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About
ORBA Companies
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- Associate Member Directory
- Membership Application
Event Calendar
Resources
Glossary

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Home
About
ORBA Companies
Members
- Associate Member Directory
- Membership Application
Event Calendar
Resources
Glossary

Home
About
ORBA Companies
Members
- Associate Member Directory
- Membership Application
Event Calendar
Resources
Glossary

Application Received

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Thank you for applying. We have received your application and will contact you after we have reviewed it.

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Lonnie Pedersen
Chairman
419-739-2200
lonnie@telserco.com

Cheryl Bostelman
Secretary/Treasurer
419-758-3303
cbostelman@fmtc.cc

Kelly Whitacre
Associate Member Representative
(419) 360-5208
kwhitacre@teamsigma.com

About Us

The Ohio Rural Broadband Association, Inc. (ORBA) is an industry trade association of independent phone companies and competitive local exchange companies, working together, sharing knowledge and commonalities to promote and serve rural areas in Ohio with the most modern telecommunications services available.

ORBA member companies are small businesses that provide telephone, video services and broadband Internet, fixed wireless services and fiber optics to rural customers in Ohio. The members play a critical role in Ohio’s economy having invested millions in keeping up with customer demands by provisioning the latest technologies in order to maintain a state-of-the-art broadband network for rural Ohioans.