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ADB Companies grew from an underground directional boring specialist to a full service utility, telecom, wireless, and technologies company. ADB offers aerial and underground utility contracting, OSP/ISP fiber optic cable contracting, and telecommunications technical services, including network engineering and wireless.

ZeroDay provides complex, network-focused AV integration, consistent collaborative solutions, seamless connectivity throughout an IT infrastructure, enhanced end-user experience, designed IT framework, and a proactive approach to virtual IT services.

Mercury Communications is a Wireless Infrastructure Services Provider. As a leader in planning designing, deploying, and maintaining multiple infrastructure projects within the communication, commercial construction, and energy markets.

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The Aldrich Group includes a Top 100 Accounting Firm nationally providing tax, advisory and consulting services to businesses and individuals. We also work closely with business owners and individuals to manage their financial, wealth and tax planning strategies. We serve clients with deep industry expertise in telecommunications, utilities, as well as a variety of privately held companies and individual clients. Our Utilities Services Group serves water, wastewater/sewer, solid waste and electric throughout the west. We understand the challenges utility providers face in providing essential services to the public while maintaining rates at an affordable level.

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Alianza is the communications cloud for service providers. We help our customers supercharge growth, reduce costs, and transform into modern techcos. With Alianza, service providers can navigate the end of the softswitch era and upgrade to a cloud-native solution to power both legacy voice and next-gen cloud communications services — including cloud meetings, collaboration, and text messaging. Our team of experts are passionate about simplifying service delivery and ensuring first-rate customer experiences for more than 200 service providers. Learn more about our solutions at www.alianza.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Since 1989, ANI has built a robust directly connected network to provide unmatched call quality & completion. We offer scalable products designed to provide innovative solutions, superior service, & reduced operating costs. This includes creating direct connections to replace lost revenue due to bill and keep.

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Consulting/Advisory Services

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Calix is the leading provider of the cloud, software platforms, systems and services required to deliver the unified access network and smart premises of tomorrow. We enable the winning Communication Service Providers to turn relentless subscriber demand into new revenue streams by deploying software defined access networks and smart premises platforms to connect everyone and everything.

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Financial advisory and transactional services.

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Building the future of Broadband. CHR offers products and services that enable better broadband. We specialize in B/OSS Software solutions, Broadband Engineering (including outside plant and network design), and Managed IT and NOC services. Our approach ensures our clients improve operations and grow revenue.

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CoBank has provided loans, leases and other financial services to the communications industry for more than 30 years. We are proud to support the telecommunications providers that bring broadband service to rural America. Our customers include incumbent local exchange carriers, competitive local exchange carriers, wireless and cable companies, data centers, and tower and fiber companies of all sizes. We have developed unmatched expertise in the challenges and opportunities facing today’s providers and offer a breadth of financial solutions to support our customers’ business strategies.

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The CNE team provides a full slate of broadband engineering services to rural cooperatives, privately held corporations, municipalities, and county governments. The services CNE provides include COE Engineering, OSP Engineering, IT Services, Operations Assistance, Planning and Funding, Mapping, ROW and Permitting.

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Computer Technology, Inc. develops and supports software for the telecommunications industry. We can handle any billing and accounting functions a telephone company might need. Having been in the business for well over 40 years, we know how you work and the issues you face. We work hard every day to deliver high quality customized applications that make your business faster, more efficient, and more streamlined.

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Established in 1993 as an Ohio-based company, we were formed through a collaboration of 17 Ohio independent local exchange companies (ILECs). After over 29 years of service, CNI has grown its ownership base to 21 ILECs and one electrical cooperative. While still based in Ohio, we have extended well beyond our local service providers to communication providers located throughout the United States.

CNI’s ability to provide the highest quality communication offering to local providers is found in the company’s commitment to operating its network and service with integrity; and to be an early adopter of new and innovative voice, video, and Internet access and data applications. CNI’s commitment to local communication providers is stronger today than ever. CNI has invested in IPTV infrastructure to deliver HD and SD video over our regional fiber network. In order to ensure the reliability of voice offerings, CNI has added Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) metrics to its traditional voice and IP voice service offerings. Customers of CNI, and its partners, receive the added benefit and peace of mind knowing the services they receive are monitored and supported 24/7/365 by CNI’s Network Operations Center (NOC) and Call Center. CNI’s NOC and Call Center are located in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and staffed 24/7/365 with experienced and knowledgeable subject matter experts.

