Ringgold Telephone - Fierce 15 IPTV Innovators 2007

Ringgold Telephone

Established, 1912
Ringgold, Georgia
www.rtctel.com

Ringgold Telephone was founded by the local pharmacist, who established it with a total of eight telephones. Ringgold now maintains 13,000 access lines, and was among the first telcos to launch IPTV with interactive services. It did so in January, 2003 and now reports about 2,000 customers. Ringgold is particularly notable for having a studio where it produces nine shows.