United Telephone Company, founded in 1947, is a family owned incumbent local exchange carrier offering state-of- the-art services to its customers, including voice/fax mail, voice mail bulletin board, ISDN, DSL and Caller ID, in Tennessee. United provides a significant contribution to the telecom industry - locally and nationally - through its active participation in the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies (OPASTCO) and the Tennessee Telecommunications Association (TTA). Through proven excellence in providing its customers advanced calling services, United has grown its business 10 fold and continues to expand.