OTEL Otelco Inc

FORM 4 [X] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Garner Curtis Lee JR	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OTELCO INC. [ OTEL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 505 3RD AVENUE EAST	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/31/2021
(Street) ONEONTA, AL 35121 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A common stock	3/31/2021		D(1)		36823	D	$11.75	0	D
Class A common stock	3/31/2021		D(1)		164	D	$11.75	0	I	As UGMA custodian for granddaughter (2)
Class A common stock	3/31/2021		D(1)		164	D	$11.75	0	I	As UGMA custodian for granddaughter (2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.22	3/31/2021		M			3500	3/31/2021	3/31/2021	Class A common stock	3500	(3)	0	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(4)	3/31/2021		M			5607	3/31/2021	3/31/2021	Class A common stock	5607	(5)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Disposed of at the effective time (the "Effective Time") of the merger (the "Merger") pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 26, 2020 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Otelco Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Future Fiber FinCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (f/k/a Future Fiber FinCo, Inc.) ("Parent"), and Olympus Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
(2)	These securities are held by Uniform Gifts to Minors Act accounts for the benefit of the reporting person's granddaughters. The reporting person is custodian of such accounts. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each option to acquire the Company's Class A common stock (the "Company Option") outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, was cancelled and converted into and became a right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to (a) $11.75 (less the exercise price per share attributable to such Company Option) multiplied by (b) the total number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise in full of such Company Option (with Company Options whose exercise price was equal to or greater than $11.75 being cancelled for no consideration).
(4)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a right to receive one share of Otelco Inc. Class A Common Stock.
(5)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each RSU outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, was cancelled and converted into and became a right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to (a) $11.75 multiplied by (b) the total number of shares of Class A common stock subject to such RSU.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Garner Curtis Lee JR 505 3RD AVENUE EAST ONEONTA, AL 35121			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Curtis L. Garner, Jr.		3/31/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date