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Chibardun Telephone Company has been featured in several publications and magazines, such as Telephony, Telecommunications, Outside Plant, Cable World, Rural Telecommunications, TeleTimes, X-Change and America s Network Magazine. The company s name is derived from the original three Wisconsin counties the company served when it was established in 1957 Chippewa, Barron and Dunn. Chibardun provides residential services, such as local and long distance telephone service, dial-up and broadband Internet access, cable television, cellular phone service, paging and home security services. The company also offers business services, which includes cellular and paging services, in addition to traditional local and long distance land-line service, high-speed Internet access, phone system technology, data and network services and security systems. Chibardun is based in Dallas, Wis.

Established over 54 years ago, West Wisconsin Telcom Cooperative is a telecommunication services providing firm. Based in Downsville, Wis., the company serves customers in parts of Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and St. Croix counties of northwest Wisconsin. It offers a wide range of services, including telephone, high-speed Internet access, computers, digital television as well as security systems, to name a few. West Wisconsin Telcom Cooperative collaborates with telephone companies to create a regional phone directory.