miles of fiber-optic cable. 

SMTC is owned and operated by Robert G. Helming of Wisdom.  SMTC employees are: Larry Mason, General Manager;  Rick Knight, Office Manager;  Lukrisha Mattison, Administrative Assistant;  Rachel Stepan, Customer Svc. Rep.;  Rex Caraker, Plant/COE Manager;  Richard Nickisch, Combination Tech; and Jason Raymond, Combination Tech.

Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., Monday through Friday.  We also have a night drop on the right side of the front office doors for payments when the office is closed. For anyone needing repair outside of regular office hours, we have VoiceMail taking messages.  These messages are checked regularly.  Our business office numbers for all your needs are toll free, 888-263-2270 or 689-3333.

COMPANY EMPLOYEES

Robert Helming
President/Owner

roberthelming@smtel.com

Larry Mason
General Manager
lmason@smtel.com

Rick Knight
Office Manager
rknight@smtel.com
  

Lukrisha Mattison
 Administrative Assistant
lukrisha@smtel.com

Rachel Stepan
Customer Service Rep
rachel@smtel.com

 Rex Caraker
OSP/COE Manager
rex@smtel.com

Richard Nickisch
Combination Tech
rich@smtel.com

Jason Raymond
 Combination Tech
jason@smtel.com

 

Southern Montana Telephone Company
P.O. Box 205
Wisdom, MT 59761
406-689-3333
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