Enhanced Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) was a family-owned phone company in Sunman, Indiana that listed cellular service among its products. Great Plains Communications bought ETC in September 2020. ETC’s old website now redirects to Great Plains, which sells internet, TV and landline phone but no cell plans. No official end date was found.
ETC cell service appears to be shut down
ETC listed cellular service in 2013 and again in June 2020. Great Plains Communications completed its purchase of ETC on September 16, 2020. On October 14, 2026, etczone.com redirected to gpcom.com. That site lists fiber internet, TV and landline phone for Indiana towns like Sunman and Batesville, but no cell service. BestCellular.com found no official notice and no end date for ETC’s cell service.
If you had an ETC line
No source names a carrier that took over ETC cell customers. If your number still works, it is already on another carrier, so check your bill for that name. If you want to move it, ask that carrier for your account number and transfer PIN, then start the switch with your new carrier. Great Plains Communications handles former ETC internet, TV and landline accounts.
BestCellular.com could not find an official shutdown notice for ETC cell service and will update this page if one is published.
How ETC ended
- October 9, 2013: The Rural Wireless Association names ETC a carrier member and lists cellular among its services.
- June 25, 2020: Great Plains Communications agrees to buy ETC. The release mentions ETC’s cellular offerings.
- September 16, 2020: Great Plains Communications completes its purchase of ETC.
Why ETC cell service ended
ETC was sold. Great Plains Communications, based in Blair, Nebraska, completed the deal in September 2020. The deal releases focused on internet, Ethernet, voice, video and transport. Today the Great Plains site sells fiber internet, TV and landline phone in ETC’s old Indiana towns, with no cell plans listed. No source explains when or why the cell product stopped.
How to find who holds an old number now
- Check an old bill or payment record. It names the company that billed you last.
- Run the number through a carrier lookup tool. It shows the carrier that holds the number today.
- Call that carrier and ask for the account number and transfer PIN.
- Start the port from the new carrier. Never cancel the old line first.
Your right to keep a number
Number portability is federal law, not a carrier policy. The rule is the FCC’s: Portability: Keeping Your Phone Number When Changing Service Providers.
How we verified ETC
BestCellular.com tracks active carriers and defunct ones. We keep both, because people still search for brands that no longer exist. Every fact on this page comes from the sources listed below, and we leave a detail out when no source states it. Where sources disagree, this page says so. If you can document a correction, tell us and we will check it against the sources.
Tracked and active are different counts on this site. ETC counts in our tracked total, not in our active total, so it does not appear in tools built for live carriers.
Questions about ETC
Is ETC still in business?
Not under its own name online. Great Plains Communications bought ETC in September 2020, and etczone.com now redirects to gpcom.com. Great Plains still serves Sunman, Batesville and other Indiana towns with internet, TV and landline phone, but not cell service.
Which network did ETC use?
The sources BestCellular.com read do not name the network behind ETC’s cellular service. They only list cellular as one of ETC’s products in 2013 and 2020. Treat any network claim as unconfirmed.
What happened to ETC customers?
Internet, TV and landline customers moved to Great Plains Communications after the September 2020 sale. No source says where cell customers went. If your old ETC number still works, check your bill to see which carrier now serves it.
Is ETC the same as Ellijay Telephone Company?
No. ETC in this page is Enhanced Telecommunications Corporation of Sunman, Indiana. Ellijay Telephone Company in Georgia also uses the ETC name and runs etcnow.com. It sells internet, TV and home phone and is a separate company.
Sources
Checked October 14, 2026.
- Rural Wireless Association: Enhanced Telecommunications Corporation Joins RWA: ETC of Sunman, Indiana listed cellular among its services (October 9, 2013).
- GlobeNewswire: Great Plains Communications to Acquire ETC: Deal announced; cites ETC’s cellular offerings (June 25, 2020).
- Grain Management: Great Plains Communications Completes Acquisition of ETC: Acquisition completed; ETC site named as etczone.com (September 16, 2020).
- Fierce Network: Great Plains Communications wraps up deal to buy ETC: Independent report of the closed deal (September 18, 2020).
- Great Plains Communications home page: etczone.com redirects here; lists internet, TV and landline, no cell service (checked October 14, 2026).
Best Cellular. “ETC Cell Service: Appears to Be Shut Down,” BestCellular.com. https://bestcellular.com/etc-enhanced-telecommunication-corporation/
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