Ohio Telecom Association Rebrands

The Ohio Telecom Association (OTA), the statewide trade association representing telecommunications companies in Ohio, is changing its name to the Ohio Broadband & Technology Association (OBTA) to better reflect its evolving mission centered on broadband service advocacy.

Today, OBTA represents 42 telecommunications providers, two wireless providers and more than 100 associate member companies that supply goods and services to the telecommunications industry.

Ted Heckmann, board chairman of the newly renamed OBTA and VP of regulatory and government affairs for altafiber, said the name change reflects the telecom industry’s coalescence around broadband.

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