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CommSoft empowers companies and provides the tools to enhance their customer care, billing and provisioning operations from one fully integrated, convergent system for Voice, Video and Data. Our ability to centralize data reduces costs, increases efficiency and enables better service. For over 30 years, we have been an industry-leading software development organization with an end-to-end BSS/OSS software suite covering a myriad of voice, video, data and wireless services from a common platform.

Workforce Management, Business Intelligence, Sales Team Portal, and a Mobile App Suite are all part of the complete CommSoft OSS/BSS suite developed to help all telecommunications providers transform their business and enhance the customer experience.

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CDG offers scalable, accurate billing and operational support solutions for voice, video and data for retail and wholesale telecommunications carriers and service providers. Options include: BDS, Interconnect, CABS, Mediation, Customer Care, Plant, Trouble, Service Provisioning, E-Care, Task Management, CRM Prospects, and third-party financial, mapping and facilities management products. Service bureau, online and licensed options are available. Visit our website at www.cdg.ws to learn more.

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Core provides data and network services to telecom companies across the US. We help companies audit, clean up and migrate their data or network.

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Finley Engineering has 67 years of communications and electric power engineering experience and 30-plus years of experience with fiber communication and data projects. It works with organizations that provide fiber connections to improve quality of life and economic opportunities. Finley has more than 250 employees nationwide and is one of the largest communications network design companies in the United States. Specializing in end-to-end engineering consulting, Finley works with telecom providers, electric cooperatives, municipalities and counties to find the best broadband strategies to fit specific needs. Every project starts with a strategic discussion regarding broadband and includes all stakeholders to gather critical information and perspectives. Finley’s approach is from start to finish, from the initial feasibility study, all the way through to project completion. Finley can be of great assistance in helping clients secure rural broadband funding. They have helped secure tens of millions of dollars on their clients’ behalf and continue to be a resource for service providers that want to build and operate rural broadband networks.

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FORVIS, LLP ranks among the nation’s top 10 professional services firms. Created by the merger of equals of BKD, LLP and Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP (DHG), FORVIS is driven by the commitment to use our forward vision to deliver unmatched client experiences.

FORVIS is built upon the strong legacies of BKD and DHG, which are reflected in a name that represents our unique focus on preparing our clients for what is next. With more than 5,400 dedicated professionals who serve clients in all 50 states, as well as across the globe, FORVIS will offer comprehensive assurance, tax, advisory, and wealth management services.

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Regional provider of transport services (Ethernet, wavelengths, and TDM), dedicated Internet access, dark fiber, and customer networking solutions.

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Mazer Telecom Advisors provides investment banking services to owners who intend to sell privately owned local exchange carriers, wireless licenses or systems, cellular limited partnership interests, and other telecommunications businesses. Utilizing the extensive telecommunications industry experience of its founder, Michael Mazer, the company incorporates its knowledge of potential buyers, negotiation techniques, and marketing strategies to obtain the most desirable terms for its clients. Mazer Telecom has done numerous transactions with ILECs and would be glad to provide references.

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Fiber Construction, Fiber to the Home (FTTH), Fiber to the Tower (FTTT), Turnkey FTTX Capabilities, 5G Buildout, Make Ready Services (MRE), Program Management, Fiber Buildout Field Engineering, Horizontal Directional Drilling, Railroad Mounted Plow (Rail Plow)

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MACC’s billing system is used by telecom companies of all sizes across the United States. Our products empower clients to reach new levels of efficiency through integration and process automation. MACC’s products are supported by professional and dedicated customer care teams to ensure the outstanding service our clients deserve. Plus, we offer the stability of being a growing company with more than 45 years of experience.

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Consulting Engineers providing services for more than 40 years for broadband, telephone, cable TV, fiber-to-the-home, outside plant construction, transmission & soft switching, system analysis, IPTV, negotiations, microwave, MPE studies, environmental studies, NEP reviews (SHPO), licensing, mobile & fixed data, voice, LTE, 5G, towers, RUS telephone & broadband loans, grant funding, semi-annual & annual FCC, NRUF & 477 reports.

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For more than 40 years, Moss Adams has provided audit, tax and business advisory services to telecommunications companies ranging from small rural carriers and cooperatives to mid-size companies. Moss Adams also provides in-house training and open registration seminars on numerous industry topics and conducts an annual benchmarking study of more than 200 carriers.

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Tariffing and Pooling.

