Minnesota's largest telecom trade group
changes name,
elects board and officers for 2003-2004
Minnesota Telecom Alliance is new name
for MTA
ST. PAUL, April 3 -- The Minnesota
Telecom Alliance (formerly Minnesota Telephone Association) today announced
its new name and the election results for its new board of directors and
officers for 2003-2004.
MTA members at their annual meeting overwhelmingly voted for the Minnesota
Telephone Association to change its name to Minnesota Telecom Alliance, effective
immediately.
Members also voted to elect two new directors to the board. Brent Christensen
of Madelia Telephone Company was elected to a three-year term and Dean Laliberte
of Power Product Services will serve a one-year term as the board representative
from the associate members. Both will be eligible for re-election upon completion
of their term.
Following the annual meeting held last week in Minneapolis, the MTA board
of directors met to elect officers for the next 12 months. Walter S. Clay
of Hutchinson Telephone Company was elected chairman, Kevin T. Larson of
Consolidated Telephone Company was elected vice chairman, Ronald D. Nelson
of TDS Telecom was voted secretary-treasurer, and Michael J. Nowick of MTA
was named president.
"While many national carriers have struggled in this tough economy, MTA members
continue to design and install new infrastructure in their service areas
to meet the needs -- current and future -- of their customers and communities,"
said Michael Nowick, president of MTA. "Now that a majority of our service
areas are wired for broadband communication, MTA members are exploring additional
services that will keep their communities on the cutting edge of technology.
But it can't be done without a migration from today's regulated climate to
a deregulated one that encourages more investment rather than deters it.
The MTA board is ready to work with state and regional policy makers to develop
strategies that will help our industry -- not harm it."
MTA Board of Directors
2003-2004
CHAIRMAN
Walter S. Clay
Hutchinson Telephone Company
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VICE CHAIRMAN
Kevin T. Larson
Consolidated Telephone Company
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SECRETARY-TREASURER
Ronald D. Nelson
TDS Telecom |
PRESIDENT
Michael J. Nowick
Minnesota Telecom Alliance |
DIRECTORS
Janice Aune
Onvoy
Brent Christensen
Madelia Telephone Company
Victor E. Dobras
Sprint
John Finke
HickoryTech
George W. Fish
Garden Valley Telephone Company
David F. Freeman
Ace Communications Group
Paul Freude
Paul Bunyan Telephone
Scott Johnson
Cannon Valley Telecom
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Richard D. Keane
Pine Island Telephone Company
Kenneth Knuth
Woodstock Telephone Company
Dean Laliberte
Power Product Services
John Lass
Frontier Communications
Anthony V. Mayer
West Central Telephone Association
Dean Polkow
Rural Cellular Corporation
Gene R. South, Sr.
Lakedale Telephone Company
George W. Wikstrom
Wikstrom Telephone Company |
About the MTA
The Minnesota Telecom Alliance (formerly Minnesota Telephone
Association) is a not-for-profit professional association representing more
than 100 small, medium and large telecommunication companies providing voice,
data, wireless, and high-speed broadband services to Minnesota's metropolitan
and rural communities. More information about MTA can be found on the Internet
at
www.mnta.org.
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