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Burlington Telecom – COVID-19 UPDATE: OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR HEALTH & SAFETY
To Our Customers & Community, Similar to many of you, we have been diligently following the development of the SARS-CoV-2, named coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) and seasonal influenza (“flu”) viruses. We know there is a growing concern, especially around...
Long Lines Coronavirus Statement
Long Lines Broadband has adopted the FCC’s Keep America Connected Pledge. We are also working with area schools to make sure students have access to the Internet as needed for distance learning and other educational needs. Given this uncertainty of the coronavirus...
Schurz Communications Foundation joins others to help United Way of St. Joseph County raise over $1 million dollars for its COVID-19 Response Fund
United Way Raises Over $1 Million Dollars For COVID-19 Response Fund As a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, on March 17, 2020, the United Way of St. Joseph County (UWSJC) instantly shifted focus to emergency response funding for the community. UWSJC is working to raise...
HBC is offering free broadband Internet to families with students amid Coronavirus closures.
Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) will provide free broadband for two months to eligible low-income households, as a number of Minnesota and Wisconsin announce schools closures amid concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19). HBC is taking measures to provide...
ANTIETAM BROADBAND ASSISTS COMMUNITY WITH INTERNET ACCESS DURING COVID-19 CONCERNS
(Hagerstown, MD) Antietam Broadband announced today their support of actions taken by Washington County government, schools and local businesses to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. With school closings and more people working remotely, Antietam will take a...
ORBITEL COMMUNICATIONS OUTLINES RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Technical support and online tools for customers a priority (Maricopa, AZ) Orbitel Communications announced today the steps they have taken to support the CDC and local governments to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Orbitel is closely following the CDC...
BTV Ignite Announces Recipients of Inaugural City of Burlington and Burlington Telecom STEM and Technical Skill Fund Awards
Awards are the first funded through the City of Burlington’s agreement with Burlington Telecom and grant $50,000 to local nonprofits focused on technical skill advancement, STEM education and workforce development Burlington, Vt. – [date], 2020, – BTV Ignite, a...
OTAVA RECOGNIZED AS ELITE 150 in CRN’s 2020 MSP 500 List
Ann Arbor, Mich. [February 18, 2020] — Otava, a global leader in secure and compliant cloud services for enterprise and channel partners, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company has named Otava to its 2020 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in...
Burlington, Schurz Communications Announce Investment in Tech Economy
Burlington Telecom will invest $3 million in the local tech economy over the next 10 years to boost startups and nonprofits in Burlington. The telecom's general manager, Mike Loucy, made the announcement Tuesday at the kickoff for the fourth annual Innovation Week, a...
Otava Named to 2019 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
OTAVA NAMED TO 2019 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in Metropolitan Detroit September 4, 2019 – Ann Arbor, Mich. — Otava, a global leader in secure cloud services for enterprise and channel partners, has been recognized as one of “Metro Detroit’s Best and...
Schurz Communications Foundation, Inc. recognized as Organization of the Year
YWCA Announces Tribute 2019 Honorees! Patricia Cressy, Muffet McGraw, Charlotte Pfeifer and the Schurz Communications Foundation among those recognized FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2019 South Bend, IN-YWCA North Central Indiana is proud to announce the 2019 Tribute...
Burlington Telecom Receives State and National Recognition from a Leading Broadband Industry Research Company
Burlington Telecom was recognized by BroadbandNow’s 2019 Internet Service Provider Awards. This award program recognizes small-to-major-sized providers offering excellent products and service to consumer, center around three core aspects that are vital to operational...
Online Tech is now Otava!
If you’ve been following our recent #RebootOT campaign, you probably guessed that we’ve had something big in the works. This morning, we announced that Online Tech has changed its name to Otava – and, we have a comprehensive, shiny new brand to go with it! Becoming...
2019 McCloskey New Venture Competition Winners
17 area teams were awarded more than $350,000 in cash and in-kind prizes at the 2019 McCloskey New Venture Competition on Friday, April 12.
Resonado and Vital View Technologies split the $50,000 McCloskey Grand Prize, which is awarded to teams founded by Notre Dame students or alumni. Frost Control Systems and Game Changer split the $50,000 Startup South Bend-Elkhart/Elevate Ventures Grand Prize, which is awarded to the top community based teams.
Schurz Communications’ Subsidiary Champlain Broadband Closes on Transaction to Acquire Burlington Telecom in Vermont
March 13, 2019, Mishawaka, Ind. – Schurz Communications announced today that following recent regulatory approval and a vote of the Burlington City Council approving the sale, its subsidiary Champlain Broadband has closed the transaction to acquire Burlington Telecom...