Nebraska Telecommunications Association's Anti-Trust Compliance Policy

 

 

NTA Associate Members

 

 


 

Adtran

Matt Hirsch

8834 Pine Street

Lenexa, KS  66220

913/397-6686

matt.hirsch@adtran.com

www.adtran.com

Triple play solutions:  GIG-E, ADSL2+,multi-service access solutions, GPON VDSLZ, Sonet, routers, switches, M13 multiplexors, D4 channel banks, remote DSLAM units

 

Aerial Contractors

Kevin Ellenson

3030 24th Avenue South

Moorhead, MN  56560

701/277-1737

kellenson@aerialcontractors.com

www.aerial contractors.com

Provide power and telecommunication construction services.

 

Allied Telesis, Inc.

Melody Shaver

2701 W. Oakland Street

Broken Arrow, OK  74012

918/250-4981

melody_shaver@alliedtelesis.com

www.alliedtelesis.com/nsp

Allied Telesis is a global provider of secure Ethernet/IP access solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks over copper and fiber access infrastructure.

 

Associated Network Partners (ANPI)

Dave Manfredo

3130 Pleasant Run

Springfield, IL  62711

217/698-2860

dmanfredo@anpisolutions.com

www.anpisolutions.com

Nationwide, member-owned consortium aggregating scale to provide competitively priced voice, long-distance, VoIP and wireless and Internet products and services to independent telcos and ISPs.

 

BTI Systems, Inc.

Tye Bragg

9303 W. 155th Court

Overland Park, KS 66221

913-526-3351

tbragg@btisystems.com

www.btisystems.com

BTI Systems enables service providers and enterprises to respond rapidly and cost-effectively to the accelerating demand for bandwidth in today’s gigabit world. BTI provides packet-enabled networking systems that expand the capacity of a single fiber up to 320Gbps. The BTI 7000 Series - the industry's first Packet Optical Edge system - provides wavelength and packet-level delivery of high capacity services such as video, storage, wired data, wireless data and voice, and media to the network edge.

 

Calix

Lonny Maler, Regional Sales Manager

27253 Normany Road

Louisburg, KS   66053

913/226-4911

lonny.maler@calix.com

Liz Christie, Account Manager

1035 N. McDowell Boulevard

Petaluma, CA  94954

707/766-3026

liz.christie@calix.comwww.calix.com

Calix is a leading supplier of innovative access solutions to network service providers.  Calix access products enable a wide array of advanced broadband services over fiber and copper-based access networks.  Calix solutions help service providers transform networks from circuit to packet, narrowband to broadband, and copper to fiber.

 

Cisco Systems

Craig Wallace

16103 Audrey

Omaha, NE  68136

402/250-8650

crwallac@cisco.com

www.cisco.com

 

CoBank

Heather Thompson

5500 South Quebec Street

Greenwood Village, CO  80111

303/740-6527

hthompson@cobank.com

 

Andy Smith

900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1400

Atlanta, GA  30339

770/618-3260

asmith@cobank.com

www.cobank.com

With over $2.9 billion committed to over 200 rural communications companies nationwide, CoBank offers a wide range of financing services from upgrading facilities and acquisitions, to leasing and cash management services.  With $33 billion in assets, CoBank provides financing services to rural communications, energy, water and agribusiness companies. 

 

Consortia Consulting

Dan Caldwell

9300 Underwood Avenue

310 Embassy Tower

Omaha, NE  68114

402/398-0062

Nick Paden

233 South 13th Street, Suite 1225

Lincoln, NE  68508

402/441-4315

www.consortiaconsulting.com

Consortia Consulting provides a broad range of consulting services, including regulatory advocacy and compliance, CLEC planning and implementation; jurisdictional cost studies and FLEC studies, policy analysis, tariff development, LNP implementation, and evaluation of new technology and business opportunities.

 

Continental Western Group

Michael Anania

P.O. Box 80439         

Lincoln, NE    68501

402/421-4310

manania@cwgins.com

www.cwgins.com

Property and casualty insurance program tailored to telephone companies

 

Cornerstone Group

Shane Petersen

2725 Rocky Mountain Avenue, Suite 360

Loveland, CO  80538

970/203-9713

shanep@cornerstonenow.com

www.CornerstoneNow.com

 

Corning Cable Systems

15954 Mur-Len, #215

Olathe, KS 6062

913/707-0060

Terri.Taylor@Corning.com

www.corningcablesystems.com

Developer and manufacturer of fiber optic cable, fiberoptic and copper cable hardware and equipment including frames, cabinets, terminals, network interface devices, splice and test equipment, cable assemblies and fiber optic and copper connectors.

