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TO ALL ATTENDEES: Everyone must register to attend any event during this convention. You will need your ID Badge for entrance to all functions including the general sessions.

Sunday, June 4, 2017

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Opening Reception and Registration

Sponsor: Sprint – Relay Oklahoma

Location: Madrid I - II



Monday, June 5, 2017

7:00 a.m. Golfer’s Breakfast

Location: Battle Creek Golf Club

Sponsor: Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (PTCI)


8:00 a.m. OTA Foundation Benefit Golf Tournament

Location: Battle Creek Golf Club

Shotgun Start

Sponsor: Beverage Cart – UNITEL


12:00 p.m. Golfer’s Luncheon

Location: Battle Creek Golf Club

Sponsor: Chickasaw Telephone Company
5:45 p.m. Associate Members Meeting

Location: Madrid IV - IX


6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Suppliers’ Reception & Showcase

Location: Madrid IV - IX


Children’s Event

Co-Sponsors: Canadian Valley Telephone Company

JSI
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Suppliers’ Showcase and Buffet Breakfast

Location: Madrid IV – IX

Sponsor: Totah Communications
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. First General Session

Location: Madrid I - II

Sponsor: Cherokee Communications
Welcome – OTA President, Richard Ruhl
9:15 – 10:30 a.m. Washington Update


  • Jed Cochran – Field Representative for Senator Jim Inhofe

  • Andy Ehrlich - Total Spectrum

  • Derrick Owens - WTA

Moderator: Larry Jones
10: 30 – 10:45 a.m. Morning Break Refreshments

Co-Sponsors: NECA

Telcom Insurance Group
10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Does Anybody Really Know What 5G is? Does Anybody Really Care?


  • Dean Mischke - Finley Engineering



DRAWINGS TODAY DURING GENERAL SESSION

MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN

11:30 a.m. OTA MEMBERS MEETING – Richard Ruhl, President



  • Election of OTA Board Members

11:45 a.m. ITPA Meeting


2:00 p.m. ATA Board of Directors Meeting

Location: Granada Boardroom Salon III


7:00 p.m. Beware the Ghostball
8:00 p.m. Music Event by Forever Young

Stokely Event Center, 10111 E 45th Place, Tulsa


Wednesday, June 7, 2017
7:30 – 9:00 a.m. OTA Board of Directors Meeting

Location: Salon III

Co-Sponsors: Dobson Technologies

FWA
7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Buffet Breakfast

Location: Madrid III

Sponsor: Carnegie Telephone Company


9:00 a.m. Second General Session

Location: Madrid I - II

Co-Sponsor: BTC Broadband

Eide Bailly LLP


OTA President Richard Ruhl, Presiding
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. ACAM or Legacy Program: Network & Financial

Considerations



  • JSI – Gary Smith

  • Moss Adams - Chad Duval

  • Monte R. Lee – Carl Akin

Moderator: Mark Gailey
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Break Refreshments

Co-Sponsors: Canadian Valley Telephone Company

Pioneer Telephone Cooperative
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Cybersecurity (Board Responsibilities)


  • NTCA – Jesse Ward

  • Telcom Insurance Group – Jim Hummingbird

Moderator: Dean Gibson
11:30 – 12Noon NECA's Ethernet Transport Services E-Rate Option Offering

  • Barbara Vrahnos


DRAWINGS TODAY DURING GENERAL SESSION

MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Hospitality Hour –

Location: Salon IX

Sponsor: Cherokee Communications
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ITPA Silent Auction (During Hospitality Hour & Banquet)
7:00 p.m. Banquet & Awards Ceremony

Location: Seville BallroomMadrid I - II

Sponsor: Chickasaw Telephone Company

SPONSORSHIPS

As of May 31, 2017


The Oklahoma Telephone Association and Arkansas Telecommunications Association would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support. Their sponsorship has been used to sponsor donations at the meetings and banquet and to help sponsor events for the conference.


Corporate ($5000 and above)

Chickasaw Telephone Company

Sprint – Relay Oklahoma

Platinum ($1000 - $4999)

Beggs Telephone Company

Canadian Valley Telephone Company

Carnegie Telephone Company

Cherokee Communications

Eide Bailly

Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

UNITEL


Emerald ($501 to $999)

ACRS


BTC Broadband

CT&T


Electricom

FWA


GENBAND

JSI


NECA

NISC


Gold ($301 to $500)

1-VoIP


ADTRAN

Calix


EdgeTeam Technology

Enersys


Dobson Technologies

Finley Engineering

ISPN

KanOkla Networks



Klaasmeyer Construction

Pioneer Telephone Cooperative

Prairie Grove Telephone Company

TCA


Telcom Insurance Group

UDP


Zyxel

Silver ($100 to $300)

Clearfield

EBR Inc.

