PROGRESSIVE RURAL TELEPHONE COOP INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: PROGRESSIVE RURAL TELEPHONE COOP INC (EIN 58-0672930)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2019-02-28
IRS object ID: 201940599349301369
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-02-28T16:43:04-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	582475857	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NICHOLS CAULEY & ASSOCIATES LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1300 BELLEVUE AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	DUBLIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	310214152	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	580672930	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PROGRESSIVE RURAL TELEPHONE	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	COOPERATIVE INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PROG	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4789844201	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 98	AddressLine1Txt
City	RENTZ	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	31075	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GEORGE LINDSEY	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4789844201	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-08-31	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CAL BRANTLEY CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00636393	PTIN
Phone	4782751163	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-08-31	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	64.88.174.3	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-08-31	IPDt
IP Tm	12:04:14	IPTm
IP Timezone	US	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	C13557B881CFD947CBF0756F9F19034B6493F493	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	E15CE531F3C305460677D0B264BEEC8700F82139	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LARRY SANDERS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	560 LARRY SANDERS ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	31012	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,514,523	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.progressivetel.com	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1953	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Our mission is to be our Members' total communications provider by providing quality services at the best prices.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	28	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$5,646,671	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$5,511,551	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$5,187	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,972	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,651,858	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,514,523	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$458,122	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$463,877	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$4,050,609	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,291,275	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,508,731	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,755,152	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,143,127	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$759,371	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$18,168,961	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$20,601,013	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,939,711	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$5,453,802	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$14,229,250	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$15,147,211	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	Our mission is to be our Members' total communications provider by providing quality services at the best prices.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,755,152	ExpenseAmt
Desc	The Cooperative provides telecommunications services to its member subscribers in a five county, 500 square mile, unserved, primarily rural area in southeast Georgia. The Cooperative is a rural telephone cooperative that qualifies under IRC Section 501(c)(12) that has at least 85% of its gross income consisting of amounts collected from Members for the sole purpose of meeting losses and expenses.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,755,152	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	27	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	28	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income	$5,511,551	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$2,972	OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RONALD L CHAMBERS	PersonNm
Phone	4789844201	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	890 SIMPSON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	RENTZ	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	31075	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
GEORGE B LINDSEY JR
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$15,504	$7,200	$0
ROGER LORD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$28,719	$7,200	$0
LARRY SANDERS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$15,504	$9,956	$0
KENNON SMITH
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$15,504	$7,200	$0
SHIRLEY WILLIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$30,270	$9,973	$0
JIMMY D HOLLAND
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$15,504	$7,200	$0
LARRY A WINDHAM
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$15,504	$7,200	$0
EMORY ANDERSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$15,504	$7,200	$0
RONALD L CHAMBERS
GENERAL MANAGER	40.00		Yes (X)	$108,783	$0	$0
DON RAY CHRISTIAN
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.00			$14,136	$0	$0	0.00	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$274,932	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$63,129	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
JIM YOUNG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
PO BOX 279	CLEVELAND	GA	30528	PLANT CONSTRUCTION	$1,496,808
NATIONAL CABLE TV
PO BOX 414826	KANSAS CITY	MO	64141	CABLE TV PROGRAMMING	$776,786
NATIONAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COOPERATI
PO BOX 1147	MANDAN	ND	58554	POLLING/SUPP/BILLING SERVICE	$317,806
PALMETTO COMMUNICATIONS INC
PO BOX 558	SOPERTON	GA	58554	PLOWING FIBER CABLE	$265,138
SKITTER TV
3230 PEACHTREE CORNERS CIR SUITE H	NORCROSS	GA	30092	CABLE TV PROGRAMMING	$258,516

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LOCAL & TOLL SERVICE R	Desc
Business	517000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$5,511,551	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,511,551	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$5,511,551	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,972	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,972	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,514,523	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,514,523	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$260,796	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$203,081	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,547	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,047	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,698	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,697	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,064	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,501,678	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,786	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
PLANT SPECIFIC OPERATIO	$984,626
PLANT NONSPECIFIC OPERA	$624,887
CUSTOMER OPERATIONS	$493,841
CORPORATE OPERATIONS	$348,066

