New Years Resolution: Save Money with myCustom Pak

If you have a home phone and one or more services with PTCI you can start saving today. Go to www.ptci.net and click on myCustom Pak to get a quick quote and see the savings for yourself. Savings vary according to the services you select and the term of your agreement. You can also save 1% by automatically drafting your bill on Convenient Automatic Transfer. Save a little or save a lot. When you’re ready to start saving, come in to one of our offices in Beaver, Boise City, Guymon, or Laverne or call 1-800-562-2556 and one of our friendly customer service representatives will be happy to help you.

PTCI and its Employees Brighten the Holiday’s for Needy Families

For many years, employees of PTCI have brought holiday joy to less fortunate families in our community. This year employees collected $1,145.17 with a match of $1,000 approved by PTCI Management and the Trustee of PTCI bringing their total to $2,145.17. PTCI was able to purchase Christmas gifts for 10 children in three families with funds leftover to donate $525 to Loaves and Fishes. For the many employees at PTCI this yearly project captures the true spirit of Christmas. To a needy child, the gift of a shiny new toy means that someone cares and that Christmas hasn’t passed them by.

Director of Human Resources Mitzi Dain who heads the project every year said, “PTCI’s employees are a rare group of people. Whether it is an employee in need or a need in the community, they always come through with generous support.”

PTCI and its employees encourage others to take part in The Star Tree, Loaves and Fishes and other worthwhile community projects now and throughout the year.

PTCI provides an array of communication services to customers in the Oklahoma Panhandle area. Services include state-of-the-art Residential and Business Telephone services with many calling features, plus long distance service; High Speed Internet service with help desk; Cellular telephone service with nationwide plans, free mobile-to-mobile and free nights and weekends; Digital Cable TV service with 150+ channels, local networks, high definition including local networks, DVR, and pause live features. PTCI was established in 1954 and is headquartered in Guymon, Oklahoma.

Former PTCI Board Member Passes Away

Farrell D. (Wayne) Bowers, 75, of Turpin, OK, passed away December 21, 2010 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Wayne was born June 14, 1935 in Tyrone, Oklahoma to Mark and Thelma (Houseman) Bowers. He is preceded in death by his parents, and one son, Stacy. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Evelyn; one sister, Iris Strait; two sons, Bret Bowers and wife Nora, and Kelly Bowers and Marla of Adams; two daughters, Kris Rider and husband Bart of Broken Arrow, and Amy Tharp of Stillwater; grandchildren, Delci and husband Denny Windell, Bret Bowers Jr. and wife Amy, Laci and Andrew Bowers, Lyndon Tharp and wife Misty, Cassidy Tharp, Adam and Sydnie Rider, and Mikayla Bowers,; and great-grandchildren, Aliyah Bowers, Masyn Tharp, and Elly Bowers. Wayne was a graduate of Adams high school and attended college at Northwestern in Alva before enlisting in the Army. After his service he returned to Turpin to take over the family farm. He continued to farm and ranch with his two sons for the duration of his life. He was a member of Turpin Baptist Church. He also served as a board member of Panhandle Telephone Company for 28 years. Wayne was beloved by his family, and will be greatly missed. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, December 27, 2010, at Turpin Baptist Church. The Family requests that memorials be sent to the Turpin Baptist Church or the Senior Citizen Center.

What do YOU get from PTCI that YOU don’t get from the Competitors?

Competition is good. Competition pushes businesses to constantly strive for the next level of excellence. We are pleased when you choose PTCI for your service provider. We want you to feel like you are getting VIP treatment with every interaction. Maybe you go to civic meetings with, coach a team with, or are friends with a PTCI employee. Because PTCI employees have personal contact with you in the community, that connection encourages us to make every effort to maintain a high level of integrity at work and in our personal lives.


Here are some of the conveniences PTCI provides for you, our customer:


• Replacement loaner phones until your PTCI cell phone is fixed


• Weekend service restoration for phone, Internet, and TV outages from trained, knowledgeable, courteous technicians


• PTCI Digital TV’s local content and community channels for watching area games and events or posting business ads and public service announcements


• Channel 2 local content is now available online at http://video.ptci.net


• Oklahoma City networks only at PTCI for keeping you abreast of your state’s news


• Personal follow-up after the installation of any of our services


• Classified ads on www.ptci.net for posting garage sales to business notices


• Monetary donations and support to surrounding communities, schools, and civic organizations


• Local offices in Guymon, Boise City, Beaver, Laverne, Spearman, and Perryton


• Pay one bill for all your communication and broadband services


The same people who answer PTCI phones, install or repair your services, or greet you in our offices also shop at the same stores and eat popcorn next to you at the movie theater. We want you to be satisfied with all our services. If you are not, please tell us why. Yes, even your complaints are important to us! We listen to you, hear you, and are interested in what you have to say. When you make suggestions on how we can improve, we strive to incorporate your ideas to provide you better customer service. And that is what makes PTCI stand out above the rest.

Did You Know?

 You can get incredibly fast Internet speeds of 12 Mbps (upload) and 3 Mbps (download) from PTCI for serious gaming or transferring large files!
 Android is the leading smartphone operating system in the U.S., and PTCI offers three Android phones: the Motorola Milestone (anDROID), the HTC Desire, and the HTC Hero!
 You can advertise your business on PTCI’s Digital TV for just a few dollars a day.

Tech Tip- Texting or Sexting? Parents Now You Can Know

Do you ever wonder what your children are secretly texting to their friends? Have you ever suspected they might be sexting or visiting X-rated web sites? As a parent, you have the right to know. More importantly you want your kids to be safe. You can start to track your kids’ smartphone usage by installing cell phone monitoring software on their phone.

Here are a few choices:

• X3watch.com monitors application and Web usage on android phones. It charges a $4.99 one-time fee.

• Netnanny.com is e-mail and text message monitoring software. Some features don’t work on BlackBerry® smartphones. It costs $29.99 yearly.

• Phonebeagle.com tracks mobile phones and reads SMS and MMS messages remotely. It charges a yearly fee of $119.

• Mobile-spy.com silently monitors mobile phones for $99 a year.

Parents can use these tools to monitor their children’s phones. It should be pointed out that it is illegal to place this software on a phone that does not belong to you or is not authorized by the owner.