Etex Communications, founded in 1989, provides a wide range of communications, entertainment and information services to its members and customers that include an array of contemporary network features. The company is a subsidiary of ETEX Telephone Cooperative, which was formed in 1952 to meet the communications needs of people living in rural northeast Texas. Its services include local telephone, long distance, Internet, wireless, television and business services. Its Internet services include broadband packages, Internet download comparison chart and dial-up packages. Its wireless services include ETEX national and regional programs that feature caller ID, pay-per-use messaging, basic voice mail, three-way calling, no answer traffic, call forwarding and call waiting. Etex Communications is located in Gilmer, Texas.