About Us

Our
Beginning

1897
Began in 1897 as the local telephone company - Chester Telephone Company.

1897
Mr. John M. Bell joined the Chester Telephone Company as superintendent and later became President.

Our
Growth

1936
Our company continued to grow and reached nearly 1,000 telephones by 1936.

Our
Growth

1953
A new general office building was erected at 112 York Street in Chester in 1953.

1953
The Chester exchange was converted to a dial system, completing the transition to dial from manual switchboards.

Our
Exchange

1966
A network was completed which extended from Chester to Great Falls, Lewisville, Lowrys and Blackstock to provide local calling.

1966-1968
Direct Distance Dialing was established in Chester and was extended to all telephone company exchanges in 1968.

Our
Partnerships

1989
Chester Long Distance Services, Inc, a wholly owned subsidary, was organized as a provider of long distance services in the company’s equal access areas.

Our
Partnerships

1990
Joined with other cellular telephone companies in South Carolina to explore new technologies and combine resources to provide new services at cost effective levels.

Our
Expansion

2006
TruVista Communications becomes the service mark for all the Chester Telephone Companies.

Our
Expansion

2007
Acquired select South Carolina cable systems from Charter Communications

2007
Acquired Great Falls Cablevision and Comporium's Lewisville cable systems

Our
Expansion

2012
Acquired Gumlog Cable in G.A

Our
Expansion

2013
Expanded fiber to areas of Franklin, Rabun and Stephens Counties in Northeast Georgia.

Our
Expansion

2017
Expanded fiber to in Fairfield, Kershaw and Richland Counties to serve anchor customer, Verizon Wireless.

Our
Expansion

2018
Expanded fiber to new areas of Rabun County in Northeast Georgia, including Lake Burton and Lake Rabun.

Our
Commitment

2020
As technology changed, so did we… adding cable TV, internet, wireless, security, and home automation.

2020
It’s our dedication to the communities and people we serve. From the midlands of South Carolina to the northeast Georgia mountains.

2020
TruVista. YOUR communications company. For 120 years, and into the future.