About Eatel

EATEL, a privately-owned Louisiana company, has been providing communication services to businesses and residents since 1935. Founded when the telecommunications industry was still in its infancy, EATEL today is one of the fastest growing telecommunications companies in the Gulf South.

EATEL provides local and long distance services, Internet, and Web development services to over 100,000 customers in Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The company also offers telephone directory services through its subsidiary company The EATEL SunShine Pages.

The company's growth and success have been achieved through a long-standing commitment to customer service, quality, and reliability. EATEL for years has invested heavily in its communications infrastructure and today boasts a high quality fiber optic network with built-in redundancies and state of the art digital switching equipment that provides businesses with reliable voice and data services.

EATEL's investment in its network -- from planning to design to engineering -- and a dedication to providing customers with quick response and innovative, cost-efficient solutions and one stop communication shopping, has propelled the company's growth. EATEL was recently ranked the 38th largest telephone company in America by the United States Telecom Association. The company employs over 500 people and is headquartered in Gonzales, La.

Facts and Figures
  • EATEL serves 100,000 residential and business customers in Gonzales, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Houma / Thibodeaux, New Orleans and Mississippi Gulf Coast areas.
  • EATEL employs over 500 people.
  • EATEL, through its subsidiary company East Ascension Telephone Co., has been providing local telephone service since 1935 to residents and businesses in Ascension and lower Livingston Parishes. EATEL's ILEC area includes East Ascension Parish and lower Livingston Parish.
  • EATEL, through its subsidiary company, The EATEL SunShine Pages, distributes more than 1 million phone directories in 11 markets throughout Southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
  • EATEL operates as a (CLEC) and provides competitive local phone service in Gonzales, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Houma/Thibodaux, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
  • EATEL is the Exclusive Telecommunications Sponsor of LSU Athletics. The company offers co-branded LSU telecommunications services and also powers the official web site of LSU Athletics - www.lsusports.net.
  • EATEL is the Official Business Phone Company of the New Orleans Saints and a Patron Sponsor of the organization.
    EATEL is a good corporate citizen, donating time, money and resources to schools and charitable organizations. A strong education supporter, EATEL supports area schools through scholarships, teacher grants, and with human and technical resources.
  • The Louisiana Economic Development and the Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association named EATEL a 2003 Lantern Award winner for its commitment to improving education, technology, and quality of life in Louisiana.