CarolinaLink - Telephone Cooperative PAC
Political Action Committee (PACs) is
not a dirty word. The existence of PACs recognizes that
organizations have the same rights as individuals to the free
expression of political ideas and to participate in the
political process.
CarolinaLink was organized in
January 2001 to educate state policy makers and the general
public about the unique role that the nine Telephone Membership
Corporations (TMCs) that are members of CarolinaLink have played in
providing modern telecommunications services to rural North
Carolina. Equally important, however, is the need to
meet the future challenges of providing high-speed
Internet services to these same rural areas that our members
have been serving for more than 50 years. To remain strong, TMCs will have to provide a full complement of services, including voice service, high-speed internet and video.
To assist in that effort, we must elect candidates who have views that recognize the importance of
bringing comparable services at comparable prices to rural
areas and support changes in that law to help accomplish that objective. CarolinaLink formed the CarolinaLink - Telelphone Cooperative PAC to assist in these efforts. It is our hope that
by pooling resources, we can be more effective in those
efforts. The following provides some general information about
the PAC:
Name:
CaroLink PAC - Telephone Cooperative PAC
Address:
2500 Wachovia
Capitol Center, Raleigh, NC 27602
Members:
All memberships are
voluntary and eligible members will be Employees, Retirees,
Directors and Members of CarolinaLink member companies.
Contributions:
Contributions will be solicited from
voluntary members. All contributions will be voluntary and
no contributions will be solicited by means of coercion,
threats, force or as a condition of employment. The PAC
Board of Directors and not company management will determine
contributions to candidates.
Board of Directors:
Each member company shall have a
Member of the Board of Directors. Initial Directors
include:
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John Wengert, Star TMC
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Steven Hardin, Skyline TMC
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Frankie Cagle, Randolph TMC
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Clayton Porter, Wilkes TMC
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David Williams, Yadkin Valley TMC
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Terry Raupe, Tri-County TMC
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Wanda Byerly, Piedmont TMC
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Michael C. Lawson, Surry TMC
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Delane
Stanley, Atlantic TMC
Officers:
PAC Enrollment Form:
If you would like to open a
printable .pdf file of CarolinaLink's Enrollment Form please
click on the link below. You can call or
email us with any questions that you might have.
CLICK HERE to Download Enrollment Form
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by clicking the following link and following the on screen
instructions.

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