Hinton Telephone Company

Holtger Brothers

Interstate Powercare

Mapcom Systems

Pinnacle Communications

Power & Tel

Red Indicates those added since 5/10/2017




GHOSTBALL

(OTA Foundation)

As of May 31, 2017



Beggs Telephone Company

BTC Broadband

Carnegie Telephone Company

Central Oklahoma Telephone Company

Chickasaw Telephone Company

CoBank


Eide Bailly

Electricom

Epic Touch

Hinton Telephone Company

KanOkla Networks

Mapcom Systems

Monte R. Lee & Company

MPNexLevel

Totah Communications

Red Indicates those added since 5/10/2017







Hall of Fame Inductees
The Oklahoma Telephone Association Hall of Fame was established in 1991. Its purpose is to honor those individuals who have demonstrated exceptional service and devotion to the Oklahoma local exchange telephone industry.
Hall of Fame Recipients



1991

Jewel Callaham

Everett “Doc” & Ruby Dobson

Cecil Elliott

Ernith & Lela Belle Gailey

Royce Gaunt

Allowe Hand

Johnny Hollis

Frank Morrison

O.H. & Minnie Mullen

Marvin Osborne

Hugh Straughn

Murle & Mildred Tutty

Irene Witter

Truman Wood
1992

Dutch Guest

Monte Lee

V. David Miller

Ervin Raus
1993

Zeine & Margaret Goatcher

Tom & Addie Sheard

Isadore & Gloria Sheinbein

W.O. & Ruth Young
1994

Allen Daniels

Ray League

William H. Stanley, Jr.

Leonard Thorne
1995

J.C. Curtis

Johnnie Ruhl

Don Strube


1997

Kenneth Aubrey

Gary Kennedy

Isaiah John White


2001

Ken Doughty

Tom Green

Wesley Johnson

Barry K. Moore

Ron Mount

Tom Riley
2002

J.B. “Sonny” Bright

Ron Comingdeer

Jesse R. Gailey

Bob Stafford

Jim Williams


2003

Bob Gray


Carolyn O’Hair

Dan Overland

Gary Torbett
2004

Gary Jay


Jerry Johnston

Benny Ross

Edward Smith
2005

Richard “Dick” Ellis

Larry Jones

Darrell Overland


2006

J R Carter

Donald Heitschmidt

Bob Rozell


2007

Gary D. Burke

George Frazier

Parker J. Hightower


2008

Greg Aldridge

Thurman Hayes

Charles O. Smith




2009

Esta Callaham

Jack Hester

Ron Strecker

Robert J. Tutty

Marvin & Avonelle White


2010

Edward E. Hilliary, Jr.

Richard Ruhl
2011

Kay Seymour

Steven Guest
2012

Paul Cooper

Lynn R. Merrill

Dr. Kay H. Mount


2013

Mark Gailey


2014

Conley Cathey

Kathy Kunc

Roger Hutton


2015

Teresa A. Aubrey

Lori Bright

Douglas J. Hilliary

Robert Prince

James O. Young


2016

John Callahan

Mary Green

Tom Karalis

Orlean Smith

Jerry Whisenhunt


2017

Gary Beikmann

Jim Eaton

Dale Fitzwater

Alice Jo Hilliary

Melody Shaver




Bill Barnes Award
The Bill Barnes Award was established in 1988. This award is presented to an individual “dedicated to the enrichment of the telephone industry’s professional knowledge for the advancement of customers ‘welfare, for his participation in honest telecommunications enterprises, to his commitment of service before profit, to public welfare above all other considerations, and for divine guidance in professional competency, initiative, leadership, mature sound judgment, and in all endeavors.”
Mr. Barnes was an executive with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and spent many years working with the Oklahoma independent telephone industry. He was lost prematurely due to a fatal heart attack. This award is named as a tribute to him and his contributions to the Oklahoma telephone industry.
Bill Barnes Recipients


  1. Frank Morrison

  2. Cecil Elliott

  3. Allowe Hand

  4. Royce Gauntt

  5. V. David Miller

  6. Jewel Callaham

  7. William H. “Billy” Stanley, Jr.

  8. Johnnie Ruhl

  9. Don Strube

  10. Bill Young

  11. Gary Kennedy

  12. Dutch Guest

2001 Jesse R. Gailey

  1. J. R. Carter

  2. Jim Williams

  3. Robert “Bob” Stafford

  4. E.D. “Bud” Raus

  5. Margaret & Zeine Goatcher

  6. Donald Heitschmidt

  7. J.B. “Sonny” Bright

  8. Gary M. Jay

  9. Jack Hester

  10. Carolyn O’Hair

  11. Charles O. Smith

  12. Monte R. Lee

  13. Ron Strecker

  14. Ron Comingdeer

  15. Pauline Van Horn

MEMBERS

Oklahoma Telephone Association



Atlas Telephone Company, Inc.

* Beggs Telephone Company, Inc.

