About MTA
The purpose of MTA is for the members to have state-of-the-art, reliable and competitively-priced communications, superior customer service, a voice in governance, capital credit allocations/distributions, and support for local, community, and economic development.
MTA was formed in 1953 to serve residents in Palmer, Alaska. Today, MTA's service area extends across nearly 10,000 square miles - south to Eagle River, north to Anderson, east to Glacier View, and west to Skwentna. MTA stores are located in Palmer, Eagle River, and Wasilla, Alaska.
MTA invests in the highest quality and most advanced products available in the industry, including extensive fiber optic cabling and electronic platforms to support broadband signals such as digital subscriber loop (DSL).
As an integral part of the community, MTA and its employees donate their time and money to support local charity programs such as the United Way, 4-H, Toys for Tots, youth programs, food banks, and senior programs.
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MTA's Executive Staff
| Greg Berberich | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Connie Egger | Senior Executive Assistant/Records Management Officer | |
| Wanda Phillips |
Chief Financial Officer | |
| Richard Kenshalo |
Director of Planning & Development | |
| Elaine Jordan | Director of Performance Integrity | |
| Eric Anderson | Director of Engineering/Construction/Operations | |
| Dan Monarch | Director of Information Technology | |
| Don Reed | Director of Regulatory Affairs/Carrier Relations | |
| Carolyn Hanson | Director of Marketing & Sales |
Cooperative Values
As a cooperative, MTA was formed to serve its member-owners. The benefits of patronizing a cooperative are:
Open Membership. Anyone who uses a cooperative's services and is willing to accept the responsibilities of membership is eligible to become a member.
One Member, One Vote. Power is shared equally among all members. Cooperatives are based on democratic principles. Members elect a board of directors and vote on specific issues.
Limited Return on Investment. The purpose of a cooperative is to provide a service to its members, not to make a profit.
Surplus is Returned to the Members. Capital Credits are returned to the members in proportion to their patronage.
What Are Capital Credits?
As a member-owned cooperative, MTA assigns margins (profits) to its members, based on the amounts they were billed for telephone service during the year. These assigned margins are called capital credits and are evidence of your ownership in MTA. The funds belong to individual member-owners, but are retained by the cooperative as working capital and equity. The availability of this working capital reduces the amount of money MTA must borrow, which assists in providing members with state-of-the-art services at the lowest possible cost.
How Are Capital Credits Returned To Members?
On an annual basis, your Board of Directors reviews the financial condition of the cooperative and elects to either approve or disapprove a return of capital credits to its members. Capital credits will be returned according to the cooperative’s bylaws, as approved by its members.
How Are The Allocations Calculated?
The allocations are usually made up of a portion of the capital credits assigned from several years ago and a portion of the capital credits assigned last year.
How Is The Money Distributed?
If your capital credit return equals $20 or more (or you are no longer a customer), you will receive a letter with a check. If your capital credit return is less than $20 and you are still a customer, you will see a credit on your bill.
Stay In Touch!
To ensure future allocations are correctly assigned and distributed, it is important that MTA be advised of any address or member name changes, even if you no longer have active service.
Keep your capital credit checks coming by staying in touch with MTA.
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