Details
May 30 (12:00PM) - June 1 (4:00PM), 2017
122nd OTA Annual Convention
Downtown Columbus Renaissance Hotel
Click HERE to register online.
2017 OTA Annual Convention
Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel
50 North 3rd Street, Columbus, OH
Tentative Agenda
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
12:00 – 4:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop
Expanding Rural Opportunities through Broadband
Four 45 minute session that will explore the topics of:
- Broadband Economics
- Developing Social Spheres
- Telehealth
- Technical Prowess
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Opening Reception and Vendor Time
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
8:30 a.m. Welcome & Annual Meeting
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Charley Moses, President, OTA
Preview of latest OTA Competition Report
9:00 – 9:25 a.m. PUCO Chairman Asim Haque
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
9:25 – 9:55 a.m. Bob DeBroux, TDS
FCC Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee
9:55 – 10:20 a.m. Sam Randazzo, McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
The Evolution of Utility Regulation
10:20– 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 12:00 p.m. Broadband Applications
- AT&T/Verizon: Small Cell in Ohio
- CenturyLink: Smart Solutions
- New Knoxville Telephone Co: Over the Top Video
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Rick Schadelbauer, NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association
Anticipating Economic Returns of Rural Telehealth
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Calix
2020 is Just Three Years Away; Will You Be Ready?
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Lunch and Vendor Time
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. ShadowBox Live, Evolutionaries
Shadowbox Live pays tribute to two changelings who revolutionized music, fashion, and pop culture with Evolutionaries: The Stories and Music of David Bowie and Prince.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
8:00 a.m. Golf, Shotgun Start
The Country Club at Muirfield Village
Purchase tickets to attend the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield.
For hotel reservations, use the following link
https://aws.passkey.com/go/ohiotelecomassociationmay17
Or call Renaissance Enhanced Group Reservations at 877-901-6632. Guests will ask for Ohio Telecom Association Convention Room Block to receive the group rate of $164 for a King room.
The hotel will hold these rooms until the cut-off date May 10, 2017.