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PEOPLES TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
PEOPLES TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC (EIN 75-0830462)
Tax period
2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed
2015-08-13
IRS object ID
201542259349302879
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-08-13T13:23:59-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CURTIS BLAKELY & CO PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 5486AddressLine1
CityLONGVIEWCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code756085486ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN750830462EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1PEOPLES TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlPEOPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9037632214PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 228AddressLine1
CityQUITMANCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code75783ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSteven SteelePersonNm
Person TitleManagerPersonTitleTxt
Signature2015-08-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKathy Jackson CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00934555PTIN
Phone9037580734PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Gross Receipts$12,185,432GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates IncludedfalseAllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.peoplescom.netWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1952FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide dependable area-wide telephone service on the cooperative plan and at the lowest cost consistent with sound economy and good management.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee99TotalEmployeeCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$53,392NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$12,127,290CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$28,483PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$19,353CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$26,059PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$24,988CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,874,305PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,171,631CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$17,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$15,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,195,553PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$8,920,947PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$7,235,679CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,133,500PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$13,028,246CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,259,195PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$84,352,340TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$63,211,635TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
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Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (true)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Invest Tax Exempt BondsfalseInvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow AccountfalseEscrowAccountInd
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Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (true)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (true)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
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IRP Document26IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee99EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
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Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041falseOrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One StatefalseLicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonScott ThompsonPersonNm
Phone9037632214PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 228AddressLine1
CityQuitmanCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code757830228ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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Bill Galyean
President1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$1,200$0$0
Jeff Guthrie
Vice President1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$800$0$22,644
Mike Fowler
Secretary1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$900$0$9,604
Mark Johnson
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$1,200$0$22,644
Bob Clopton
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$1,100$0$0
JAMES PETE Gibson
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$900$0$0
Johnny Ziegler
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$1,200$0$0
Doug Cameron
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$1,200$0$0
Rodney Whitter
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$1,100$0$16,464
Steven Steele
Manager40.000.00Yes (X)$151,205$0$46,904
SCOTT THOMPSON
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Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1TRIPLE L CONTRACTORS LLCBusinessNameLine1

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Directory Advertising$238,863$83,602$155,261
Federal USF$2,590,034$2,590,034
Local & Long Distance$4,795,308$4,795,308
NECA Seetlement$2,608,819$2,608,819
Texas USF$1,894,266$1,894,266
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Real$38,789RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$375,272TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$264,432TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$324,013TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$3,285,471TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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DescDescTotalTotalAmt
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Plant Non Specific$1,509,999
Customer Operations$1,400,485
Corporate Operations$1,004,605

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$696EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$120,123BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$290,352BOYAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$21,014,988BOYAmt
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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EOY$11,081,592EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,340,216BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$19,337,972BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,890,572BOYAmt
EOY$47,544EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$18,400,739BOYAmt
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,723,057BOYAmt
EOY$17,290,508EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,352,340BOYAmt
EOY$63,211,635EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,470BOYAmt
