THE MOSINEE TELEPHONE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1908 BY A SMALL GROUP OF LOCAL BUSINESS MEN: HOWARD L. DESSERT, ARDEN PARONTO, W. A. VON BERG, J.P. KANTER & W.F. LADU. THE COMPANY BEGAN OPERATIONS MAY 28, 1908 WITH 22 TELEPHONES INSTALLED, ALL IN THE CITY.

IN JULY, 1918 THE LATE JOSEPH EDWARDS TOOK OVER OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF THE COMPANY FOR THE NEXT 39 YEARS. IN APRIL 1947 WILLIAM KNOEDLER AND EARL BACHMAN PURCHASED THE COMPANY WITH ITS 350 CUSTOMERS.

IN 1958 WILLIAM KNOEDLER TOOK OVER SOLE OWNERSHIP UNTIL HIS DEATH IN JANUARY 1986. WHEN MARY KNOEDLER AND MARGARET KNOEDLER ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE COMPANY.

MARGARET KNOEDLER DIED IN OCTOBER OF 1999 SO MARY KNOEDLER CONTINUED TO CONTROL THE COMPANY UNTIL HER DEATH IN OCTOBER OF 2004.

THE COMPANY IS NOW CONTROLLED BY NANCY KNOEDLER HILLEN AND JULIE HILLEN IGNASIAK

THE COMPANY NOW SERVES OVER 5000 CUSTOMERS.