History

Old photo of Sandhill Telephone Cooperative employeesSandhill’s Early Days

More than half a century ago, a group of businessmen, with the help of numerous citizens, began the difficult task of forming a cooperative to provide telephone service to the towns and rural areas of Chesterfield County and the Bethune area of Kershaw County.

  • December 22, 1951 – Sandhill Telephone Cooperative, headquartered in Jefferson, SC, was granted certification by the Public Service Commission of SC to own and operate a digital/analog telecommunications network
  • 1955 – the Cooperative officially began telephone service to approximately 1,200 homes and businesses

Capital Credits

  • Old photo of Sandhill Telephone Cooperative original building1968 – Sandhill began refunding Capital Credits to Members to utilize the cooperative principle of returning all monies collected in excess of that required to provide service

World Wide Web

  • 1997 – Sandhill connected Members to the World Wide Web by offering Dial-Up Internet Service

Sandhill Today

  • Today, we offer High Speed Broadband, wireless phone service, digital television and security systems to our communities
  • We will continue to expand services offered to its Members as advances in technology and cost considerations make such offerings practical and efficient
  • We are committed to operating in the future, as it has throughout its history, on the fundamental principals it started with – quality service, stewardship and community