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Calendar
of Events
July 4:
Independence Day
July 15:
Telephone Bill Due
Your family
and friends
at OTZ wish
you a safe
and happy
July 4th.
OTZ offers FREE
cell phones with
unlimited messaging
A
ttention OTZ Cooperative members!
We are now offering a free local calling
cell phone with unlimited messaging.
If you are a cooperative member in good
standing, you qualify for a free cell phone
with unlimited messaging. Simply visit our
office and sign up or call 442-2411 or toll-free
at 1-888-449-2411, or email otzld@otz.net. e
Ebill
W
ant 24/7 access to view your statement,
pay your bill, set up automatic
recurring payments, or view your
payment history? EBILL is your solution.
You can visit our website at www.otz.net
and click on “Ebill” at the top right of our
homepage and sign up. Make sure when
registering you enter your account number
(has six zero’s) not your phone number. Your
security code will be 611+ last four digits of
your phone number. For more information
contact your Customer Service Representative
at 442-3114 or 1-800-478-3111. e
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contribute to future issues, or ask
questions, contact Ann Sieh at
(907) 442-1033. Please refer to
this issue: Vol. 10, No. 7
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publication of OTZ Telephone
Cooperative, Inc.
P.O. Box 324
Kotzebue, AK 99752
(907) 442-3114
(907) 442-2123 fax
(800) 478-3111 toll-free
e-mail: asieh@otz.net
www.otz.net
Editorial: Cherissa Wieland
Design: Amanda Brannon
Photography: Chris Arend
Your Customer Service
Representatives
O
TZ believes in serving our customers with the best customer service possible.
In doing so, we believe that all our customers in each village should have a
person of contact. You can call on someone you know to help you with all your
telephone needs.
Phyllis Ferguson: Ambler, Kobuk, Noatak, Shungnak
LeAnn Schaeffer: Buckland, Deering, Kiana, Kivalina, Noorvik
Cynthia Fields:
Selawik
Hadley Hess:
Kotzebue Businesses
Grace Norton:
Kotzebue Residents
You can contact your Customer Service Representative by calling toll-free at
1-800-478-3111, or email customerservice@otz.net. Call, click, or come in! e
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Reminder
A
reminder for cooperative
members – capital credits can
only be distributed if you have
a valid Social Security Number
or Tax ID Number, contact your
customer service representative to
insure your proper information is
on file. e
Owners First Program
T
he goal of OTZ Telephone Cooperative is to provide you with the best telecommunications service possible. We need your help. Please provide us with your
recommendations on how we may better serve you.
We know many OTZ employees often take extra steps to assist customers. Please
include your experience with us, that we may pass it along to the membership.
Thank you for taking the time to provide your recommendation or praise. They
are important to us and are given to the Board of Directors during their scheduled
Board of Directors’ Meeting.
OTZ Telephone, Inc. Board of Directors
Chester L. Ballot,
President
Dist. 6: Kotzebue
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Lucy S. Nelson,
Vice President
Dist. 7: Kotzebue
Jane Cleveland,
Secretary/Treasurer
Dist. 1: Ambler,
Shungnak, Kobuk
Marie N. Greene,
Director
Dist. 5: Kotzebue
Larry D. Jones,
Director
Dist. 4: Kivalina,
Noatak, Red Dog
Eunice Hadley,
Director
Dist. 3: Buckland,
Deering, Candle
Gordon Newlin,
Director
Dist. 2: Noorvik,
Kiana, Selawik