GST will also participate in the Sandown Old Home Day parade scheduled for Saturday, August 12th at 12:00 p.m. and will have a booth at the fair from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The celebration is one of several town fairs the company will be visiting in its service area over the summer to talk to residents and answer questions about the telecommunications industry. Customers are invited to stop by the GST booth to enter a raffle for a chance to win a prize and receive a FREE gift.

"We are particularly proud to sponsor the race this year and to be a part of Sandown's 250th celebration," explains William Stafford, chief operations officer. "The Sandown Old Home Day festivities have always provided us with a great opportunity to meet our customers and answer any questions they have about our services."

Sandown Old Home Day is a weekend-long celebration featuring a parade, road race, fire fighters' chicken BBQ, mothers' club bake-off and auction, community events, and a spectacular fireworks display. Proceeds from the event will be distributed to the town's various youth programs.

Be on the look out for GST at the Chester Town Fair on Saturday, September 9th. The company will also be hosting a special Customer Open House at its Chester Operations Center located on Rt. 102, 8 Derry Rd. in Chester, NH on Saturday, September 23rd from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Granite State Telephone is a locally owned and operated company serving the communities of Chester, East Deering, Hillsboro Upper Village, Sandown, Washington, Weare and Windsor with over a century of telecommunications experience. Affiliates include Granite State Long Distance, providing long distance service, and GSInet, providing high-speed Internet access and full-service website hosting, development and maintenance.