 

Dakota Supply Group

Leigh Trosen

2601 3rd Avenue North

Fargo, ND  58102

701/237-9440

ltrosen@dsginc.biz

www.dakotasupplygroup.com

Outside Plant & Subscriber Equipment; Central Office Equipment; Transmission Optics; Digital Cross Connect; DLC and Subscriber Carrier; Spread Spectrum Microwave Radio; Digital Key Systems and Phone Equipment; Splicing & Construction Materials; Telephone & Fiber Optic Cable; Voice & Data Network Products

 

Dex Media

Chris Peterson

9394 West Dodge Road, Suite 300

Omaha, NE  68114

402/384-3633

chris.peterson@dexmedia.com

www.dexmedia.com

Directory publishing and Internet solutions for local and national advertisers

 

Ditch Witch of Nebraska

Roy Rathgeber

P.O. Box 1565

Grand Island, NE  68802

800/658-4312

Ditch Witch Equipment sales and service.

 

Ditch Witch of Omaha

Greg Medlin

P.O. Box 45532

Omaha, NE  68145

402/895-2444

greg@ditch.omhcoxmail.com

www.ditchwitchofomaha.com

Ditch Witch of Omaha is a full service authorized dealership of Ditch Witch products from walk behind trenchers to boring drills. We lease and sell equipment and provide training, parts and service for the equipment.

 

Dunlap’s Utility Construction

John and Rebecca Dunlap

2379 Pony Express highway

Beattie, KS  66406

785/353-2511

becky@bluevalley.net

Offer all aspects of outside plant construction

 

 

Erickson & Brooks, CPAs

Dan Wiesen

P.O. Box 1270

Fremont, NE  68026

402/721-3454

dwiesen@eb-cpa.com

www.eb-cpa.com

CPA firm providing accounting, auditing, business consulting and income tax services

 

Falcon IP/Complete

Doug Dirks

Donald R. Cook

1708 North Douglass

Malden, MO  63863

573-276-5169

ddirks@falconcommunications.com

dcook@falconcommunications.com

www.falconcommunications.com

Exclusively designs, builds, installs and services complete end-to-end MPEG-4 IPTV systems/products for rural telephone companies, large enterprises, colleges/universities, contained communities and military developments. The IP/Complete system is fully integrated, engineered, tested and supported 24/7 with no other handler in the mix, economically addressing a practical, scalable proposition for rapid, easy IPTV deployment.

 

FiberLink, LLC

Alec Geist

875 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3100

Chicago, IL  60611

fiberlink@pnpt.com

www.fiberlinknow.com

FiberLink, LLC was formed in 2004 and acquired over 72 strands on 1,160 miles of fiber optic transmission assets extending from downtown Chicago to downtown Denver, connecting such population centers as Des Moines and Omaha. FiberLink later completed a swap with 360networks, Inc that expanded its routes from Chicago to New Orleans, through St. Louis and Memphis. FiberLink is owned by three independent telephone exchange companies and Anderson Pacific Corporation, a Chicago private investment firm with various rural telecommunications holdings. FiberLink's corporate and sales office is in Chicago, IL and its sales, operations, and administration offices are in Omaha and Cambridge, Nebraska

 

Fontel

Kurt Mitchell

Lisa Rasmussen

804 E Street

Aurora, NE  68818

402/694-4204

www.fontel.com

Wholesale distributor of voice and data communications products.

 

Fraser Stryker PC LLO

Travis Tyler

500 Energy Plaza

409 South 17th Street

Omaha, NE 68102

402/341-6000

ttyler@fslf.com

www.fraserstryker.com

Fraser Stryker is a full service law firm established in 1898. Fraser Stryker’s Telecommunications Group routinely provides advice on a wide variety of domestic and international transactiona, regulatory, and litigation matters with respect to point-to-point capacity services, collocation and hosting services, long distance and local telecommunications services, wireless services, terrestrial and undersea fiber-optic cable systems, the Internet and e-commerce.

