Whidbey Telecom (formerly Whidbey Telephone Company and often called Whidbey Tel) is a private, independent telecommunications company operating on the South End of Whidbey Island in Washington State, the community of Point Roberts, Washington, and doing business as Hat Island Telephone Company on Hat (Gedney) Island. Whidbey Telecom is unusual because it is locally owned and has never been a part of a larger company.