EOY$101,300EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$13,881,406BOYAmt
EOY$12,607,797EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,987,876BOYAmt
EOY$12,709,097EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,340,216BOYAmt
EOY$75,920,732EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$856,615ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$422,164OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$153,877OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$153,877BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,692,722OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,141,834DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,550,888BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,266,139OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,255,639DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,500BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$64,874,728OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$46,982,701DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,892,027BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$19,607,292TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
CONST WIP - SHORT TERM$165,785
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$11,081,592TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPOSTRETIREMENT BENEFITSDesc
Amt$17,290,508Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$17,290,508TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPeoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc.'s financial statements do not include a footnote reporting a liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipGrantTypeTxt
Recipient15RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$15,000CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedCashValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPeoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc. pays the individual scholarships it awards directly to the school attended by the scholarship recipient to be used only for approved educational purposes.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSteven SteelePersonNm
TitleManagerTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$151,205BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$18,724DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$28,180NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$198,109TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational DocumentsADDED TO BY-LAWS, ARTICLE I SECTION 8. Consent to Service to Members. Each member, upon receipt of requested service by the Cooperative, thereby grants consent to the Cooperative for such service easements or rights-of-way, on and under such lands owned or leased by or mortgaged to the member, and in accordance with such reasonable terms and conditions, as the Cooperative shall require for the furnishing of telecommunications service to the member or other members for the construction, operation, maintenance or relocation of the Cooperatives telecommunications system.CHANGE IN BY-LAWS, ARTICLE III SECTION 1. ANNUAL MEETING. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS WAS CHANGED FROM THE 3RD TUESDAY OF NOVEMBER TO A TIME EACH YEAR DURING THE FIRST QUARTER DETERMINED BY THE BOD.ADDED TO BY-LAWS, ARTICLE III SECTION 6. MANNER OF VOTING. The Board shall determine the manner of voting for each issue to come before the Cooperative, whether such voting is to be in person, by mail, or electronically. The board shall establish policies and rules to govern the integrity and security of the voting process, and provide sufficient notice to members of the manner of voting and the applicable process.ADDED TO BY-LAWS, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 3. QUALIFICATIONS (TO BECOME OR REMAIN A DIRECTOR). - While a director, and during the five (5) years immediately before becoming director, not be convicted of, or plead guilty to, a felony or two (2) misdemeanors; or found guilty of an offense involving moral turpitude. - While a director and during the five (5) years immediately before becoming a director, not be an employee of the cooperative or an employee of an entity controlled by the cooperative or in which the cooperative owns a majority interest.CHANGE TO BY-LAWS, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 4. NOMINATIONS.New Law: There shall be no additional nominations from the floor at the Annual meeting except as permitted pursuant to the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 of this Article.Old Law: The chairman shall call for additional nominations from the floor and nominations shall not be closed until at least one minute has passed during which no additional nomination has been made.ADDED TO BY-LAWS, ARTICLE VI, SECTION 6 & 7. SECRETARY AND TREASURER DUTIES.Both the Secretary and Treasurer's ministerial duties may be delegated to a Cooperative staff person so long as final review and responsibility continues to reside with the officer.ADDED TO BY-LAWS, ARTICLE X. NON-PROFIT OPERATIONS.THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO ARTICLE X: - Capital Credits. The Cooperative shall allocate and pay Capital Credits as provided in this Article. - Allocating Non-Operating Margins. All non-operating margins except those derived from furnishing goods and services other than telecommunications {and information services}, shall, insofar as permitted by law, be used to offset any losses during the current or any prior fiscal year and, to the extent not needed for that purpose, either: i. allocated to its patrons on a patronage basis and any amount so allocated shall be included as part of the capital to be allocated to the accounts of the various classes of patrons in an equitable manner as approved by the Board, or ii. used to establish and maintain a non-operating margin reserve not assignable to patrons prior to dissolution of the Cooperative. - Capital Assignment. Patrons at any time may assign their capital credits back to the Cooperative and the Cooperative is authorized to negotiate capital credit settlement arrangements with bankrupt patrons. Any attempt to assign or transfer the capital credited to the account of a patron pursuant to state or federal law is subject to a right of first refusal vested in the Cooperative for a period of sixty (60) days following notice to the Cooperative of a proposed transfer of such capital to the extent the Co-operative meets any compensation terms of the proposed transfer. - Minimum Accounts. When the capital credits of any patron no longer receiving service from the Cooperative comes to a total amount of less than a fixed sum determined by the Board of Directors, the same shall be retired in full with such retirements made only when and at the same time that a general retirement to other patrons is made. During a general capital credit retirement, no