Article I – General

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the definitions contained elsewhere in these by-laws, for the purposes of these by-laws, certain terms have the following meanings:

1. "Acts” means the Nonprofit Act and RTC Act.
2. “Applicant” means a Person, Entity, or combination of them, who files an Application pursuant to Article II, Section 2.
3. “Application” means an application for admission to the Membership.
4. “Articles” means the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Pulaski-White Rural Telephone Cooperative, an Indiana nonprofit corporation, dated March 18, 2014, as further amended from time to time in accordance with law.
5. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Cooperative.
6. “Board Meeting” means an annual, regular, or special meeting of the Board.
7. “By-Laws” means these Amended and Restated By-Laws of PulaskiWhite Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc., an Indiana nonprofit corporation.
8. “Close Relative” includes grandparents, parents, husband, wife, children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, or by blood or adoption, and spouses of any of the foregoing.
9. “Cooperative” means Pulaski-White Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc., an Indiana nonprofit corporation.
10. “Cooperative CTA” means the Cooperative’s Certificate of Territorial Authority issued by the IURC.
11. “Directors” means the duly elected and qualified members of the Board of Directors.
12. “Entity” means any firm, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or body politic or subdivision thereof.
13. “Governing Documents” mean the Articles, these By-Laws, the Policies, and any other rules and regulations of the Cooperative.
14. “IURC” means the Indiana Utilities Regulatory Commission.
15. “Member” means any Person or Entity that holds a Membership in the
    Cooperative.
16. “Membership” means an ownership interest in the Cooperative held by
    any Person, Entity, or any combination of them. 1 or more Members may hold 1 Membership; however, 1 Member may not hold more than one 1 Membership. Each Membership is entitled to 1 vote in connection with the business affairs of the Cooperative, even though such Membership may be held by more than 1 Member.
17. “Membership Meeting” means the annual or a special meeting of the Members pursuant to Article IV.
18. “Nonprofit Act” means the Indiana Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1991, Indiana Code § 23-17-1-1 et seq., as amended.
19. “Person” means any individual who is 18 years of age or older.
20. “Policies” mean the Policies of Pulaski-White Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc., an Indiana nonprofit corporation, as amended.
21. “RTC Act” means the Rural Telephone Cooperative Act, Indiana Code § 8-1-17-1 et seq., as amended.
22. “Services” means telephone, telecommunications, information, or other services provided by the Cooperative, however defined, or classified by the Federal Communications Commission.

Section 2. Organization. The Cooperative, existing since June 13, 1954, is governed by and in accordance with the Acts, such Acts’ predecessor acts, the Articles, these Bylaws, and the Policies, as they all may be amended from time to time, individually or
collectively.

Section 3. Articles of Incorporation. The Articles are incorporated into, and made a part of these By-laws by this reference.