2016-11-15T13:58:43-08:00 2015-12-31 Totherow Haile & Welch CPAs PLLC 2355 South Chancery St McMinnville TN 37110 990 2015-01-01 620549541 HIGHLAND TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC HIGH 4236282121 PO BOX 119 SUNBRIGHT TN 37872 STEVEN S ARMES CFO 2016-11-15 true Gentry Underhill Jr CPA P01262649 9316681272 X 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z 19892250 false false X N/A X 1955 TN TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE LOCATED IN ITS RURAL SERVICE AREA. 11 0 79 30624 27540 0 18810993 19171459 275272 690167 31486 30624 19117751 19892250 0 0 623087 627827 0 0 18684278 18991876 19307365 19619703 -189614 272547 69489408 69170380 26497276 24622772 42992132 44547608 TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE LOCATED IN ITS RURAL SERVICE AREA. false false 19619703 19892250 THE PURPOSE OF THE COOPERATIVE IS TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS LOCATED IN ITS RURAL SERVICE AREA. 19619703 false false false false false false false false false false true false true false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 62 0 true 79 true true true false false false false false false false 14374883 231007 false false false X 11 0 false false false false true true true true false false false true false false false false true true true true true X Steve Armes CPA 4236282121 PO BOX 119 SUNBRIGHT TN 37872 DORORHTY HILL WATSON Director 5.00 3.00 X 11340 7000 0 DONALD JONES Director 5.00 3.00 X 11340 7000 0 David Freytag Director 5.00 3.00 X 8820 7000 0 LOMA DENNEY Director 5.00 3.00 X 8820 6650 0 SHELVA JO JONES Director 5.00 3.00 X 14148 7000 0 MICKEY BINGHAM Director 5.00 3.00 X 8505 7000 0 JOHN W TATE Director 5.00 3.00 X 9450 7000 0 MAX SPURLING Director 5.00 3.00 X 9450 7000 0 JAN G BYRD Director 5.00 3.00 X 10646 7000 0 JAMES E TERRY Director 5.00 3.00 X 11970 7000 0 SAM STRUNK Director 5.00 3.00 X 7560 7000 0 STEVEN S ARMES CFO 40.00 3.00 X 100489 0 28553 JARED A CARSON COO 40.00 3.00 X 115001 0 25412 GREGORY MARK PATTERSON GENERAL MGR 40.00 5.00 X 185980 0 33177 JAMES HAMBY I/S MGR 40.00 0.00 X 114308 0 28975 Dale Snow COE CRAFTSMAN 51.00 0.00 X 122407 0 30748 DOUGLAS KEETON COE CRAFTSMAN 48.00 0.00 X 111244 0 29632 DAVID E BRANSTETTER CABLE SPLICER 51.00 0.00 X 114749 0 28369 JEROME CURT WILLIAMS CABLE SPLICER 49.00 0.00 X 110284 0 25176 STACEY BUTLER CABLE SPLICER 50.00 0.00 X 113513 0 25649 1200024 76650 255691 9 false true false AJILON DEPT CH 14031 PALATINE IL 60055 EMPLOYMENT AGENCY 177833 ME FIBER SOLUTIONS LLC PO BOX 399 CUSHING TX 75760 PLANT CONSTRUCTION 162915 Engineering Associates Inc PO Box 402125 Atlanta GA 30384 Consulting 800304 RED STAG CONTRACTORS LLC 358 5TH AVE SOUTH BAXTER TN 38544 Plant Construction 572178 COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICAL SERVICES 3504 HIGHWAY 153 329 GREENVILLE SC 29611 Equipment Installs 662175 5 0 TELEPHONE SERVICE 517000 19171459 19171459 19171459 690167 690167 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIRECTORY ADVERTISING 541800 30624 30624 30624 19892250 19861626 30624 X 0 0 0 0 627827 627827 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116012 116012 0 4315486 4315486 0 PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATING 5666157 5666157 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 2547266 2547266 PLANT NON-SPECIFIC 2090747 2090747 NON-REGULATED 1884255 1884255 2371953 2371953 19619703 19619703 0 0 3447536 7626018 600000 600000 952553 0 2132044 2287163 0 0 1122121 828715 3556366 1798718 213682 379778 129565352 85272270 45529860 44293082 3599520 2399250 0 8181343 8846607 0 154383 111049 69489408 69170380 3038545 794259 14350306 15318240 9108425 8510273 26497276 24622772 X 42992132 44547608 42992132 44547608 69489408 69170380 X 272547 1282929 X false true X false false 359473 359473 3926169 2425258 1500911 123217579 81084707 42132872 2062131 1762305 299826 44293082 8846607 ACCRUED RENT 905951 ACCRUED SALARIES AND WAGES 239964 ACCRUED TAXES 485549 ACCRUED VACATION AND SICK LEAVE 1340158 ADVANCED BILLINGS 895869 Customer Deposits 8336 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 214465 POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS 4419981 8510273 X X false false false Dale Snow COE CRAFTSMAN 122407 30748 153155 GREGORY MARK PATTERSON GENERAL MGR 185980 33177 219157 Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE ARE INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN ITS LOCAL EXCHANGE AREA AND HAVE LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE WITH THE COOPERATIVE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body Directors serve three year terms. Members elect directors with expiring terms on an annual basis. This election generally occurs one week after the annual meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders ANY MATERIAL DECISIONS AFFECTING THE MEMBERSHIP ARE SUBJECT TO A MEMBER VOTE AT AN ANNUAL MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR THESE EMPLOYEES FOR THE COMING YEAR. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. ALL DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE MADE PUBLIC BY I.R.C. 6104 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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