Overall impact
F (12)

Commentary

Otelco is a poor overall performer. With an 'F' rating of 11.7 for overall impact (bottom 10% of all companies), Otelco ranks 147th out of 147 industry peers, behind Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane, Liberty Global, Etisalat and 143 others, and ahead of and -3 others. On top material causes for Otelco's industry (Diversified Telecommunication Services), Otelco performs poorly in Disaster Readiness and Effective Aid (4.8 score), Disaster Readiness and Effective Aid (4.8), Reduced Inequality (5.0) and 81 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score. Otelco did not receive an 'A' rating on any cause.
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Company
Employees
200
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Diversified Telecommunication Services
Sub-industry
Integrated Telecommunication Services
SASB industry
Telecommunication Services
Headquarters
Al, United States
Share classes
OTEL
Description
Otelco Inc. provides a range of telecommunications services on a retail and wholesale basis. It offers local services, including voice lines that provide local dial tone and calling features, such as caller identification, call waiting, call forwarding, and voicemail; long distance services; and directory advertising services, as well as billing and payments services. The company also provides network access services comprising the origination, transportation, and termination of calls of long distance, wireless, and other interexchange carriers; digital high-speed data lines and ancillary services, such as web hosting and computer virus protection; and basic, digital, high-definition, digital video recording, and pay per view cable television services, as well as rents fiber to transport data and other telecommunications services. In addition, it offers Internet protocol television; wireless security systems and system monitoring services; information technology and support systems that include an operational support and a customer care/billing system; and private/hybrid cloud hosting services, as well as consulting and professional IT engineering services for mission-critical software applications for small and mid-sized companies. The company primarily serves business and residential customers residing in and adjacent to the exchanges in Alabama, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Vermont, and West Virginia; and business customers in Maine and New Hampshire. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Oneonta, Alabama.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Otelco, based on its industry sub-industry Integrated Telecommunication Services. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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