Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
OPERATING REVENUES:
Local Service	$ 6,000,257	$ 5,931,731	$ 6,322,309
Network Access	11,852,688	11,737,719	11,720,710
Video	5,658,232	5,170,403	4,878,571
Data	5,247,963	4,970,198	4,962,165
Long Distance	649,404	700,591	754,038
Other	3,862,907	3,825,023	4,395,640
Total Operating Revenues	33,271,451	32,335,665	33,033,433
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Plant Operations, Excluding Depreciation and Amortization	6,332,282	5,866,910	4,986,547
Cost of Video	4,664,436	4,156,841	3,657,336
Cost of Internet	884,685	910,407	1,259,190
Cost of Other Nonregulated Services	1,575,353	1,318,690	2,234,204
Depreciation and Amortization	9,010,393	9,499,788	9,416,186
Selling, General, and Administrative	6,400,900	6,189,076	7,056,184
Total Operating Expenses	28,868,049	27,941,712	28,609,647
OPERATING INCOME	4,403,402	4,393,953	4,423,786
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME:
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Equity Investments	(4,796)	4,338	1,045,599
Interest During Construction	47,277	46,962	237,729
Equity in Earnings of Hector Investment	689,798	637,025	706,715
CoBank Patronage Dividends	485,812	513,436	556,318
Interest Income	87,057	91,602	108,498
Loss on Disposal of Assets			(15,597)
Interest Expense	(2,416,338)	(2,788,164)	(2,948,004)
Loss on Settlement of HTC Escrow			(506,993)
Other Investment Income (Expense)	239,228	253,342	(49,668)
Total Other Income (Expense)	(871,962)	(1,241,459)	(865,403)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	3,531,440	3,152,494	3,558,383
INCOME TAXES	1,503,917	1,101,889	1,915,555
NET INCOME	$ 2,027,523	$ 2,050,605	$ 1,642,828
BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE	$ 0.40	$ 0.40	$ 0.32
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE	$ 0.33	$ 0.32	$ 0.36
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING	5,115,435	5,115,435	5,115,435