ITTA's Member Companies

CenturyLink

CenturyLink logoITTA members CenturyTel, EMBARQ and Qwest merged to create CenturyLink, with operations in 33 states, approximately 7.5 million access lines and more than 2.1 million broadband customers.

Cincinnati Bell

Cincinnati Bell logoCincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) is one of the nation’s most respected and best performing local exchange and wireless providers, with a legacy of unparalleled customer service excellence and financial strength. Cincinnati Bell provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services to residential and business customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

Comporium Communications

Comporium logoThe Comporium® group of companies have provided communications services to customers in South Carolina for more than 100 years. Comporium provides residential and commercial customers access to a broad range of communication services, including local telephone, long distance, wireless, cable TV, Internet, security, data services and directory publishing.

Consolidated Communications

Consolidated logoFounded in 1894, Consolidated Communications is a family of companies providing voice and data communications services to residential and business customers in Illinois and Texas. Services include local and long distance, high-speed Internet, digital TV, business systems, operator services, directory assistance, and fully-integrated telemarketing and fulfillment services.

FairPoint Communications

FairPoint logoHeadquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, FairPoint Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of communications services to rural and small urban communities. FairPoint offers a wide array of services to residential and business customers including local voice, long distance, data and video services.

Hargray Communications

Hargray logoHeadquartered in Hilton Head Island, SC, Hargray is a state-of-the-art telecommunications and related services company for both residential and business customers. The company’s service offerings include traditional telephone and television services, as well as wireless services, High-Speed Internet and cable and IP television. The company also has a telephone directory publishing operation. Hargray is owned by Quadrangle Group, a private investment firm focused on the media and communications industries. For more information, please visit Hargray.com.

HickoryTech Communications

HickoryTech logoHickoryTech Communications (NASDAQ: HTCO), offers a wide variety of communication services to business and residential customers over its multi-state fiber network. HickoryTech's telecom service area includes southern Minnesota, northwest Iowa and central Iowa and offers local phone, long distance, high-speed Internet, Digital TV, advanced business and IP networking services.

TDS Telecom

TDS Telecom logoTDS Telecom, headquartered in Madison, Wis., brings high-quality, locally-based telecommunications services to hundreds of rural and suburban communities across the United States. The company, and its subsidiary TDS Metrocom, provide service for more than 1.2 million access line equivalents.

TDS Telecom is part of the Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (AMEX: TDS) family of companies. TDS is a diversified telecommunications corporation founded in 1969. TDS operates primarily by providing wireless and local telecommunications service. Through its strategic business units U.S. Cellular (AMEX: USM) and TDS Telecom, the company employs approximately 11,600 people and serves approximately 6.4 million customers in 36 states.

News

(Jan 18) ITTA Files Comments Regarding the FCC's Implementation of USF Reforms

(Dec 29) ITTA Seeks Reconsideration of Certain Aspects of the FCC’s USF/ICC Reform Order.

(Dec 16) ITTA weighs in on legislation to reform the 1992 Cable Act.

(Dec 1) ITTA Endorses Legislation to Protect Broadband Providers and Consumers From Cyber Threats.

(Oct 27) ITTA issues following statement following the FCC’s vote to reform USF/ICC.

(Oct 24) ITTA Advocates Industry Self-Regulation To Address Cramming Concerns.

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Resources

U.S. Senate http://www.senate.gov/

U.S. House http://www.house.gov/

Federal Communications Commission http://www.fcc.gov/

National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce http://www.ntia.doc.gov

State Utility/Telecommunications Regulatory Commissions