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EMERGENCY DIAL 9-1-1 FIRE (Bomberos) POLICE (Policia) AMBULANCE (Ambulancia) SHERIFF (Alguacil) POISON CENTER (Centro De Control De Venenos)............................................................800-222-1222 IMPORTANT NUMBERS Crime Stoppers..................................................................................................1-800-252-TIPS / 1-800-252-8477 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ........................................................................ 1-800-843-5678 (TTY Customers)..................................................................................... 1-800-826-7653 National Hopeline Network Suicide Prevention Hotline ................................1-800-SUICIDE / 1-800-784-2433 National Response Center Report Chemical/Oil Spills and Chemical/Biological Terrorism (Voice/TTY) ............................ 1-800-424-8802 Texas Department of Public Safety Roadside Assistance .............................................................................. 1-800-525-5555 Austin Headquarters ..................................................................................512-424-2000 Texas Health and Human Services Commission ................................................................211 / 1-877-541-7905 Texas Abuse Hotline.......................................................................................................................... 1-800-252-5400 Texas Youth Hot Line & Runaway Hot Line ...................................................................................... 1-800-989-6884 Missing & Exploited Children ...................................................................... 1-800-THE-LOST / 1-800-843-5678 FBI............................................................................................................................................................210-225-6741 State Capitol / Information ....................................................................................................................512-463-4630 U.S. Department of Homeland Security......................... 202-282-8000 / 1-800-BE-READY / 1-800-237-3239 U.S. Secret Service.................................................................................................................................361-888-3401 San Antonio Office ......................................................................................210-308-6220 McAllen Office.............................................................................................956-994-0151 DIALING AND DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE SERVICE CALLS Business Office: Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.................................................................. 1-800-446-2031 Customer Service: Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. Technical Support: Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. to 9:00p.m. • Sat & Sun 10:00a.m. to 7:00p.m... 1-800-446-2031 Wireless Technology Support: 24/7 For Help Desk dial *321 For Customer Service dial *300 881 E. Hidalgo Ave. • Raymondville, Texas 78580 Phone: (800) 446-2031 • Fax: (956) 642-1051 www.vtx1.net 1 EMERGENCY OTHER IMPORTANT NUMBERS County Sheriffs’ Offices 956-544-0860 Brownsville & Harlingen 956-554-6700 Edinburg, McAllen, Mission 956-383-8114 361-527-4140 Alice 956-689-5576 2 About US Connect to VTX1 It is difficult to imagine our world without phone service, but that was once a reality in rural South Texas. Fortunately, a group of dedicated and hard working individuals from our communities came together for the common goal of providing telephone service and succeeded. Their shared success establishing Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. was the beginning of many more great accomplishments for the company and our communities. The Cooperative was established on April 22, 1952 with the purpose of providing telephone service to rural subscribers deemed unfeasible by the larger companies. The idea began in the 1950s when rural homes received electrical service by cooperatives funded by Rural Electrification programs. As the number of homes with this commodity increased, rural residents across the country began to express interest in receiving telephone service. To increase economic opportunities and improve the quality of life in the rural areas, the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), currently known as Rural Utilities Service, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, created a telephone branch to provide low interest loans to telephone cooperatives so they could provide service. On September 28, 1950 in Monte Alto, Texas, a local task force called a meeting to formally organize a telephone cooperative. At this meeting, a cooperative name was selected, directors were elected, an application for a charter was completed, and bylaws were adopted. Since then, our Cooperative has grown to become VTX1 Companies, a leading broadband service provider offering Internet, television entertainment and telephone services to approximately 4,000 member-owners in South Texas. VTX1 covers approximately 7,300 square miles with 5,200 route miles of buried fiber optic and copper cable from Rio Grande City to Brownsville to the northern areas located southwest of San Antonio. VTX1 Companies continues to expand its broadband network to enable greater bandwidth capacity and improve capabilities. VTX Communications, LLC and VTX Telecom, LLC were established to reach new communities and diversify the original product line, telephone service, to other lines of business such as wireless Internet and data transport. These subsidiary companies currently serve an additional 4,000 customers with broadband service. One of VTX Telecom’s ongoing projects is to expand the company’s current broadband network to serve twelve additional communities surrounding the existing service area. More than sixty years ago, Valley Telephone Cooperative was established to serve its rural communities on the principals of service, excellence and value. Today, as VTX1 Companies, we are growing stronger than ever before, moving forward to an exciting future, creating dynamic opportunities along the way and upholding our mission to serve others and provide them with a friendly and quality experience. Contact Us VTX1 Companies 881 E. Hidalgo Ave. Raymondville, TX 78580 1-800-446-2031 • www.vtx1.net Board of Directors The Board of Directors (BoD) is responsible for the Cooperative’s activities, strategies, and performance. They are elected at-large by all the members of VTCI. The CEO of VTCI reports to the BoD and the BoD, in turn, reports to the members at our annual meetings. Dave Osborn - CEO Matthew L. Kiefer - President Charles Fred Hillje - Director Hilario Alvarado, Jr. - Vice President Arline Harris - Director Margie Pollock - Secretary James Mann - Director Idalia (Dolly) Villarreal - Treasurer Frank Weaver - Director George Bennack - Director J.T. Mayo, Jr. - Director 3 Table of CONTENTS Page Page Emergency Numbers .............................1-2 Do-Not-Call List ........................................47 About Us.......................................................3 Fraudulent Collect Calls ..........................49 Table of Contents .......................................4 Texas One Call “Call Before You Dig”.....51 Coverage Area Map / Zip Codes .............5 General Information ...................................6 Extended / Expanded Area Service.......7-8 EN ESPAÑOL: Area Code Boundaries ..............................9 Sus Derechos Como Cliente ..................29 Types of Calls ...........................................10 Historia de Crédito y Depósito .........30-31 LATA Boundaries .....................................11 Quejas .......................................................32 Direct Distance Calling............................12 Pago de Cuentas ......................................33 International Calling ................................13 Cancelacion de Servicio .........................34 VTCI & VTXT Local Dialing.....................14 Servicio con Discapacidad .....................35 Caller ID Services ...............................15-16 Informacion del Directorio ......................36 Calling Features..................................17-19 Declaración Que No Discrimina ............38 Customer Rights .......................................20 Solicitacion por Telefono.........................40 Credit History & Deposits ..................21-22 Seleccion de Utilidad de Telecomunicaciones ..42 Complaints ................................................23 Cerrarse de Golpe ..................................44 Payment of Bills.........................................24 Abarrotar...................................................45 Termination of Service ............................25 No Llame................................................... 46 Services (Disabilities) .............................26 Listada de No Llame................................48 Federal Telephone Programs .................27 Llamada a Cobrar Fraudulentas.............50 Customer Notice ......................................28 Texas One Call “LLamar Antes de Excavar”......51 Statement of Non-Discrimination ...........37 Telephone Solicitation .............................39 Selecting a Telecommunications Carrier .....41 Slamming ..................................................43 Cramming .................................................45 Do Not Call................................................46 4 Service Area Map ZIP CODES AGUA DULCE .........78330 ANNAROSE.............78022 ARTESIA WELLS ....78001 CHARLOTTE ...........78011