State Public Service Commission Commends GTC For Excellent Service

Germantown, New York, March 17, 2006 - The New York State Public Service Commission has recognized the excellent level of service provided to consumers by Germantown Telephone Company (GTC) and its employees during 2005. This year’s commendation marks the seventeenth consecutive year that GTC has received this prestigious recognition from the state’s regulatory agency.

“We at GTC are again proud to have earned this important commendation for excellent service quality. I would like to thank our many dedicated employees who, year after year, contribute to our company’s success” stated Bruce Bohnsack, GTC president and general manager.


Contact: Kara Warner, Sales and Marketing Manager
518-537-1146 / kara@valstar.net


GTC is a family-owned independent telephone company, based in Germantown, providing local telephone service to almost 3,000 subscribers in Columbia County. GTC is also the parent company of Valstar, Inc., a diversified service provider offering cable and digital television connections, long-distance service, 24-hour paging services, cellular phone service, network solutions, and Internet access in Columbia, Dutchess, and Ulster counties. Valstar also offers high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL) service, currently to customers in GTC’s 537 telephone exchange.

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