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 April 1996, Bluegrass Cellular Internet Services was launched in Bowling Green along with internet offerings from each of the partners.

Bluegrass Cellular service is sold through both direct and indirect distribution channels. Bluegrass Cellular has agency relationships with over 50 businesses to sell cellular service and has also established company-owned and operated retail locations to provide sales and service support to customers. For a list of retail locations click here.

Bluegrass Cellular's corporate headquarter's is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky at 2902 Ring Road. The headquarter's 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.