Statement of Nondiscrimination

Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc. is the recipient of Federal financial assistance from the Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and is subject to the provisions of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, qualified disability, sex, marital status, religion, 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. The person responsbi8le for coordinating this organization’s nondiscrimination compliance efforts is Joan Mandeville, CEO. 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: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call 1-866-632-9992 (voice) or 1-800-877-8339 (TDD) or 1-866-377-8642 (relay voice users). Complaints must be filed within 180 days after the alleged discrimination. Confidentiality will be maintained to the extent possible. Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc. and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are equal opportunity providers, lenders and employers.