{"id":38811,"date":"2023-02-07T23:39:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T04:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightstream.coop\/?page_id=38811"},"modified":"2023-11-02T14:41:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T18:41:12","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lightstream.coop\/about-us\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"

About Us<\/h2>\n

LightStream, formerly known as Pulaski White Rural Telephone Cooperative, is a cooperative-based internet and phone provider headquartered in Buffalo, IN. Today, LightStream provides fiber-based gigabit internet and telecommunications services in the greater Buffalo, Monticello, Pulaski, Royal Center, Star City, and Winamac areas. This dedication to rural connectivity earned LightStream the designation of Smart Rural Community from NTCA \u2013 The Rural Broadband Association.<\/p>\n\n Territory Map<\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n

Our Mission<\/h2>\n

Providing the Best Connection to Your World<\/p>\n

Our Core Values Include:<\/p>\n

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  1. We Will Serve Our Customers With Honesty And Integrity.<\/li>\n
  2. We Value Our Employees And Recognize Them As Our Most Important Assets.<\/li>\n
  3. We Will Provide Our Professional Staff With A Caring Work Environment, Training And Tools Necessary To Accomplish Our Mission.<\/li>\n
  4. We Will Be Good Stewards Of The Cooperative\u2019s Assets, And Offer Services Where They Are Technically And Economically Feasible, To Ensure Long-Term Financial Viability.<\/li>\n
  5. We Will Be Good Corporate Citizens And Strive To Enhance The Quality Of Life In The Communities We Serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Bylaws<\/h2>\n

    Pulaski-White Rural Telephone Cooperative (PWRTC) (doing business as LightStream) is a cooperative. In general, a coop is a business owned and democratically controlled by the people who use its services. The user-owners of the coop are called members.<\/p>\n\n Bylaws of Pulaski-White Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.<\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n

    Delivering Communications Solutions For Nearly 70 Years<\/h2>\n
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    Improving the quality of life and economic opportunity for our neighbors.<\/p>\n

    Like racing in Indiana, LightStream is synonymous with speed. Recognized as a 2020 Smart Rural Community Showcase Award winner by NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, we deliver fiber-optic broadband solutions that promote growth and opportunity to our friends and neighbors.<\/p>\n

    No contracts. No gimmicks. No data limits.<\/p>\n

    We recognize that fiber is the future, and we are bringing it directly to you \u2014 our customers. By expanding our network with fiber-to-the-home service, we can deliver you a more reliable, faster internet experience so you can live, work, and play fully connected.<\/p>\n

    Meet Our Management Team<\/h2>\n
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    About Us LightStream, formerly known as Pulaski White Rural Telephone Cooperative, is a cooperative-based internet and phone provider headquartered in Buffalo, IN. Today, LightStream provides fiber-based gigabit internet and telecommunications services in the greater Buffalo, Monticello, Pulaski, Royal Center, Star City, and Winamac areas. This dedication to rural connectivity earned LightStream the designation of Smart […]\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":38682,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lightstream.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38811"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lightstream.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lightstream.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lightstream.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lightstream.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38811"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.lightstream.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40233,"href":"https:\/\/www.lightstream.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38811\/revisions\/40233"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lightstream.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lightstream.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}