 

Golden West Technologies

Adam Beshara

2727 North Plaza Drive

Rapid City, SD 57702

605/719-3659

adambeshara@goldenwest.com

www.gwtis.com

Internet services and consulting, Network Operations Center support for alarms, monitoring and management, and a complete portfolio of expertise in security, video conferencing, cabling, business communications solutions, and IT consulting.

 

Graybar

Michelle Whitney

15103 Emmet Street

Omaha, NE  68116

402 452 702

www.graybar.com

All products serving the telecommunication and electrical markets including FTTX, OSP, IPTV, central ovvice, electronics, grounding, battery back-up systems, horizontal cabling, phone systems and paging systems.

 

HunTel Engineering

Rick Plugge

Lee Suhr

1612 Lincoln

P.O. Box 800

Blair, NE  68008

402/426-6100

rplugge@hci-holdings.com

www.htleng.com

Communications consulting for CO, outside plant and CATV

 

ICORE

Chris Ulmer

326 South 2nd Street

Emmaus, PA  18049

610/928-3903

culmer@icoreinc.com

www.icoreinc.com

ICORE performs separations, settlements, rate and tariff preparation, regulatory work and accounting tax/services.  Provides CABS services bureau functions, CLEC services, merger and acquisition assistance, payphone and operator service agreements, code administration and service order administration for LNP.

 

ImageStream

Jeff Broadwick

7900 East 8th Road

Plymouth, IN  46563

800 813 5123 ext 106

jbroadwick@imagestream.com

www.imagestream.com

Router manufacturer

 

Innovative Systems

Randy Kee

Becky Weier

1000 Innovative Drive

Mitchell, SD  57301

605/995-6120

randyk@innovsys.com

www.innovsys.com

Innovative Systems offers eLation, a fully integrated OSS solution that includes billing, financials and automated staking and mapping. The Application Peripheral and APMAX feature Voice and Unified Messaging, conferencing, Caller ID Video Screen Pop plus other enhanced telephony features.  The APMAX also serves as the platform for Innovative’s IPTV Middleware solution., Innovative Systems is one of the leading suppliers of telecommunications hardware and software for the independent telco  market.

 

KGP Logistics, Inc

formerly EMBARQ Logistics

Phil Bryan

13673 221st Road

P.O. Box 22

Burden, KS 67019

402-838-9224

 

www.embarqlogistics.com

National distributor of leading edge technologies and services.  We specialize in serving the independent telephone company marketplace.

 

 

Kiesling & Associates

David Aspenson

1155 Kelly Johnson Blvd., No. 303

Colorado Springs, CO  80920

daspenson@kiesling.com

www.kiesling.com

Audit, accounting, tax, business valuation, human resources, and management advisory services.

 

Local Insight

Leanne Bartholet

100 Executive Parkway

Hudson, OH  44236

330/650-7678

lea.bartholet@windstream.com

Directory publishing company for the independent telephone company market, providing high quality, exceptional service and innovative solutions that will ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction.

 

Mapcom Systems

Matt Gilbert

601 Southlake Boulevard

Richmond, VA 23236-3921

804/743-1860

tradeshow@mapcom.com

www.mapcom.com

Mapcom Systems is the developer of M4® Solutions, a geographical operations system software suite designed for the telecommunications industry.  Mapcom also provides implementation, training and consulting services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Martin Group

Dave Fridley

1515 North Sanborn Boulevard

Mitchell, SD  57301

605/996-9646

www.martin-group.com

Martin Group is a leading provider of superior BSS/OSS software solutions, next generation engineering and business services that address the operation and marketplace challenges faced to today’s communications providers. We are committee to providing solutions that keep customers one step ahead.

 

MetaSwitch

Dan Hickey, Regional Sales Manager

1001 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 100

Alameda, CA  94501

510.748.8230

dh2@metaswitch.com

Vendor of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) switching and applications solutions for both packet and circuit-switched networks. Its call agent, media/signaling gateway and application server platform supports a full range of legacy Class 4/5 capabilities and hosted unified communications services, and scales from a few hundred to millions of subscribers in both integrated and distributed configurations.

 

Mid America Computer Corp.

Steve Appel

Kristi Rounds

P.O. Box 700

Blair, NE  68008

402/426-6222

www.maccnet.com

Billing solutions company that offers a variety of services from office software to providers of telephone, cable television, Internet and wireless service.  From data processing to bill rendering and fulfillment, MACC offers clients “best of breed” billing solutions to face the future.

