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The New 329 Area Code is Coming to the New York 845 Area Code Region To ensure a continuing supply of new telephone numbers, the New York Public Service Commission has approved an all-services area code overlay for the 845 area code region. The 845 area code serves all or parts of Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess,…

With it being that season and with recent occurrences, Margaretville Telephone Company reminds everyone that shooting at birds or animals on utility lines, as well as target shooting in the area of those utility lines, will very likely result in damages to the fiber optic cables and other critical telecommunications infrastructure. Damages to this infrastructure…

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…

If you have recently received a phone call from an individual claiming to be from MTC and asking you for your account, personal, or financial information, this is a SCAMMER and not MTC. Please know, MTC does not call any of our customers asking for this type of information and we urge you to block…

MTC partners with the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce annually for their Toys for Tots community campaign. As a collection site, MTC has a designated donation box available for the public to drop off new, unwrapped toys located at 579 Main Street, Margaretville, NY 12455 starting Wednesday, November 10th through Friday, December 3rd. Your heartfelt…

The Margaretville Telephone Company and MTC Cable continue to prioritize and make significant investments in network resiliency to mitigate impacts from commercial power failure and other natural disaster events which may impact the operation of the telecommunications network. Often, widespread commercial power failures are the result of weather events in which the telecommunications network operations…

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…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted 988 as a new three-digit number to be used nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline, starting July 16, 2022. Customers must continue to dial 1-800-273-TALK to reach the Lifeline until July 16, 2022.   In order for 988 to work in the…

March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month. Eye Wellness is always an important topic and becoming more important for each of us as we all are having increased digital screen time. Symptoms of digital eye strain, also referred to as “computer vision syndrome”, include tired, burning itching eyes, dry eyes, blurred vision and/or headache. To help…

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…