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Schurz Communications Appoints Diego Anderson as Executive Vice President of Broadband

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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MISHAWAKA, Ind., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (“Schurz”) today announced that Diego Anderson has been appointed to lead the company’s broadband division, following the retirement of Brian Lynch.

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MISHAWAKA, Ind., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (“Schurz”) today announced that Diego Anderson has been appointed to lead the company’s broadband division, following the retirement of Brian Lynch.
Effective immediately, as Executive Vice President of Broadband, Anderson is responsible for leading the strategy and management of Schurz’s broadband portfolio, which includes six regional companies: Antietam Broadband in Maryland, Burlington Telecom in Vermont, Hiawatha Broadband in Minnesota, Long Lines Broadband in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota, NKTelco in Ohio, and Orbitel Communications in Arizona.
“We are delighted to welcome Diego to the Schurz team,” said John Reardon, President and CEO, Schurz Communications.
Earlier, his roles included Senior Vice President and General Manager of Segra and Vice President of Operations for Lumos Networks.

Schurz Communications Announces the Retirement of Senior Vice President Brian Lynch

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

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MISHAWAKA, Ind., July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (“Schurz”) today announced the upcoming retirement of Brian Lynch, Senior Vice President.

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MISHAWAKA, Ind., July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (“Schurz”) today announced the upcoming retirement of Brian Lynch, Senior Vice President.
After serving fourteen years with Schurz, and the last seven as SVP of Broadband, Lynch will retire December 31, 2023.
“Brian has earned the respect of his peers, his team members, and the entire industry over the course of his three decades in cable and broadband,” said John Reardon, President and CEO, Schurz Communications.
Earlier, he was Vice President of Cable Operations for Schurz and also served as President of Antietam, where he started nearly 25 years ago.

Schurz Communications Extends Partnership with Netcracker for Digital BSS

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Netcracker Technology announced today that Schurz Communications, a U.S.-based broadband media group and cloud managed services provider, will upgrade to Netcracker Digital BSS to enhance customer service quality and deliver efficiencies to its contact center operations.

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Netcracker Technology announced today that Schurz Communications, a U.S.-based broadband media group and cloud managed services provider, will upgrade to Netcracker Digital BSS to enhance customer service quality and deliver efficiencies to its contact center operations.
Schurz, which consists of a number of properties, including Antietam Broadband in Maryland, Burlington Telecom in Vermont, Hiawatha Broadband in Minnesota, Long Lines Broadband in Iowa and Orbitel Communications in Arizona, will benefit from the Agent Desktop feature of Netcracker Customer Management , part of Netcracker Digital BSS.
Schurz is also leveraging professional services from Netcracker, including hosted managed services, solution implementation and support.
“As we extend our broadband footprint across the U.S., we continue to focus on our customers first and foremost,” said Brian Lynch, SVP at Schurz Communications.

Schurz Communications Closes Acquisition of Ohio-Based Fiber Provider NKTelco

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

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MISHAWAKA, Ind., Dec. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (Schurz) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Ohio-based fiber provider, The New Knoxville Telephone Company (NKTelco).

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MISHAWAKA, Ind., Dec. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (Schurz) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Ohio-based fiber provider, The New Knoxville Telephone Company (NKTelco).
NKTelco is the sixth broadband business to join the Schurz portfolio that also includes a variety of cloud, digital, and advertising holdings.
Schurz acquisition of NKTelco helps to extend our broadband footprint across the country and furthers our mission of uniting people through communications services, said Todd Schurz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Schurz Communications, Inc. NKTelco is fully dedicated to providing the best possible communication services for its customers.
We are excited about our next chapter with Schurz Communications, said Preston Meyer, General Manager of NKTelco.

ZRF Creates Blue Mountain Networks to Deploy Fiber in Northwest

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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NEW YORK, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --ZRF Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm, today announced the formation of Blue Mountain Networks to deploy Fiber Optic networks in the Northwest United States.

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NEW YORK, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --ZRF Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm, today announced the formation of Blue Mountain Networks to deploy Fiber Optic networks in the Northwest United States.
Blue Mountain Networks combined the operations of Hood River-based Gorge Networks with Hermiston-based Eastern Oregon Telecom to accelerate expansion of fiber technology to residential and small business customers.
Blue Mountain Networks is well positioned to provide much-needed digital infrastructure in communities across Oregon, Washington and Idaho," said Faisal Nisar, Managing Director of ZRF Partners.
Stephen Barraclough, former CEO of Burlington Telecom, a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Burlington, VT, leads Blue Mountain Networks as Executive Chairman.

Schurz Communications Signs on to the Nrby Platform

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Monday, August 12, 2019

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NASHUA, N.H., Aug. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Nrby, the only mobile workstream collaboration platform powered by SmartPins, today announced Schurz Communications as the newest addition to the Nrby platform.

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NASHUA, N.H., Aug. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Nrby, the only mobile workstream collaboration platform powered by SmartPins, today announced Schurz Communications as the newest addition to the Nrby platform.
"Schurz is serious about taking the next step in its mobile digital evolution and the Nrby platform is a perfect fit for service providers like us that are seeking new efficiencies across the board," said Tom Williams, Schurz Communications' Vice President of Engineering and Technology.
Nrby's Solo Worker safety feature alone was worth Schurz investigating the platform further.
As part of the agreement, once Antietam Broadband has reached certain milestones with its current use cases, Schurz will then launch the Nrby platform across its four other broadband properties - Hiawatha Broadband, Long Lines Broadband, Burlington Telecom, and Orbitel Communications.