Provider certification record
PLANTERS RURAL TELEPHONE COOP
Listed- RMD number
- RMD0001607
- FRN
- 0004306825
- OCN
- 0378
Identity
- Legal business name
- PLANTERS RURAL TELEPHONE COOP
- Doing-business-as
- Planters Telephone Coop, Planters Broadband Cooperative
- Foreign Voice Service Provider
- No
- Business address
- 100 OGEECHEE STREET, PO Box 8, NEWINGTON GA 30446
- Filing contact
- Derek Jones
COO · Operations
djones@planters.net
(912) 857-4411
100 OGEECHEE STREET NEWINGTON GA 30446
United States of America - Principals, Affiliates, Subsidiaries, and Parent Companies
- Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative is a Incumbent LEC telecommunications membership cooperative in Georgia. Stephen D. Milner serves as CEO/General Manager of Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative. Planters Communications, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative. Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative, the filing entity, is owned by its members. A Board of Directors has managing control of Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative. The Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative Board of Directors members are: Jeff Lariscy - President Franklin Goldwire - Vice President Edwin Lovet - Secretary John Lacienski - Director Brenda Scott - Director Doug Dirst - Director Ramona Kessler - Director
Classification
- Provider role(s)
- Voice service provider
- STIR/SHAKEN implementation
Role Implementation Voice service provider Partial Overall Partial - Exemption rules
- Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative is exempt from STIR/SHAKEN implementation requirements for some calls because these calls rely on non-IP technology - 47 CFR 64.6304(d).
Prior investigations / actions
- Description
Robocall mitigation plan
Declaration
- By
- Stephen Milner
- Date
- 2026-02-26Last Recertified 2026-02-26
Listing history
| Date | Event | Detail / diff |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | New | Initial certification filed and added to database. |