* BTC Broadband

* Carnegie Telephone Company

* Canadian Valley Telephone Company

* Central Oklahoma Telephone Company

CenturyLink

Cherokee Communications

* Chickasaw Telephone Company

Chouteau Telephone Company

Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

* Dobson Telephone Company

* Epic Touch Company

Grand Telephone Company, Inc.

* Hinton Telephone Company, Inc.

* KanOkla Networks.

* McLoud Telephone Company

* Medicine Park Telephone Company, Inc.

* Mid-American Telephone Company

* Oklahoma Communications Systems, Inc.

OklaTel, Inc.

* Ozark Telephone Company

* Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Pine Telephone Company

* Pinnacle Communications

* Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Santa Rosa Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

* Seneca Telephone Company

Shidler Telephone Company

SC Telcom

Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company

Terral Telephone Company

* Totah Communications, Inc.

* Wyandotte Telephone Company







Arkansas Telephone Association

A T & T


Arkansas Telephone Company, Inc.

* ArkWest Communications

Central Arkansas Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

CenturyLink

Madison County Telephone Company

Magazine Telephone Company

* North Arkansas Telephone Co., Inc.

Ozark Telephone Company

* Pinnacle Communications

* Prairie Grove Telephone Company

* Rice Belt Telephone Company

Ritter Communications Holdings, Inc.

Scott County Telephone Company

South Arkansas Telephone Co., Inc.

* Southwest Arkansas Telephone Coop., Inc.

Walnut Hill Telephone Company

Windstream Arkansas, LLC

Yelcot Telephone Company





* Indicates Registration as of 5/10/2017


OTA/ATA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS





* ACRS 2000 Corp.

ADB Utility Contractors

* Adtran

Aegis Consulting Group, LLC

Alpine Power Systems, Inc.

* ANI Networks

Beacon LLC

BKD CPAs and Advisors

BKM Group, The

Brown, CD Construction Co.

Butler Communications

* Calix Networks, Inc.

* Cambium Networks

* CBM


CCI Systems

CellStream

* Champion Precast

Charles Industries

Chickasaw Telecom

CHR Solutions

CISCO

* Clearfield Inc.



CoBank

Comingdeer, Ron & Associates

Commsoft

* Core Telecom Systems, Inc.

* CSSA

* C T & T, Inc.



Directory Publishing Solutions Inc.

* Ditch Witch of Oklahoma

* EBR, Inc.

* Edge Team Technologies

* Eide Bailly, LLP

* ElectriCom LLC

Emergency Power Systems.

* EnerSys, Inc.

* enfoPoint Solutions

EPSi, LLC

Fiber-Tel Contractors, Inc.

* Finley Engineering Co.

*FluxLight Inc.

FWA, Inc.

* GENBAND

* Goldfield Telecom

Hollar Law Firm

Holtger Brothers, Inc.

Innerduct.com

* Innovative Systems

Insurica

* Inteliquent

Interstate Powercare

* ISPN


Jack Chami, CPA PLLC

John Staurulakis, Inc. (JSI)

* KGP Logistics

Klaasmeyer Construction Co.

KsFiberNet

Lovett & Company, Inc.

* Mapcom Systems

* Metaswitch Networks

* Mid America Computer Corp. (MACC)

Midland Group, Inc.

Millennium Utility Consultants, Inc.

Mitchell Engineering

Modern Enterprises Solutions, Inc.

MoGyver Communications

Monte R. Lee & Co.

Moss Adams

MP Nexlevel

National Directory Assistance

National Information Data Center

* NECA


* NeoNova

New Venture Telecommunications

* Nex-Tech

NISC


NRTC

* NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association

OFS Fitel, LLC

Pioneer Cellular

* Power & Telephone Supply

Quanta Telcom

* RepCom International

* Rocky Mountain Telcom, Inc. (RMWT)

Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative (RTFC)

* Solaris Power Systems

Sonus Networks

Sprint Relay Oklahoma

TCA, Inc.

TE Connectivity

* Telamon Corporation

* Tel Rep Internationa

Tel-Quip

* Telcom Insurance Group

Texas Communications Expo

* UDP, Inc.

United States Telecom Association (USTA)

* UNITEL


* USIC

USTA


Utility Services Associates Construction

Vanatta & Associates

Vantage Point Solutions

* Walker & Associates

WGA Benefit Consultants

WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband

* ZyXEL Communications




* Indicates a registered EXHIBITOR as of 5/10/2017



2017 Convention Committee



Larry Jones, Chair

Ron Comingdeer

Mark Gailey

Keith Gibson

Nick Kretchmar

Dr. Kay Mount

Lynn Merrill

Bob Rozell,

Richard Ruhl

Kelley Wells

Preston Williams

Donna Wynn



Justin Zell




Thank you for your continued support.

See you next year at our

83rd Summer Conference



June 3 – 6, 2018

Chateau on the Lake

Branson, Missouri



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