News & Announcements

Mike brings decades of industry experience to Customer Relations team. Vantage Point Solutions is proud to announce that Mike Carpinelli has joined the Customer Relations team. Carpinelli, an industry veteran with nearly four decades of industry expertise, will serve clients in the East South Central region of the United States. “I’ve known Vantage Point for … Read more

Another Certified Public Accountant on staff at Vantage Point Solutions. MITCHELL, SD (April 19, 2022) – Vantage Point Solutions is pleased to congratulate Dennis Smith, of our Consulting team, on successfully passing all four portions of the CPA exam. Dennis is a key member of Vantage Point’s State Universal Service Fund division where he serves the … Read more

“It’s an honor to serve this industry,” Gardea says. Vantage Point is proud to share that Ginny Gardea, Director of Customer Relations, has been elected as Vice Chair of the NTCA Associate member Advisory Committee. “I am so pleased to be entrusted with this responsibility,” Gardea says. “It’s an honor to serve this industry, especially … Read more

Vantage Point Solutions introduces state-of-the-art services designed to mitigate risk and uncertainty without adding hard-to-find staff. Network needs are evolving, and Vantage Point’s Data Network team is rising to the challenge: Vantage Point is pleased announce they are now offering Managed Network Services. Working closely with network operators, Vantage Point’s renowned Data Networking & Security … Read more

Ushio has served the industry for more 26 years. Vantage Point Solutions congratulates Judi Ushio, Consulting Department Division Manager, on the announcement of her retirement. Her decades-long career serving the telecommunications industry will conclude on April 29, 2022. Judi has specialized in regulatory planning and compliance, emergency preparedness, and State USF management. Her commitment to … Read more

The national discussion on the future of USF continues, and Vantage Point continues to advocate for viable, accountable, sustainable solutions. In reply comments filed March 17, 2022, Larry Thompson, PE, Jeff Smith, Doug Eidahl, JD, and Mikaela Burma, JD again reiterated that the job of meeting the universal service obligation does not have an expiration … Read more

Vantage Point encourages all providers to be diligent in the challenge phase of ReConnect 3, as there may be need to “play defense” to prevent awarding funds for areas already served. The application period for ReConnect 3 closed on March 9; and USDA has already begun releasing Public Notices of applications received. After each Public … Read more

Penney now one of ten Licensed Professional Engineers on staff at Vantage Point Solutions. Vantage Point Solutions is thrilled to congratulate Brad Penney, of our Engineering team, on successfully passing his Professional Engineering exam. Brad has worked diligently under the mentorship of fellow Vantage Point P.E.s since graduating from South Dakota State University in 2017. … Read more

Fiber for your Members, Fiber for your Future NRECA’s TechAdvantage is back, and Vantage Point Solutions is looking forward to catching up with Electric Cooperatives across the county while we gather in Nashville. Here are key areas Vantage Point is focused on ahead of TechAdvantage: Broadband, but Make it Make Sense From “we’re thinking of … Read more

All carriers offering voice services must certify training and treatment of CPNI data CPNI Certifications are due annually by March 1, and Vantage Point’s Consulting team is available with flexible solutions to help all impacted carriers. All telecommunications carriers offering voice services, regardless of technology, are subject to the FCC Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) … Read more

Permitting, Funding, Workforce, and Line Dancing. Vantage Point’s ready for it all. The Rural Telecom Industry Meeting & EXPO is back, and Vantage Point Solutions is pleased to sponsor this great event. Here are key areas Vantage Point is focused on ahead of RTIME: Permitting Vantage Point’s Nathan Weber, PE joins NTCA’s Brian Ford to … Read more

Summit will be held May 23-25 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Co-op Broadband Executive Summit will return in 2022, slated to be held in Chattanooga, Tennessee May 23-25 of 2022. The Summit, known as CBES, is an intimate bi-annual roundtable of electric co-op executives engaged in deploying broadband. “CBES grew out of a request from a … Read more

In-house team further streamlines construction permitting and compliance processes for construction projects. Proceeding to construction just got easier: Vantage Point Solutions is pleased to announce the addition of in-house Environmental and Cultural Resource services, further streamlining construction project management in the face of increasing permitting requirements. “Construction projects across the country are facing increased environmental … Read more

Vantage Point congratulates Russell Elliott for his new role at Siskiyou Telephone, where he will succeed Jim Lowers as CEO. We are pleased to have assisted Siskiyou with their search for this top executive and proudly share the full announcement below. For more information about Vantage Point’s Executive Placement services, click here. Siskiyou Telephone Announces … Read more