sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message socket telecom llc type internet and phone service provider founder john dupuy & george pfenenger headquarters 2703 clark ln columbia mo 65202 owner carson coffman & george pfenenger number of employees 130 website http www.socket.net socket is a missouri based telecommunications provider with its headquarters in columbia missouri . socket is a privately held company and offers local and long distance phone service dsl and dial up internet and data solutions to residents and businesses across missouri . history edit founded in 1994 by george pfenenger and john dupuy socket internet quickly became the largest local internet provider in missouri . in 2001 inc. magazine ranked socket internet 136th on its list of america s top 500 fastest growing private held companies . also in 2001 technology fast 50 ranked socket 4th in the fast 50 which recognizes the 50 fastest growing technology companies in a given geographic area . in 2004 socket expanded into the telephone industry offering business telephone and networking services . in 2008 the company began offering residential telephone service in select markets . socket now provides phone services and dsl internet to most of missouri . in 2010 socket was awarded 23.7 million from the american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 to deploy a fiber to the home network in callaway county . construction for the project began in late 2011 with the first residential customers fiber internet service being installed in may 2012 . the project is expected to have a major impact in millersburg mo and callaway county where residents are limited to dial up and satellite internet options . the company offers flat rate pricing as well as no contract internet services . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title socket telecommunications & oldid 711321816 categories telecommunications companies of the united statesinternet service providers of the united statesinternet hostingweb hostingdigital subscriber linecompanies based in columbia missouritelecommunications companies established in 1994hidden categories articles lacking sources from may 2014all articles lacking sourcespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 march 2016 at 05 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view