 

MP NexLevel

Don Zwilling

500 County Road 37 East

Maple Lake, MN  55358

320/963-2400

donz@mpnexlevel.com

www.mpnexlevel.com

For utility construction our capabilities are limitless.  Our services include plowing, trenching, directional drilling, aerial construction, manhole and conduit construction, cable pulling and blowing, along with splicing, testing and cutover of copper, coax and fiber optic plant.

 

NECA

Jeff Phillips

11218 John Galt Blvd., Suite 202

Omaha, NE  68137

402/592-2111

jphillips@neca.org

www.neca.org

 

NRTC

James Mardis

2121 Cooperative Way, Suite 500

Herndon, VA 20171

800/995-5592

jmardis@nrtc.coop

www.nrtc.coop

NRTC offers Internet access and support; direct broadcast satellite (DBS/DirecTV); advanced metering infrastructure (AMI/AMR); weather services; wireless voice/data services; and security (video/intrusion detection/access).

 

NTCA

Dale Schaff

104 Riverview Drive

Wamego, KS  66547

 

National Directory Assistance

Gary Robertson

12700 Townepark Way

Louisville, KY  40243

gr@nationalda.com

www.nationalda.com

Premier provider of local and national directory assistance and operator services to independent exchange carriers and competitive local exchange carriers.

 

Nortel Networks

Dave Nielson

504 South Horizon Circle

Sioux Falls, SD  57107

605/362-9874

dnielson@nortel.com

www.nortel.com

Nortel serves both service provider and enterprise customers and delivers innovative technology solutions encompassing end-to-end broadband, Voice over IP, multimedia services and applications and wireless broadband.

 

Pannaway Networks

Dennis Leveris

Deb Rice

230 Commerce Way

Portsmouth, NH  03801

603/766-5100

leveris_d@pannaway.com

rice_d@pannaway.com

www.pannaway.com

Pannaway Networks delivers broadband access solutions that enable its telecommunications service provider customers to evolve legacy networks to Ethernet/IP - “at will”. Pannaway’s comprehensive Service Convergence Network architecture help service providers compete more effectively and ensure a next-generation network that will support emerging, bandwidth intensive services and applications.

 

Pinpoint Network Solutions

Linn Gowen

6825 Pine Street, Suite 348

Omaha, NE 68106

402/490-0123

linn.gowen@pnpt.com

www.pmptnetworks.com

Pinpoint Network Solutions offerings range from a facilities based intra-city Omaha metro ring to affiliate access in every major market across the United States.  Services include optical transport, Internet access, VoIP, and data center hosting

 

Power & Tel

Doug McPhee

6101 Park Avenue

Des Moines IA  50321

515/244-4375

doug.mcphee@ptsupply.com

www.ptsupply.com

Independent distribution of central office, transmission, broadband, fiber optic, and outside plant products domestically and abroad.

 

RTFC

Henry Buchanan

2201 Cooperative Way

Herndon, VA  20171

hank.buchanan@nrucfc.coop

800/346-7095

www.RTFC.coop

RTFC is a privately funded, member-owned finance organization that provides loans and other financial services to rural telecommunications providers.

 

RVW, Inc.

Bob Tupper

P.O. Box 495

Columbus, NE  68601

402/564-2876

rtupper@rvwinc.com

www.rvwinc.com

Professional engineering, architecture, consulting and computer services including: planning, design, OSP, COE, transmission, wireless, FTTH, CAD, IPTV, Cable TV, local and toll rating, billing, CABS.

 

Rembolt  Ludtke LLP

Timothy F. Clare

1201 Lincoln Mall, Suite 102

Lincoln, NE  68508

402/475-5100

tclare@remboltludtke.com

www.remboltludtke.com

Law Firm

 

Rep Com International

Jim Lucas

31 Dauphine Dr.

Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367

314/406-2775

jlucas@repcom.com

www.repcom.com

Manufacturer’s representative for communications products specializing in fiber optic test sets, splicers and data transportation.

 

SBW Consulting

Dwight “Doc” Wininger

7130 South 29th St.

Lincoln, NE  68516

402/420-7500

sbwdoc@ssbcpas.com

Legislative & regulatory consulting, strategic planning, business planning, media relations.

