McDonough Telephone Cooperative - MTC

McDonough Telephone Cooperative - MTC Providing reliable FIBER broadband services that connect customers, communities, and the world QUESTIONS? Email us at [email protected].

McDonough Telephone (MTC) is a locally owned telecommunication cooperative that offers internet, TV, phone services, and camera systems throughout west central Illinois.

Happy Labor Day weekend! 🇺🇸Just a reminder that our office will be closed Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day...
09/03/2026

Happy Labor Day weekend! 🇺🇸

Just a reminder that our office will be closed Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.

We hope you enjoy the long weekend with a little extra time to relax, recharge, and spend time with family and friends!

Our 24/7 repair number is always here for you if you're experiencing trouble with your service: 📞 309-776-3214

Last but not least, to our 75th Annual Meeting last night at The Crossing, celebrating 75 years of Connecting our Com...
08/27/2026

Last but not least, to our 75th Annual Meeting last night at The Crossing, celebrating 75 years of Connecting our Communities. 🎉

From a hand-lettered founding flyer in 1951 to a packed house at The Crossing last night, it's been a summer full of nostalgia and stories worth revisiting.

Yesterday's 75th Annual Meeting was full of fun: live music from The On Stage Band, pulled pork, drive-through registration, a bounce house for the kids, custom anniversary cutting boards and coasters, and a roomful of members who still believe in what this cooperative stands for. We've been building connections for the last 75 years, and we look forward to the next 75!

Thank you to all our members who stopped by to get an update on the co-op and celebrate our 75th with us!

🎉 MTC Annual Meeting is happening NOW! The business meeting starts at 6:30. 🎉The doors are open, the food is delicious, ...
08/26/2026

🎉 MTC Annual Meeting is happening NOW! The business meeting starts at 6:30. 🎉

The doors are open, the food is delicious, the bounce house is bouncing, and we’ve already got a GREAT crowd here celebrating 75 years of MTC! 💙

If you haven’t made it over yet, come join us! Grab some food, visit with your MTC crew, check out the giveaways and help us celebrate 75 years of connecting our communities.

📸 Here’s a little peek at what’s happening right now!

Come on over — we’d love to see you!

08/21/2026

Things are looking pretty sunny in our newest fiber build areas!
📍 MACOMB Rt 67 – AIRPORT AREA: Applications are OPEN! If you’re in our ReConnect build area near the Macomb airport and going north, get that application in—we’re ready for you!
📍 BUSHNELL: The east side is OPEN for applications, and our crews are getting so close to wrapping up construction on the west side!

👉 Check your address + apply at ☀️MTCFIBER.NET☀️

— annual meeting edition. 📸For 75 years, MTC members have shown up. From fish fries under a tent in 1975 to packed aud...
08/21/2026

— annual meeting edition. 📸

For 75 years, MTC members have shown up. From fish fries under a tent in 1975 to packed auditoriums in the 1990s.

And this coming Wednesday? We hope you'll show up again.

📍 MTC's 75th Annual Meeting
📅 Wednesday, August 26, 2026
🕒 Registration 5–6:30pm
🏠 The Crossing, Macomb, IL

Join us for pulled pork sandwiches, live music from The On Stage Band, a bounce house for the kids, and the business of your cooperative — election of directors, reports, prize drawings, and more.

Same mission as 1951. Same community as always. See you Wednesday. 💙

🚧 Bushnell West, we're making BIG progress! 🚧Our crews have officially completed the fiber mainline pipe construction on...
08/14/2026

🚧 Bushnell West, we're making BIG progress! 🚧

Our crews have officially completed the fiber mainline pipe construction on the west side of Bushnell! 🎉

Now comes one of the coolest parts of the process—blowing fiber optic cable through the underground conduit to prepare homes and businesses for service. Every step brings us closer to lighting up another part of town with lightning-fast MTC fiber internet.

Meanwhile, the east side of Bushnell is complete and OPEN for applications! If you're on the east side and haven't signed up yet, now's the time to get your application in so we can get you connected.

👉 Sign up online today at ⚡MTCFIBER.NET⚡

— from demolition to open house. 🏗️In the late 1980s, MTC said goodbye to its third Colchester office, the building th...
08/13/2026

— from demolition to open house. 🏗️

In the late 1980s, MTC said goodbye to its third Colchester office, the building that had served McDonough County since 1960, and built something new.

🚧 The teardown: windows out, roof stripped, walls down to bare brick. That forklift wasn't messing around.

🧱 The build: framing went up, bricklayers worked row by row, carpet went in. Your co-op was building something to last.

🎂 The open house, 1988: the doors opened, the cookies came out, and McDonough County showed up. New offices, new conference room, new kitchen. Neighbors walking the halls, shaking hands, feeling proud of what their cooperative had built.

Do you remember the open house? Tell us in the comments! 👇

🚧 The fiber build keeps rolling in Nauvoo! 🚧Our construction crew is making great progress as we continue expanding our ...
08/13/2026

🚧 The fiber build keeps rolling in Nauvoo! 🚧

Our construction crew is making great progress as we continue expanding our fiber network throughout the south side of Nauvoo. Every day brings us one step closer to connecting more homes and businesses with fast, reliable internet built for the future.

Haven't signed up yet? There's still time!

Visit 📢MTCFIBER.NET📢 to register your interest and see if service is available at your address.

👉 Live on the north side of town? That area is open for applications! Sign up today at MTCFIBER.NET.

🎉 Nauvoo North... it's your turn! 🎉The wait is over! We've officially opened Nauvoo's north side of town for service ap...
08/07/2026

🎉 Nauvoo North... it's your turn! 🎉
The wait is over! We've officially opened Nauvoo's north side of town for service applications, and we're ready to start building fiber drops to homes for MTC's lightning-fast fiber internet.
If you've been waiting for the green light... this is it! 💚
Don't wait to get on the build list... submit your application today and take the first step toward:
⚡ Blazing-fast fiber speeds
📶 Reliable whole-home Wi-Fi
🎮 Lag-free gaming
🤝 Local support from your neighbors
👉 Apply today at mtcfiber.net and let's get you connected!

We're still working on the south side to finish up mainline construction, and then we'll be on to Bluff Woods!

— investing in the next generation. Then and now. 🏙️Since the 1990s, MTC has sponsored students on a Youth to Springfi...
08/06/2026

— investing in the next generation. Then and now. 🏙️

Since the 1990s, MTC has sponsored students on a Youth to Springfield trip — young people from our service areas getting a firsthand look at state government, meeting lawmakers, and learning what it means to be part of a member-owned cooperative.

This past March, MTC did it again.

Cruz Castillo, Deacon Zaehringer, Jude Eveland, Mi-Colette Mbula, Lillian Sheffler, and West Markham represented MTC at the 2026 AIEC Youth Day at the Illinois State Capitol — meeting elected officials, touring the Capitol Building, and learning the cooperative difference alongside 168 students from 24 co-ops across Illinois.

This past June, Deacon Zaehringer and Lillian Sheffler represented MTC on the Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.

Some traditions are worth keeping.

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210 N Coal Street
Colchester, IL
62326

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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