More then 1.2 million Americans receive their local telephone service from a telephone cooperative like Canby Telcom. We are proud to be one of approximately 260 telephone cooperatives in 31 states across the nation who provide state-of-the-art services to people just like you. Telephone cooperatives are an example of democracy in action. The independent telephone industry was developed throughout the country by farmers who were unable to receive telephone service in the small rural communities where they lived and worked. These farmers pooled their resources to establish telephone cooperatives. As a Canby Telcom customer, you can be assured that your local telephone company has had its members best communications interests in mind every day of of each year since 1904.