Farmers Telephone Cooperative (FTC), Inc., founded in 1951,
is a local, multi-faceted telecommunications company
headquartered in Kingstree, SC. Serving over 60,000
customers within a coverage area of 3,000 miles, FTC
provides cutting-edge technology to businesses and residents
in Williamsburg, Lee, Sumter, Clarendon and Florence
counties. A veteran in the telephone industry, FTC is the
2nd largest telephone cooperative in the United States. From
a humble beginning utilizing a crank type switchboard to
serve 52 homes, FTC has evolved into a state-of-the-art
organization offering local, long distance, paging, digital
wireless, Internet access and DSL services. Customers can
choose from a wide array of products and services at any of
FTC's seven conveniently located full-service business
offices.