Organized in 1952, Peoples Telephone has continued to provide dependable, high quality telephone service in Wood County. In 1953, the Golden exchange was bought from Mr. & Mrs. G. A. Mason with the first pole line being set August 13th of that same year. With the aid of government funds, made possible under the Rural Electrification Act, Peoples began with 263 members in five exchanges. By 1960, subscribership had reached 1,000 and two more exchanges had been added. By January of 1978, all 3,314 members had one-party service.

In 1981, the Yantis exchange became the first "digital" office of the Cooperative, replacing the "mechanical" step-offices. This was the first in a long line of central office upgrades that strengthened Management's resolve to provide state-of-the-art telecommunications services to all members. Since 1987, Peoples has been operating as a totally digital company.