has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message armstrong type private industry telecommunication founded 1946 founder jud l. sedwick headquarters butler pennsylvania united states key people jay l. sedwick chairman kirby j. campbell vice chairman dru a. sedwick president and ceo products broadband internet cable television telephone number of employees 2 300 website http armstrongonewire.com the armstrong is a major northeastern cable telecommunications and internet service provider operating services in pennsylvania ohio new york west virginia kentucky and maryland . armstrong utilities inc. ranks among the 15 largest multi system operators in the united states . contents 1 history 2 today 3 services offered 3.1 armstrong cable 3.2 armstrong zoom internet 3.3 armstrong cable telephone 3.4 armstrong telephone company 4 awards & recognition 4.1 2012 best customer service award 5 political activities 6 references 7 external links history edit armstrong began in 1946 and was originally called armstrong county line construction . founded by jud l. sedwick the company was headquartered in kittanning armstrong county in pennsylvania . together with is brother ned sedwick ran two crews consisting of six men each whose job consisted of hanging telephone lines setting telephone poles and clearing right of way throughout western pennsylvania and managed to grow the company to 12 crews by the end of their first year of operations . today edit armstrong is best known in pennsylvania ohio maryland new york west virginia and kentucky for its digital cable services most commonly providing television telephone and high speed internet service . currently armstrong employs over 2 300 people nationwide . the company s customer service and corporate offices are housed in butler county western pennsylvania with local offices scattered throughout the region and neighboring states . services offered edit armstrong cable edit in 1963 the first cable television customers of armstrong were connected in butler pennsylvania . these customers were provided with nine viewing channels . for the next 40 years armstrong continued to grow in western pennsylvania and the surrounding states virtually uncontested for television service until the expansion of satellite service became more widespread . with the increase in competitors new services emerged . armstrong cable now offers personal video recorders pvr video on demand service vod pay per view service ppv as well as high definition digital programming . armstrong zoom internet edit armstrong also offers high speed broadband internet service for residential and commercial customers . effective may 1 2013 data caps were implemented based on the subscriber s overall package and tier of internet service . armstrong cable telephone edit armstrong offers a cable telephone service that can be bundled with either the video or internet product or as a stand alone product . this service offers unlimited nationwide calling as well as to canada puerto rico and guam . armstrong telephone company edit originated in 1950 by purchasing ritchie telephone company in harrisville west virginia armstrong owns and operates independent telephone companies in west virginia maryland pennsylvania and new york . these local offices are set up to provide local and long distance calling services optional digital calling features as well as dsl internet services . awards & recognition edit 2012 best customer service award edit cablefax magazine a leading telecommunications publication awarded armstrong the 2012 best customer service award for service excellence among independent cable operators nationwide . 1 armstrong has been rated 1 in customer service by consumer reports for two years in a row . 2014 & 2015 political activities edit in 2012 armstrong offered 2016 obama s america for free to its customers . in that same year armstrong donated over 1 million in the form of in kind cable access to american crossroads a republican super pac . 2 armstrong also donated 40 000 to fight for the dream pac a super pac that opposed the re election of senator bob casey . 3 references edit armstrong wins customer service award business journal daily . archive.businessjournaldaily.com . retrieved 2016 03 30 . potter chris 26 october 2012 . small 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