Provider certification record

Etex Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Listed

Identity

Legal business name: Etex Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Doing-business-as
Foreign Voice Service Provider: No
Business address: 1013 State Hwy 155 N, PO Box 130, Gilmer TX 75644
Filing contact: Henry Chappell
Network Engineer · Network Management
network@etexfiber.net
(903) 797-1031
1013 State Hwy 155 N PO Box 130 Gilmer TX 75644
United States of America
Principals, Affiliates, Subsidiaries, and Parent Companies: Etex Telephone Cooperative, Inc., the filing entity, is the parent company to its two subsidiaries, which are Etex Communications, LLC and Etex Celltel, LLC. Etex Telephone Cooperative, Inc. owns 100% of both subsidiaries. Etex Telephone Cooperative, Inc., has no principals or affiliates. Charlie Cano is the CEO and has Managing Control of Etex Telephone Cooperative, Inc. and all its subsidiaries

Provider role(s): Voice service provider
STIR/SHAKEN implementation: Role Implementation
Voice service provider Partial
Overall Partial
Exemption rules: Etex qualifies for the FCC’s continuing extension of the STIR/SHAKEN implementation requirement for the non-IP portions of its voice network pursuant to 47 CFR § 64.6304(d). Certain segments of Etex’s network utilize legacy, non-IP technology and interconnect with upstream carrier facilities that do not currently support full end-to-end SIP functionality. Because IP-based authentication requires SIP signaling across the call path, these interconnection limitations prevent full implementation of STIR/SHAKEN on those portions of the network. Consistent with 47 CFR § 64.6303(a)(2), Etex participates in industry-led efforts addressing caller identification authentication for non-IP network segments through membership in national and state telecommunications associations and through coordination with its network equipment vendor and carrier partners. These engagements support the development and evaluation of non-IP caller ID authentication solutions applicable to Etex’s network environment.

Role	Implementation
Voice service provider	Partial
Overall	Partial

Date	Event	Detail / diff
2026-02-06	New	Initial certification filed and added to database.