The Ohio Information Technology department has initiated a bid process that would provide a purchasing vehicle for state agencies to upgrade their communications infrastructure to IP enabled services.  The NWOITA members have a vested interest in the communites they serve and are eager to be a part of this exciting initiative.

For the good of the group a task force has been established by NWOITA to look into potential partnerships and alliances that the NWOITA members cojuld align themselves with to provide a solution for the State of Ohio through our carrier class members.  The NWOITA is an Ohio Association, made up of Ohio companies, looking to meet the Voice, Data and Video needs for Ohioans and their public institutions not only today but well into the future.

If your company is interested in partnering with NWOITA and its member companies in responding to this request by the OIT, or if you are simply interested in learning more about this initiative please contact us such that we can further explore a business relationship and/or answer any questions you may have on this initiative.

The NWOITA membership has been working for years to deploy and expand fiber optic facilities within their own exchanges.  A large portion of the NWOITA membership base has further worked to connect these facilities together to expand the reach and scope of these optical facilities.

Today, through the cooperative efforts of the association members, fiber optic facilities have been connected together to create survivable networks that extend from Wapakoneta on I-75 west along the US33 corridor to Celina, Ohio and from Lima on I-75 west along the US30 corridor to Van Wert, Ohio.  The fiber optic facilites then extend north through Defiance, Ohio and Napoleon, Ohio on their way to Toledo and then further east and south to Tiffin, Ohio and Ottawa, Ohio before returning back to Lima, Ohio.  In addiition these diverse, ringed facilities connect with physical fiber facilities extending south from Findlay, Ohio through Kenton, Delaware and Worthington, Ohio in route to Columbus.

NWOITA members have equipped their fiber optic facilities with network equipment to allow for Ethernet Transport Services with available capacity exceeding 10 Gigabit per Second.  In addition, fiber optic facilities have been equipped to allow for tradional SONET OCn transport services and DS1/DS3 TDM services for providing special access data circuits, as well as, switched access voice grade services.

This highly survivable, high integrity regional network is among the best in the country and it provides for connectivity to national carriers for extending network connectivity to points around the nation and/or around the world.  This network makes it possible for a multitude of business to call Ohio home no matter where in the workd they need to connect in order to conduct their business.

Come join us in calling Ohio your home and feel the pride in being part of the Buckeye Nation!

Collectively the NWOITA members have taken grade responsibility, ownership and pride in ensuring rural and urban healthcare providers have connectivity to local, regional and statwide medical resources. 

Ohioans have always taken great pride in caring for one another, which is why the NWOITA members are working hard to establish multi-megabit metropolitan and regional networks using fiber optic cabling for connecting medical facilities together. 

The future of telemedicine is here today and it is NWOITA's goal to establish a state of the art network connecting healthcare facilities together to maximize the value of this tool to healthcare providers.  It is our vision that  this network will enable Ohio to be a national leader in using telemedicine, which will allow the Ohio healthcare system to be among the best in the nation giving our state medical institutions the ability to attract and retain top quality medical professionals.

Collectively the NWOITA members have taken grade responsibility, ownership and pride in ensuring the school districts in their service areas are equipped with state of the art telecommunications and broadband service to allow Ohio's youth to excel in the classroom and in their post-graduate years.

The NWOITA members look forward to the opportunity to deliver these same quality services and features to all of Ohio for  the purpose of learning, working and playing.  The NWOITA members work together to provide Triple Play Services to the communities we collectively serve with both traditional and digital Video, Internet-Data and Voice Services.

As a collective group, we are excited about what Ohio's future holds and we are excited about the opportunity to continue to be a significant part of keeping Ohio Educational telecommunications network on the leading edge.  As Ohio companies and citizens we feel it is our public duty to help ensure the great state of Ohio remains a national leader for our and our childrens', childrens' future.

2008 Members Golf Outing and Picnic

Once again the vendors that have had the opportunity to present to the NWOITA membership on their products and services have gratiously agreed to host a golf outing and picnic for the NWOITA membership.

The Golf Outing and Picnic is rapidly approaching.  A registration form was sent out in late June and is due back in early July.

We look forward to seeing as many as you as possible at this years outing.

NWOITA Christmas Party.

The Ridgeville Telephone Company and the Farmers Mutual Telephone Company have volunteered to host this years NWOITA Member Christmas Partty at the American Legion Hall just outside of Ridgeville Corners, Ohio.  The exact date of the Chirstmas Party will be announced at an upcoming meeting of the membership.

The Ridgeville Telephone Company and the Farmers Mutual Telephone Company would appreciate any suggestions you may have for this years entertainment.