Oregon Telephone Corporation is the local telephone company for Mt. Vernon, Prairie City, Dayville, Bridgeport, Bates, Hereford, Unity, Ironside, and Cow Valley. Locally operated, Oregon Telephone Corporation is an independent company that has been providing service since 1914. The main office is located in Mt. Vernon at One Telephone Drive. .

Presently, OTC provides local and long distance telephone, dial- up and high-speed internet, paging, satellite television and satellite internet service to rural customers across the states of Oregon & Washington, .