Private company
Pioneer Telephone
Logo: http://www.pioneertelephone.com/, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3
Company based in Portland, Maine
Pioneer Telephone is a privately held company with headquarters in Portland, Maine, United States, it was founded by Peter Bouchard, who continues to run the company today. It is a facility-based telecommunication carrier of long-distance, local and UCaas telephone service in the United States.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrytelecommunications industry1
- HeadquartersPortland1
- Websitewww.pioneertelephone.com
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Pioneer Telephone is a privately held company with headquarters in Portland, Maine, United States, it was founded by Peter Bouchard, who continues to run the company today. It is a facility-based telecommunication carrier of long-distance, local and UCaas telephone service in the United States.2
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Other federal assistance $44.5M
Figures by year
| Year | Other federal assistance | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30.7M | $30.7M |
| 2022 | $36.0K | $36.0K |
| 2021 | $203.2K | $203.2K |
| 2020 | $227.2K | $227.2K |
| 2019 | $13.3M | $13.3M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2019–2024, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest direct payments
- $43.5M from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - High Cost5 To PIONEER TELEPHONE COMPANY Award HC-143002602-522437-ACAM
- $1.3M from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - High Cost6 To PIONEER TELEPHONE COMPANY Award HC-143002602-522437-CAFICC
- $7.3K from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - Lifeline7 To PIONEER TELEPHONE COMPANY Award LI-143002602-522437
Links
- Websitewww.pioneertelephone.com1
- WikipediaPioneer Telephone
- WikidataQ7196800
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataPioneer Telephone on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPioneer Telephone on Wikipedia
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- 4USAspending.govUSAspending.gov recipient profile: PIONEER TELEPHONE COMPANY
- 5USAspending.govHC-143002602-522437-ACAM: Federal Communications Commission
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- 7USAspending.govLI-143002602-522437: Federal Communications Commission