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Emery Telcom touts record patronage payouts, outlines broadband expansion plans

Board of County Commissioners of Emery County · November 18, 2025
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Emery Telcom’s CFO told the Emery County Commission the cooperative returned a record $2.5 million to county customers this year, highlighted $48,987 in patronage checks presented locally and described expansion projects including I‑70 routing and WISP upgrades. Commissioners asked about federal funding and grant support.

Darren Wolsey, chief financial officer of Emery Telcom, presented patronage checks to county officials and residents and described a record year for the cooperative.

Wolsey said the company issued 11 checks totaling $48,987 and returned $2,500,000 to Emery County customers this year. He told the commission the company has paid back about $15,600,000 in patronage since 2001 and reported roughly $44,000,000 in revenue last year, with about 45.2% of that coming from customers or contracts outside Emery…

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