History of RTC
 In the midst of the Great Depression, a local Reserve, La., electrician had an idea that sparked the growth of St. John the Baptist Parish's first telephone company. Daniel Madere erected a single telephone pole and a few wires in front of his home. Then he put his wife, Inez, on the switchboard, and in 1935, St. John Parish had its first local telephone service provider, Reserve Telephone Company.
What began with just 15 customers on a single dirt road in Reserve has grown to serve more than 8,000 customers. Now, we're Reserve Telecommunications, one of the first, full-service, telecommunications providers in the nation with a fiber optic/coaxial network capable of delivering telephone, cable television and high speed internet services in the parish. In 1998, the Madere family sold the business to a NY investment group and they expanded into LaPlace - offering Cable TV and Internet services.
RTC is proud to be born and raised in the River Parishes and is committed to improving the quality of life for our friends and family in this community by supporting numerous civic organizations and schools. Currently, we proudly offer our Channel 70 to St. John the Baptist Parish School Television (WPST) which features school news, student activities and recognition and lunch menus.Local advertising is available through our Channel 11 ads which are still, full color ads that run 24/7 and Charter Media which offers local cable commercials. As you visit our website, you will see that we have the most up-to-date information and events for St. John the Baptist Parish and St. James Parish. For more information on RTC's services send your e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . |
            
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August 2010, we purchased the Charter system in St. James Parish which services the unincorporated areas of Paulina, Convent and Hester. We offer Cable TV and High Speed Internet and Telephone.