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DAY 2
Indiana Fiber Network LLC (IFN) has estab-
lished an interconnection with Iowa Network
Services (INS, Booth 209).
The interconnection was made via INDATEL
(Booth 813) at 350 East Cermak in Chicago. Both
INS and IFN are members of INDATEL, whose
rural local exchange carrier (RLEC) members
serve more than 5,000 communities nationally.
IFN’s ownership is comprised of 20 local
exchange telephone companies throughout the
state. They offer data center, Internet backbone
and data transport services over state-of-the-
art Ethernet, CWDM, DWDM and SONET fiber
networks, with service in the state of Indiana and
in many places throughout the U.S., via a network
of national carrier partners. According to August
Zehner, IFN vice president of sales and marketing,
establishing a carrier interconnect via INDATEL is a
noteworthy stride in IFN’s plan to create a denser
national service offering.
“Establishing these types of interconnects
are significant, in that Cermak is at the heart
of telecommunication access facilities for the
Midwest,” he said.
INS meanwhile was founded as a centralized
equal-access company in the United States.
Privately held by 122 Iowa-based independent
telecommunications companies, INS has had
middle-mile fiber in place since 1989. It delivers
telephony, core network transport, Internet,
dedicated fiber, IP video, data center facilities,
network management, technical support and
contact-center services, information tech-
nology and HR outsourcing, among the many
products and services offered to communica-
tions companies and enterprise businesses.
This latest interconnection will further facilitate
both organizations’ Ethernet transport service
to carriers and enterprise organizations looking
for high-bandwidth broadband fiber service
throughout the United States.
“This enables IFN to be more responsive to
customer requirements and to offer innovative,
tailored technology solutions to our members
and customers/partners in the most effective, reli-
able and economically sound method possible,”
said Kelly Dyer, IFN president and CEO. o
FairPoint Communications, a wholesale tele-
communications provider in New England,
has announced the launch of Construction
Solutions for its wholesale customers.
FairPoint’s Construction Solutions include
providing small cell construction and custom
cellular locations, structured cabling and
inside wiring, construction project manage-
ment and custom-built network solutions.
Whether it is a demarcation extension, a new
fiber design build or a site survey, FairPoint
will act as a single project manager of all
deliverables and vendors, it said.
“We know each wholesale customer has
unique network and construction needs,” said
Tony Tomae, FairPoint executive vice president
and chief revenue officer. “With many years of
experience providing high-bandwidth front-haul
and backhaul services, approximately 17,000
route miles of directly owned-and-operated fiber
in northern New England, our experienced local
workforce and long-time vendor relationships,
we are uniquely positioned to provide turn-key
construction solutions to our customers.”
FairPoint provides wholesale customer access
to more than 100,000 businesses in Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont. It also offers extended
connectivity into Boston and New York City.
“As a network service provider, it’s our job
to know how to build, improve and maintain
networks and the equipment that supports
them,” said Chris Alberding, FairPoint vice presi-
dent of product management. “We will now
put this expertise to work for our wholesale
customers by offering to plan, coordinate, install
and maintain their network connections. Since
2011, we have completed – on time – more than
1,100 fiber-to-the-tower macro tower builds. This
feat is just one testament to our skills managing
complex projects and large teams.” o
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