Provider certification record
WEST PLAINS TELECOMMUNICATIONS, iNC.
Listed- RMD number
- RMD0001827
- FRN
- 0003742343
- OCN
- 0480
Identity
- Legal business name
- WEST PLAINS TELECOMMUNICATIONS, iNC.
- Doing-business-as
- Foreign Voice Service Provider
- No
- Business address
- 302 UVALDE, PO Box 1012, MULESHOE TX 79347
- Filing contact
- Jackie Ethridge
Plant Supervisor · Plant
jackie@fivearea.com
(806) 272-5533
302 UVALDE MULESHOE TX 79347
United States of America - Principals, Affiliates, Subsidiaries, and Parent Companies
- Chris Bass is the President of West Plains Telecommunications Inc. Tom Watson is the Vice President of West Plains Telecommunications Inc. Keith Burch is Secretary of West Plains Telecommunications Inc. Glen Lyon is a director for West Plains Telecommunications Inc. Brent Nelson is a director for West Plains Telecommunications Inc. Jake Timmons is A director for West Plains Telecommunications Inc. Chris Timms is a director for West Plains Telecommunications Inc. Melinda Locke serves as CEO of West Plains Telecommunications Inc. Melinda Locke has Managing Control of West Plains Telecommunications Inc and all its affiliates and subsidiaries. West Plains Telecommunications, Inc. is a subsidiary of Five Area Telephone Cooperative. Five Area has 100% ownership of West Plains Telecommunications, Inc.
Classification
- Provider role(s)
- Voice service provider
- STIR/SHAKEN implementation
Role Implementation Voice service provider Partial Overall Partial - Exemption rules
- West Plains Telecommunications (West Plains), Operating Company Number 0480, is eligible for the continuing extension of the STIR SHAKEN implementation deadline as a small voice service provider (§64.6304 (a)(2) that has non-IP portions within its network §64.6304(d). To meet the non-IP network criteria for the continuing STIR SHAKEN extension (§ 64.6303 (a)(2)), West Plains is a member of NTCA. NTCA participates on the ATIS PTSC Non-IP Call Authentication Task Force working group which developed the (ATIS Solutions) non-IP call authentication solutions. NTCA is serving as West Plains’ third-party representative on the ATIS PTSC Non-IP Call Authentication Task Force working group.
Prior investigations / actions
- Description
Robocall mitigation plan
Declaration
- By
- Melinda Locke
- Date
- 2026-02-10Last Recertified 2026-02-04
Listing history
| Date | Event | Detail / diff |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | New | Initial certification filed and added to database. |