History October 1, 2016 – Marne & Elk Horn Telephone Company purchases Walnut Telephone with a stock & cash shareholder options; the companies will operate under two different brands – Marne Elk Horn Telephone Company (METC) and Walnut Communications. The new company serves 13 communities with telephone, cable & Internet services, which include Elk Horn, Marne, Kimballton, Elk Horn, Brayton, Walnut, Avoca, Shelby, Minden, Underwood, Neola, Persia & McClelland. Employees at Time of Merger: Janell J. Hansen - General Manager/CEO Jill Madsen - Elk Horn Office Manager Rachel Hamilton - Walnut & Avoca Office Manager Diane Schaben - Accounting LeAnne McCarthy - Marketing & Sales Darla Ehlers - Customer Service Representative Janice Greve - Customer Service Representative Michelle Jens - Customer Service Representative Sue Mardesen - Customer Service Representative Marlene Nelsen - Customer Service Representative Tonya Olesen - Customer Service Representative Bruce Poldberg - Plant Manager Jim Lindgren - Internet Manager James Bieker - Central Office Technician Terry McCarthy - Central Office Technician Jordan Jacobsen - Outside Plant Jimmy McCarthy - Outside Plant Loren McDermott - Outside Plant Shannon Miller - Outside Plant Noel Leistad - Internet Systems Administrator Rob Sampson - Media Jared Ploen - Construction Jason Wood - Construction Board of Directors at Time of Merger: Bryan Clemsen - President, Brayton Devin Moeller - Vice President, Marne Larry Petersen - Treasurer, Elk Horn Bernard Kaltoft - Secretary, Kimballton Terry Petersen - Elk Horn Peggy Leader - Elk Horn Eric Juelsgaard - Kimballton Rex Sievers - Walnut Daniel Petersen - Walnut February 2017 – Final rural Walnut customer is connected to the Fiber network May 2017 – Contractors Quality Construction are brought in to begin the Fiber to the Home project for in-town Walnut residents Summer 2017 – Conversion installs for Brayton residents are taking place, final customer is connected in November 2017; Elk Horn, Kimballton, Brayton & Marne are all 100% fiber connected. The Fiber to the Home Project which began in 2011 is now complete! January 2018 – The company begins to use Marne Elk Horn as brand name and introduces a new logo January 2018 – Fiber to the Home installations begin in the town of Walnut, customers are cutover using the Genbandswitch in Elk Horn; this project’s estimated cost is $3.5 million Marne Elk Horn Telephone Company History Walnut Communications History Elk Horn - 712-764-6161 Walnut & Avoca - 712-784-2211 4242 Main Street, PO Box 120, Elk Horn, IA 51531 510 Highland Street, PO Box 346, Walnut, IA 51577 | 161 S Elm Street, Avoca, IA 51521 metc@metc.net FORMS, TERMS & POLICIESCONTACT US

Products Resources Pricing About Contact Log In Webmail Check your local email account using the button at right. You will need to enter your full email address and password. Elk Horn - 712-764-6161 Walnut & Avoca - 712-784-2211 4242 Main Street, PO Box 120, Elk Horn, IA 51531 510 Highland Street, PO Box 346, Walnut, IA 51577 | 161 S Elm Street, Avoca, IA 51521 metc@metc.net FORMS, TERMS & POLICIESCONTACT US