checks shall be issued for less than a fixed amount determined by the Board, and the amount of such unretired capital credits will be retired in the first following year, when the total amount of capital credits qualifying for retirement exceeds that amount set by the Board, including the amount carried over. - Tax Refunds. All tax refunds made by the United States Government or any of the states in connection with the final or true cost of service as determined by the capital credits allocation process may be held and used by the Cooperative as furnished patronage capital and shall be treated in the same manner as furnished capital set out in this Section of these Bylaws. - Debts Offset. Regardless of the statute of limitations or other time limitation, the Cooperative may recoup, offset, or setoff any amount owed to the Cooperative by a patron or member prior to payment of capital credits to the patron or member. - Patronage Capital in Connection With Furnishing Other Services. In the event that the Cooperative should engage in the business of furnishing goods or services other than traditional telecommunications and information services, all amounts received and receivable there from which are in excess of costs and expenses properly chargeable against the furnishing of such goods or services shall, insofar as permitted by law, be prorated annually on a patronage basis and returned to those patrons from whom such amounts were obtained at such time and in such order of priority as the Board shall determine. Any margins received by the Cooperative from subsidiaries or affiliates may be allocated or determined within the discretion of the Board of Directors as patronage credit or as permanent equity of the Cooperative.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderPeoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc. has approximately 9,973 members in the rural area of Wood, Franklin, and Rains Counties, Texas.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe Form 990 will be reviewed by all of the board of directors of Peoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc. at a board meeting before it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementCompensation of the top management official and other officers is reviewed and approved by the board of directors of Peoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc. and determined based on comparison with other industry companies. Such decisions are contemporaneously documented and recorded.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesSee Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailablePeoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc. makes its governing documents and financial statements available to its members upon request at the monthly board meetings.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreaseschangein members = -$5170
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesIncreases in Capital account = $686731
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other DecreasesSUBSIDIARY INCOME = -$1103725
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eOther Expenses:Special Charges 3,149Nonregulated Service Expense 3,367Less: Grants Paid -15,000Less: Wages/Benefits/Taxes -5,777,567 see belowLess: Rental Expenses -13,800 see below -5,799,851Peoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (PTC) prepares its books as required in Part 32 of Title 47 of the FCC Code of Federal Regulations. Under Part 32, salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits are spread among numerous accounts (plant specific, customer operations, corporate operations, plant nonspecific, and nonregulated service expense). PTC has separately stated these expenses in the various categories in Part IX, Column (A), Lines 5-10.Rental expenses associated with rental revenue are reported in Part VIII, Lines 6a-d. These are also spread among numerous accounts listed in Part IX.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThe entire board of directors of Peoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc. assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant.
Form 990, Schedule R, Part V, Line 2d (Transaction Type A-P)The method used by Peoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc. to determine the value of the services, cash, and other assets reported in column (c): Peoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (PTC) operates in a regulated environment, and as such, is required to record transactions with related organizations according to Part 32.27 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Under these regulations, assets sold or transferred between the taxpayer and its affiliate pursuant to a tariff, including a tariff filed with a state commission, are valued at the tariffed rate. If no tariff exists, the transaction is valued at prevailing rates charged by the taxpayer to non-affiliate entities, as long as over 25% of the total output for that type of asset or service is with non-affiliates. All other sales (or transfers) of assets or services to nonregulated affiliates are valued at the greater of net book cost or fair market value. Purchases (or transfers) of assets or services from nonregulated affiliates are valued at the lower of net book cost or fair market value. The only exception to the above, is if PTC purchases from its affiliate services that are neither tariffed nor subject to prevailing company prices and such affiliate exists solely to provide services to members of PTC's corporate family, such services are valued at fully distributed cost.Fair market value is determined by PTC's geographical location and transactions with non-related entities.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Peoples Holding Inc
PO BOX 228QuitmanTX75783752959231Holding CompanyDEN/AC$8,780,4011.00000false
Peoples Communication Inc
PO BOX 228QuitmanTX75783751831802TelecommunicationsTXC$60,915,9791.00000Yes (true)Peoples Holding Inc$8,779,706
Texas RSA 7B3 LP
PO BOX 228QuitmanTX75783752295094Cellular TelecommunicationsTXC$14,444,7611.00000Yes (true)Peoples Holding Inc$2,882,393
Peoples Fibercom Corporation
PO BOX 228QuitmanTX75783752887111CommunicationsTXC$5,302,5231.00000falsePeoples Holding Inc$1,458,104
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (true)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (true)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (true)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (7 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Peoples Communication Inc
a$22,073SEE SCH. O
Peoples Communication Inc
j$352,018SEE SCH. O
Peoples Communication Inc
k$1,158,369SEE SCH. O
Peoples Communication Inc
m$125,139SEE SCH. O
Peoples Communication Inc
o$1,000,629SEE SCH. O
Texas RSA 7B3 LP
a$16,716SEE SCH. O
Texas RSA 7B3 LP
o$438,002SEE SCH. O