The New Mexico Exchange Carrier Group is comprised of ten telephone companies providing voice and internet service to customers in rural areas of New Mexico. The group was formed to improve communications within the industry as well as with legislators and the regulatory commission. Our main objective is to help small telephone companies in New Mexico provide excellent telecommunications services at affordable rates. This task is a challenge difficult to achieve considering the vast rural areas that make up our serving areas but easily accomplished due to the commitment the small companies have made in serving their customers.