Provider certification record

South Plains Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Listed
RMD number
RMD0002125
FRN
0004280665
OCN
2143

Identity

Legal business name
South Plains Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Doing-business-as
Horizons Communications
Foreign Voice Service Provider
No
Business address
PO Box 1379, Lubbock TX 79408
Filing contact
Andrew Vargas
Chief Operating Officer · Operations
andrew.vargas@sptc.coop
(806) 863-8006
PO Box 1379 Lubbock TX 79408
United States of America
Principals, Affiliates, Subsidiaries, and Parent Companies
South Plains Telephone Cooperative’s Inc. CEO is Wade Maner. SPTC Telcom, LTD is a subsidiary of South Plains Telephone Cooperative, Inc., the filing entity. South Plains Telephone Cooperative, Inc. owns 100% of SPTC Telcom, LTD. No individual holds a controlling ownership in the cooperative. The Cooperative’s CEO is Wade Maner and is overseen by a Board of Directors.

Classification

Provider role(s)
  • Voice service provider
STIR/SHAKEN implementation
RoleImplementation
Voice service providerPartial
OverallPartial
Exemption rules
South Plains Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Operating Company Number 2143, is eligible for the continuing extension of the STIR/SHAKEN implementation as a small voice provider §64.6304 (a)(2) that has non-IP portions within its network §64.6304(d). South Plains Telephone Cooperative, Inc. provides fewer than 100,000 voice subscriber lines. The majority of customers are served on the non-IP portions of South Plains’ network which relies on technology that cannot initiate, maintain, process, or terminate SIP calls.

Prior investigations / actions

Description
 

Robocall mitigation plan

Declaration

By
Andrew Vargas
Date
2026-02-12Last Recertified 2026-02-12

Listing history

DateEventDetail / diff
2026-02-13NewInitial certification filed and added to database.