Communication is the driving force behind the Pinpoint organization. From local telephone service to dark fiber, Pinpoint uses communications technology to create economic opportunity for people and businesses throughout Nebraska and beyond.

In the 1990's, Pinpoint began as a subsidiary company of the Cambridge Telephone Company. Under the leadership of J. Richard (Dick) Shoemaker, Chairman and President, the organization has evolved into a dynamic and growing, diversified telecommunications company. The company continues to introduce a wide range of telecommunications services while still providing the personal attention to the customer expected from a "small-town" business. Currently, Pinpoint staffs more than 40 employees, nearly tripling in size in the last five years and making it one of the larger employers in Southwest Nebraska.

Wire line Telephone Services
ILEC/CLEC Telephone Services- Pinpoint's wire line operations are rooted in the Cambridge Telephone Company, a rural Incumbent Local Exchange Company (ILEC) that was incorporated in 1918 and still serves the communities of Bartley and Cambridge. Pinpoint continued that heritage when, in September of 2000, Pinpoint was granted authority by the Nebraska Public Service Commission to operate as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) of telecommunications services within the state of Nebraska.

As a CLEC, Pinpoint now provides local telephone service in the communities of McCook, Minden and Oxford. State-of-the-art Softswitching enables advanced features and opportunities for future expansion not supported by legacy carriers.

Long Distance - Pinpoint also provides affordable long distance service with a variety of home and business plans as well as 800 numbers.

Internet Services
As one of the area's leading Internet Service Providers (ISP), Pinpoint has expanded to more than 100 communities throughout the State. Pinpoint has delivered the World Wide Web to rural Nebraska and continues to keep pace with ever-changing technologies and a growing need for bandwidth.

DSL - For those who may not be familiar with the term, DSL technology enables the transmission of high-bandwidth information to homes and businesses over ordinary copper telephone lines. A DSL line can carry both data and voice signals-even while the data portion is continuously connected. Using traditional phone service copper wires-frequently referred to as a twisted pair, digital data are transmitted directly without conversion to and from an analogue signal, allowing much greater bandwidth on traditional phone lines. The signal can also be separated so that a portion of the bandwidth is used for a telephone "analog" signal—eliminating the need for an additional phone line. It is a very reasonably priced service that delivers a huge amount of bandwidth—just what's needed for the ever increasing multi-media capabilities desired by both home and business users.

Level (3) In September of 2003, Pinpoint entered into an agreement with Level (3) Communications. Level (3) is a tier-one Internet provider with one of the largest network backbones in the world and enables Pinpoint to deliver tier-one grade broadband Internet throughout Nebraska. In rural areas, the connection enables the deployment of services that were previously available only in larger cities such as Omaha and Denver. Pinpoint believes that direct access to the information super highway provides an economic development stimulus rivaled only by the railroads that stretched across Nebraska more than a century ago.

Cable Television Systems
In April of 2003, Pinpoint completed the acquisition of Classic Cable TV Systems' Nebraska properties. The eight cable systems purchased from Classic include systems in the communities of Red Cloud, Franklin, Alma, Orleans, Oxford, Beaver City, Indianola and Culbertson. Pinpoint also provides Cable TV service to Bartley, Cambridge, Stamford and Republican. In Indianola, Pinpoint now offers cable modem service as well.

Locations
Pinpoint's corporate office is located in Cambridge, Nebraska. Understanding the customer's need for personal, face-to-face interaction, Pinpoint has established branch offices in Lincoln, McCook and Omaha.

Cambridge Telephone Company
Located at the core of Pinpoint's operations is the Cambridge Telephone Company (CTC). In business since 1918, CTC owns and maintains more than 1,300 access lines in a service area that includes 365 square miles located in Furnas, Frontier, and Red Willow counties in Southwest Nebraska.

Pinpoint Network Solutions
Pinpoint Network Solutions is an intrastate carrier featuring a diverse, long-haul fiber route extending from Denver to Chicago, and from Chicago to New Orleans. The fully redundant network includes more than 340 miles of lit and dark fiber as well as on-net facilities with Level (3), AT&T, Qwest, Iowa Network Services, SDN Communications, McLeodUSA, Fiber One and Windstream.

Pinpoint Network Solutions' offerings range from a facilities based intra-city Omaha metro ring to affiliate access in every major market across the United States. Services include optical transport, Internet access, VoIP, and Omaha Data Center facilities hosting. Customized transport solutions are engineered for specific mission critical applications. Clients include telcos, large business, government and education.

Pinpoint Network Solutions is a subsidiary of Pinpoint Communications, a diversified telecommunications company providing local and nationwide long distance telephone service throughout Southwest, South Central and Eastern Nebraska. Pinpoint employs more than 40 Nebraska residents in offices located in Omaha, Lincoln, Cambridge and McCook.