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$171,338	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,755,152	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,016,520	BOYAmt
EOY	$284,146	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$366,203	BOYAmt
EOY	$269,849	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,168,044	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,153,499	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$880,816	BOYAmt
EOY	$810,816	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$491,989	BOYAmt
EOY	$551,671	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,676	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,373	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$39,427,775	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$26,308,083	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,979,711	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,119,692	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,000	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,169,002	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,302,967	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,168,961	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,601,013	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$473,382	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,365,669	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$458,621	BOYAmt
EOY	$464,612	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$116,417	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,050,477	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,891,291	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,573,044	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,939,711	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,453,802	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,160	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,900	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,193,090	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,112,311	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,229,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,147,211	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,168,961	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,601,013	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$759,371	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$158,590	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$92,176	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$92,176	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$1,153,611	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,153,111	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$500	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$35,111,777	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$25,154,972	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,956,805	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$3,070,211	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$3,070,211	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$13,119,692	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION ASSETS	$40,202
INVESTMENT IN WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY	$3,294,831
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	-$66
PREFUNED PENSION PLAN	$968,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$4,302,967	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS	$56,567
ACCRUED TAXES	$183,880
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES	$474,780
ACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	$1,817,615
DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITIES	$40,202

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,573,044	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements include a disclosure that states "the Cooperative and Subsidiary believe appropriate support exists for any tax positions taken, and as such, do not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the consolidated financial statements".	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DON RAY CHRISTIAN	PersonNm
Title	FORMER DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$14,136	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$14,136	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
GEORGE LINDSEY LINDSEY'S
DIRECTOR	$65,561	GAS, EQUIPMENT REPAIRS, HARDWARE	0
JAMES WARD WARD'S SERV CTR
FORMER DIRECTOR	$9,117	GAS, TIRES, TIRE REPAIR	0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	The Cooperative is a member owned cooperative. To receive service, you must make application and purchase a $10 membership. The Cooperative had approximately 3,642 members at December 31, 2017.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	The Members of the Cooperative elect the Board of Directors (the Board) at the Cooperative's Annual Meeting held in October each year. The Members are the only ones allowed to vote in the annual Board election.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b	Certain decisions, such as the sale of the Cooperative, are subject to approval by the Members of the Cooperative at an Annual Meeting or Called Meeting held for such purpose.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	Management and the Board of Directors reviewed the Cooperative's Form 990 with the Board's accountant prior to filing the Form 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	All salaries are approved by the Board of Directors. Management obtains as much information as possible from other surrounding telephone cooperatives and supplements this information with annual salary information published by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The Cooperative makes its governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public at its home office upon receipt of a reasonable request. The Cooperative distributes at its Annual Meeting a two page copy of its balance sheet and income statement taken from its annual audited financial statements.
Form 990, Part IX, line 24e	TAXES 171,338.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:	Memberships refunded, net -1,260. Other comprehensive income 300,239. Retirement of Members' Patronage Capital -140,389.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:	The Cooperative's process has not changed since the prior year. The Board of Directors and its designees assume responsibility for oversight of the Cooperative's financial audits and the selection of the Cooperative's audit firm.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PROGRESSIVE HOLDING CO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 98	AddressLine1Txt
City	RENTZ	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	31075	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	581900817	EIN
Primary Activities	TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELATED INVESTMENTS AND SERVICES	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$194,145	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$5,071,834	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1.00000	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
PROGRESSIVE HOLDING CO (FIBER LEASE AND OTHER)
J	$34,845	FMV
PROGRESSIVE HOLDING CO (LONG DISTANCE SERVICES AND OTHER)
M	$194,119	FMV
PROGRESSIVE HOLDING CO (BILLING & COLLECTING AND OTHER)
N	$41,627	FMV