 

Strain Slattery & Barkley & Co., CPAs, PC

Jim Slattery

7130 South 29th St., Suite F

Lincoln, NE  68516

402/420-7300

slats@ssbcpas.com

www.ssbcpas.com

Audit, Accounting, Tax, Cost Separations, Tariffs and Management Consulting

 

TCA, Inc.--Telcom Consulting Associates

John Balk

Kevin Kelly

1975 Research Parkway, Suite 320

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

719/266-4334

www.tcatel.com

TCA supports rural, independent telecommunications companies with a wide range of services including financial, regulatory, marketing and research, traffic analysis and management, performance management and network administration.

 

Tellabs

Joseph Villarreal

3393 South Coulter Creek Drive

LaParte, IN 46350

Tellabs’ designs, develops, deploys and supports wireless and wired network solutions.  Its comprehensive broadband portfolio enables carriers to succeed in the new competitive environment.

 

Titan Energy Systems

Crystal McClure

6130 Blue Circle Drive, Suite 600

Minnetonka, MN 55343

952/960-2375

cmcclure@titanenergy.com

www.titanenergysystems.com

Distributor and service provider for Generac Power Systems, a major manufacturer of stationary and mobile emergency engine generator systems.

 

Tulsat - Nebraska

John Noojin

P.O. Box 276

Deshler, NE  68340

402/365-7520

jnoojin@gpcom.net

Distributor for Scientific Atlanta, Motorola, Blonder Tongue, Terayon, Standard Communications, Corning-Gilbert. CATV repair on headend and distribution.

 

Union Bank & Trust Co.

Becky Ferguson

P.O. Box 82535

Lincoln, NE  68501

402/323-1334

becky.ferguson@ubt.com

www.ubt.com

 

UniTel Insurance Group

Joe Weipert

P.O. Box 1588

Granbury, TX  76048

877/579-6630

jweipert@natia.net

An insurance agency dedicated to the telecommunications industry.

 

Van Hoet & Company, Chartered

Gerard Van Hoet

10985 Cody, Suite 100

Overland Park, KS  66210

913/696-1896

gerard@vanhoetcpa.com

Audit, accounting, tax regulatory consulting, cost studies, acquisitions

 

Vantage Point Solutions

Bob Lind

2211 N. Minnesota St.

Mitchell, SD  57301

bob.lind@vantagepnt.com

www.vantagepnt.com

A customer-focused, technology-driven engineering services and telecommunications consulting company. VPS designs technically advanced and economically viable solutions customized for its clients and provides a full range of services including professional engineering, outside plant engineering services, strategic planning, technology evaluations, network architecture design, cost studies, regulatory and feasibility studies.

 

Vermeer High Plains

Joe Klein

P.O. Box 83084

Lincoln, NE  68501

402/467-5396

joe@vermeernebraska.com

www.vermeerequipment.com

Sales and service of Vermeer equipment, and parts, utility equipment, cable plows, tree equipment, directional boring, trenchers, trailers.

 

Walker and Associates

Randy Turner

7129 Old Hwy 52

Welcome, NC  27374

336/631-5246

Randy.Turner@walkerfirst.com

www.Walkerfirst.com

Distributor of new and refurbished network products, redefining excellence through custom kitting, quality installation, expert integration, and unsurpassed service.  Products support technologies such as IP, Network Access, 802.11 Wireless, Point to Point Wireless, Ethernet over copper, CWDM, digital cross connect, Ethernet switching and more.

 

Windstream Supply

Jay Pyne, Director of Sales

13560 Morris Road

Alpharetta, GA  30004

jay.pyne@windstream.com

678/351-8577

Steve Garrow, Field Sales Representative

3009 Royal Highlands Drive

St. Louis, MO 63129

steven.garrow@windstream.com

www.windstreamsupply.com

Windstream Supply is a leading telecommunications distributor, providing companies with cutting-edge technology solutions for over 50 years.  Representing over 100 leading manufacturers in our industry, we have the experience, knowledge, and resources to help solve the issues of today’s technological demands.

 

Woods & Aitken LLP

Paul Schudel

301 South 13th Street, Suite 500

Lincoln, NE  68508

402/437-8500

pschudel@woodsaitken.com

Legal Services

 

ZONE Telecom, Inc.

Mike Ricks

Julie Anderson

1125 S. Blackhawk Blvd.

Mt. Pleasant, UT  84647

888/403-4035

mricks@zonetelecom.com

janderson@zonetelecom.com

www.zonetelecom.com

ZONE Telecom, Inc. is the fastest growing provider of wholesale carrier services including long distance, VoIP, cellular, complete back office support and dynamic marketing tools.