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Embracing RURAL

History

1951

First named Harper County Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Kanokla was formally organized and incorporated on December 14. 1951 due to grassroots efforts

1954

Corbin, Freeport, Perth, South Haven, and Waldron

1955

Hunnewell became a member community

1956

Braman became a member community became the first member communities

1957

Bluff City became a member community

1959

Geuda Springs became a member community

Renamed Kanokla Telephone Association, Inc. to reflect Kansas and Oklahoma

1961

Capron & Manchester became member areas

1968

Jet location of the first buried cable exchange in the US

1960

Danville & Hardtner became member areas

1967

Jet became a member area

1969

Goltry became a member area

1976

All Kansas subscribers were upgraded to one party service first touchtone phone

1979

First touchtone phone

1978

Oklahoma headquarters was expanded due to cooperatives growth all Oklahoma subscribers were upgraded to one party service

1984

Caldwell & Renfrow became member communities

1988

Pioneer we joined Pioneer Telephone. South Central Communications, and Hinton Telephone to form the Cellular Network Partnership (CNP)

1986

Fiber optic cable was buried to connect all of the central offices

1991

Headauarters moved from Anthony, KS to Caldwell

1996

Internet began offering diat-up internet & long distance

1994

Scholarship program started

1998

Kanokla Store: our Technology Store opened in Caldwell’ downtown

2000

IT Services DSL & IT/Tech Services offered to customers

IT Services DSL & IT/Tech Services offered to customers

Assistance Program: Community Development & Assistance Program created to assist with projects that sustain, enhance or improve the quality of life, safety, and growth within the cooperative areas

2001

Wireless internet offered in surrounding areas

2004

Graphics & Web Design design services offered to customers

2009

Revolving Loan established the Revolving Loan Fund through USDA for economic development

2007

Changed name to Kanokla Networks to represent all lines of business

2010

FTTH: Fiber To The Home project started with Goltry & Jet

2015

Became GIG Certified through NTCA

2012

IT Services added additional cybersecurity offerings

2017

Shidler, Webb City, Wynona, Foraker, & Grainola: Shidler Telephone purchased and gained 5 new communities

Smart Rural Communities: became a Smart Rural Communities Member through NTCA

2019

Awarded 50/50 ReConnect Grant/Loan through USDA for $30 million to install fiber in Shidler areas

2020

Plans for the upstairs renovation of our 1910 downtown building began

Partnered with Cowley College to host our areas first IT Camp for middle schoolers

Awarded $13 million CERG Grant from CARES funding through Kansas Department of Commerce to connect homes west of Wellington and west of Ark City to our fiber in Mayfield & Geuda Springs, burying 31 miles in fiber passing 82 homes

Began offering Managed Network & Internet-Only plans

2021

Planned fiber expansion projects in Medford Cherokee & Wellington

Construction to begin for ReConnect

Since its inception in 2001 our Community Development and Assistance Program has matched funds that total $157 million currently