History

It all started in 1949

In 1949, a group of local Wilkes County citizens petitioned Central Telephone Company for phone service. In 1951, Wilkes Telephone Membership Corporation was first introduced to the world. This small group of individuals had no idea what would become of their efforts or the lasting impression they would have, and continue to have, on the communities we serve today.

In recent years, we have re-branded as Wilkes Communications, a broadband company. RiverStreet Networks, a subsidiary of Wilkes Communications, caters to our customers outside of Wilkes County service area, and the RiverStreet Productions is our full-service video production studio. As a family of businesses, the services we provide have grown and changed for the better, but the way we do business has not changed. We are owned by our members and are dedicated to providing the best services possible.