Statement of Nondiscrimination

Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc. is the recipient of Federal financial assistance from the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In accordance with Federal law and the USDA’s policy, this company is prohibited from discriminating in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and , where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communications of program information should contact Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative. Any individual, or specific class of individuals, who feels that this organization has subjected them to discrimination may obtain further information and/or file a written complaint with this organization and/or write to: the Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call 1-866-632-9992 (voice) or 1-202-401-0216 (TDD). Complaints must be filed within 180 days after the alleged discriminatory action, or by such later dated to which the Secretary of Agriculture or the Administrator of RUS extends the time for filing. Identity of complainants will be kept confidential except to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of the rules and regulations of the U.S Department of Agriculture. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.