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Nex-Tech, a leader in Network Monitoring Centers, Network Monitoring Services, CALEA, Traffic Engineering Services and Cyber Solutions. A partial list of Cordell approved partners are Ribbon/Genband, Metaswitch, Mapcom, and Calix. Network Operations Centers (NOC), Traffic Engineering and Alarm Reporting Software. Cordell RTUs provide contact, analog and environmental monitoring and controls. With more than 80 Network Control and Traffic Centers and 10,000 units in the field, Cordell continues to be a major technological partner for our customers providing productivity and profitability.

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Niels Fugal Sons Company has been serving the utility construction industry since the late 1920’s and is recognized today as a well-known leader in the telecommunications and natural gas construction industry. With its corporate office in Pleasant Grove, Utah, and offices in St. George, Utah and Flagstaff, Arizona the Fugal Company serves the entire Western United States. Over the years, the Fugal Company has changed with the times. It has been a leader, not a follower. Technology has improved, and the company has been and will continue to be on the cutting edge of those changes.

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NISC is a leading provider of software and hardware solutions and services for utilities and telecoms. NISC offers advanced, integrated solutions featuring automated workflows, electronic approvals, and more in areas billing & customer service, accounting, engineering & operations, meter data management, payment channels, cybersecurity and eServices / Apps. Today, more than 20 million consumers in all 50 states, American Samoa, Palau, and Canada receive utility or telecommunications services from companies utilizing our advanced information technology systems.

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Nokia is a global leader in creating the technologies at the heart of our connected world. Powered by the research and innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we serve communications service providers, governments, large enterprises and consumers, with the industry’s most complete, end-to-end portfolio of products, services and licensing. From the enabling infrastructure for 5G and the Internet of Things, to emerging applications in virtual reality and digital health, we are shaping the future of technology to transform the human experience. A truly global company, we are 160 nationalities working in more than 100 countries.

The year 2015 marked our 150th anniversary as a company. We believe this longevity has been due to a variety of factors, including our intelligent adaptation, our pedigree for innovation and our focus on the human aspects of technology.

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TCA, Inc – Telecom Consulting Associates is a comprehensive business consulting firm that adopts a strategic, focused, and innovative team approach to providing solutions for broadband in Rural America. We specialize in financial projections, budgets, marketing, and line of business analysis.  TCA provides our clients with a personalized service designed to support steady growth and financial stability while achieving long-term success in deploying broadband services.

Advocacy ~ CFO Support ~ Financial ~ Grants ~ HR Solutions ~ Marketing ~ Mergers & Acquisitions ~ Network Services ~ Performance Management ~ Regulatory ~ Sales & Marketing Training ~ Strategic Planning

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RTFC is the only member-owned finance organization solely focused on serving the rural telecommunications industry. For more than 30 years, RTFC has provided billions of dollars to rural telecom operators to build infrastructure, expand networks, acquire new consumers and upgrade to the latest technology. When the time is right for you to access additional capital to grow or enhance your services, make RTFC your first call for financing.

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Toly is proudly celebrating 25 years of providing voice connections in rural America! Toly offers SIP and TDM Long Distance along with Hosted VoIP and DID’s services. Thank you for trusting in us!

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TransNexus provides Operation Support Software (OSS) to optimize softswitch and Session Border Control (SBC) operations. Features includes advanced least cost and quality of service routing, LRN and LERG, SIP Analytics(R) toll fraud protection, subscriber credit controls, prepaid billing for trunk groups, CDR mediation, rating, reports and analysis, DID routing, robocall and TDoS protection, and a complete SHAKEN solution including certificate authority. Cloud based and on-premise solutions are available.

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Better Broadband means Better Lives. Vantage Point helps broadband providers bring that promise to life through start-to-FUTURE engineering, consulting, and OSP services tailored to the unique needs of each company, Co-op, and community we serve. Employee Owned and committed to the long-term success of our clients: We are the Broadband People.

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VertiGIS is the developer of the M4 Solutions Suite and Pinpoint811, applications empowering communication service providers to combine data, automation, and fiber management tools to create a complete view of their network that fosters efficiency and growth.VertiGIS partners with communication providers around the world, but primarily those in rural America.

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With a nationwide distribution network and end-to-end deployment solutions and services, Wesco is a key strategic partner to the world’s communications and technology companies offering a comprehensive range of products and solutions to build, optimize and maintain future-ready networks. Wesco has the expertise and experience to help navigate today’s connectivity challenges and tomorrow’s infrastructure needs.