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Associations
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First Network Group Inc. (FNGi) is extremely proud to belong and partner with the following organizations.
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
is a non-profit organization established in December 1997. ARIN is
a Regional Internet Registry (RIR) incorporated in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.
ARIN provides services related to the technical coordination and management of Internet number resources in its respective service region. The ARIN service region includes Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States.
Illinois Telecommunications Association
has a mission to create a forum for its members to identify and to examine issues of importance; to foster collaboration among its members; and to present on behalf of the telecommunications industry a unified position on matters of importance before the regulatory and legislative bodies of Illinois.
The
Iowa Communications Alliance (ITA) represents more
than 130 community-based telecommunications providers who offer
broadband, telephone and digital television service to rural
Iowans. They strive to see that all Iowans should have access to
affordable and robust broadband.
The
Minnesota Telecom Alliance is a trade association that advocates
and represents the interests of nearly 100 small, medium and
large companies that provide advanced telecommunications
services like voice, data, wireless video, and high-speed
Internet access to Minnesota’s metropolitan and rural
communities. In 2008, the MTA merged with the Minnesota
Association of Rural Telecommunications (MART) to become the
premiere telecom organization in the state.
The
North American Network Operators' Group! Collaborating to make
the Internet better, through the coordination and dissemination
of technical information related to backbone and enterprise
networking tech and operational practices.
NANOG meetings are held three times each year, and include
presentations, tutorials, and BOFs. The meetings are informal,
and membership is open. Conference participants typically
include senior engineering staff from tier 1 and tier 2 ISPs.
Participating researchers present short summaries of their work
for operator feedback.
The
North Dakota Association of Telecommunication Cooperatives
The North Dakota independent telephone industry is working
tirelessly to ensure that our residents have access to the
information-technologies that allow them to compete with anyone
in the world and a telecommunications network that is
second-to-none.
The men and women working in rural North
Dakota's telephone industry represent one of the brightest stars
in the state's economy. Rural telephone companies employ over
850 people and provide some of the highest paying jobs, while
pumping over $30 million in wages alone into these rural
communities each year.
The
Ohio Telecom Association (OTA) is a statewide trade association
that promotes the common interests of telecommunications
companies serving and employing Ohioans. The OTA currently
represents 41 telecommunications providers, 2 wireless providers
and over 100 associate member companies that supply goods and
services to the telecommunications industry. In total, the OTA
member companies employ more than 16,000 Ohioans.
OTA member companies are a critical component of Ohio's economy.
From 2001 to 2003, Ohio's local telephone companies invested
more than $2.5 billion in Ohio's telecommunications
infrastructure and Ohio businesses.
The
Wapakoneta Area Chamber of Commerce in Wapakoneta, Ohio is the
voice of area business. Through partnerships with local
governments, organizations and agencies, the chamber promotes
and supports Wapakoneta’s prosperous economy for the benefit of
the entire community.
Wisconsin Locally Owned Telephone Association (WLOTA)
Since 1910, the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association (WSTA)
has served as a unified voice for its members in matters of
interest to legislators, regulators, and the public. Interacting
within its nationwide network of telecommunications experts, the
Association serves as a clearinghouse for pertinent and accurate
information for its members. Our Association represents more
than 70 Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, Internet Service
Providers, and Wireless Carriers.
To stay on top of local, national, and global communications
issues that constantly erupt, each company has elected to
participate as a member of the Wisconsin State
Telecommunications Association.
The Wisconsin Statewide Telephone Cooperative Association was created to join the Wisconsin Telephone Cooperatives in an effort to preserve the Cooperatives, work together on behalf of members to share, and provide special representation towards the needs of cooperatives in the telephone industry.