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ITTA to Shut After CenturyLink, Consolidated Planned to Quit

ITTA will shut Jan. 31. President Genny Morelli told us Wednesday funding issues that arose late last year led to the board's decision to shutter the broadband and telecom trade group. After larger members CenturyLink and Consolidated told the association…

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they wouldn't renew membership for 2020, it created a situation financially untenable for the organization, Morelli said. The companies confirmed to us the accuracy of Morelli’s remarks. "ITTA's successes in the policy arena are particularly noteworthy when measured against the size and resources of other industry stakeholders," Morelli said in a statement. "Financial constraints in the wireline service provider sector have presented insurmountable challenges and made it untenable for ITTA to continue to operate." The group opened in 1993.