Our History

We've Been Serving Central Kentucky for Over 17 Years!

In 1990 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued cellular licenses for eleven Rural Service Areas within the state of Kentucky. Three independent partnerships who were awarded three cellular licenses by the FCC agreed to work together to form a cellular network that would cover all 34 counties within their license areas. In order to provide for common management and other telecommunications services, the three partnerships established Bluegrass Cellular, Inc. The partnerships also decided to market the cellular service in their license areas under the name "Bluegrass Cellular."

Five local telephone companies, who continue to be the sole owners today, started Bluegrass Cellular. They are: Brandenburg Telephone Company, South Central Rural Telephone Company, North Central Rural Telephone Company, Duo County Telephone Company and Logan Telephone Company.

Bluegrass Cellular network service was initiated in May 1991 with the construction of cellular sites in Bowling Green, Glasgow, Elizabethtown, Bardstown, Radcliff and Russell Springs. Since the initiation of service in 1991, the Bluegrass Cellular network has grown to cover over 30 counties within the license areas. In the Spring of 2006, Bluegrass Cellular expanded its licensed areas to cover Pulaski, Laurel and Whitley counties in Kentucky and Harrison County in Indiana.

In October 1998, Bluegrass Cellular launched its digital cellular services, the first to be offered in Central Kentucky. On November 26, 2004, Bluegrass Cellular launched enhanced services on its new CDMA, digital 1x data network such as mobile office, picture messaging, push-to-talk, mobile web service and downloadable games, ringtones and other applications. The new services are marketed under the name BlueWorks Wireless Network. In late 2007, EVDO high speed data service was added to select markets offering faster upload and download speeds for email and other wireless applications.

Bluegrass Cellular service is sold through both direct and indirect distribution channels. Bluegrass Cellular has agency relationships with over 35 businesses to sell cellular service and has also established 20 company-owned retail locations to provide sales and service support to customers.

The corporate headquarters for Bluegrass Cellular is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky at 2902 Ring Road. The headquarters building houses the office of the President, accounting, engineering, sales & marketing, support services, telecom, desktop support, materials management, customer service, networking, and internet departments. In addition, it houses a Customer Care Center for providing sales and service support to customers.

Bluegrass Cellular's other Customer Care Centers are located in Bardstown, Bowling Green, Brandenburg, Campbellsville, Central City, Columbia, Corbin, Elizabethtown, Glasgow, Leitchfield, London, Monticello, Radcliff, Russellville, Scottsville, Somerset and Tompkinsville.

Bluegrass Cellular is a member of the Rural Cellular Association (RCA) and the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA).