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The Margaretville Telephone Company (MTC) has completed its transition to 100% employee-ownership making it the first regulated utility in the State to achieve this status. The closing of the transaction on June 7th follows five generations of Birdsall / Roadman family ownership dating back to the founding of the company in 1916. The Employee Stock…

MTC Cable, as subsidiary of the Margaretville Telephone Company, has been awarded funding as part of the Greene County Broadband Initiative to extend broadband facilities to over 80 residents in the Town of Prattsville currently unserved with broadband service. The award is part of an initiative by numerous Greene County agencies including the Greene County…

MTC announces a year-long extension of the company’s voluntary funding contribution to the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) offering additional benefits to eligible participants. The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare, and more. The program was initiated during…

(Margaretville, New York) – MTC Cable (MTC) announces broadband speed increases to its most popular residential and business packages effective April 1st, 2023. Download speeds will more than double for many of the MTC broadband service packages including the Turbo-100 Package (100 Mbps download / 15 Mbps upload) which will be upgraded to the new…

What are Sun Outages? Twice a year, you may experience some degree of television interference due to “sun outages.” Such outages are caused by a phenomenon called a “solar satellite interference.” These brief outages occur when the sun is in a direct line behind a satellite transmitting cable signals. When the sun is aligned with…

MTC Cable Sports and Movie Pak Customers! As of January 15th, Epix channels 570-573 have rebranded to MGM+! Catch movies and original programming from the MGM studio that has developed movie sensations for over 100 years! MGM+ airs critically acclaimed shows & films from top notch Hollywood libraries, including today’s biggest blockbusters.

Spoofing is when a caller is sending falsified caller id information to your phone when making a call. Many times scammers will use local information from neighbors, companies or government agencies you know and trust. The problem is that scammers will use this as a way to get personal information from you over the phone…

MTC is dedicated to the continual enhancement of your services and experience with us. As of December 1, 2022 we launched a dedicated Technical Support Team tasked with further expediting and handling our customer calls for troubleshooting and streamlining the reporting of trouble tickets. If you are experiencing any interruption to your services with us,…

MTC was part of a mutually beneficial and collaborative effort from county officials and broadband service providers to utilize much needed America Rescue Plan Funding to solidify “final mile” projects to completely connect the whole of Greene county with adequate highspeed broadband access. You can see the full Times Union article HERE!

What are Sun Outages? Twice a year, you may experience some degree of television interference due to “sun outages.” Such outages are caused by a phenomenon called a “solar satellite interference.” These brief outages occur when the sun is in a direct line behind a satellite transmitting cable signals. When the sun is aligned with…