Membership Categories

The IBTA offers three Categories of memberships with voting rights

Category I

Incumbent local exchange carriers operating in Illinois on or before January 1, 1986.

Contact us for more information regarding Category I Membership or call 217-572-1264.

Category II

Companies eligible for IBTA Category II membership include any individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company or corporation that is operating as a telecommunications company in the State of Illinois pursuant to a Certificate of Service granted by the Commission, and that is engaged in any of the following principal lines of business, shall be eligible for membership in this Corporation as a Category II Member: 

• Interexchange carrier services
• Local exchange service (if ineligible in Category 1)
• Cellular
• Radio common carrier
• Personal communications services
• Competitive access providers
• Radio paging
• Video or cable services
• Re-sellers of broadband and telecommunications services
• Network distribution services
• Internet service provider
• 911 or other emergency communication services

Membership subject to the approval of the IBTA Board of Directors.

Contact us for more information regarding Category II Membership or call 217-572-1264

Annual Dues for Category II members are $5000.00 (January 1st - December 31st)To become a Category II member of the Illinois Broadband and Telecommunications Association, click here.

Category III

Companies whose principle business is to:

• Manufacture or sell broadband and telecommunications related supplies or services
• To publish broadband and telecommunications industry trade papers or telephone directories
• To act as consultant to the industry

Membership subject to the approval of the IBTA Board of Directors.

Annual Dues for Category III members are $500.00 (January 1st - December 31st) To become a Category III (vendor) member of the Illinois Broadband and Telecommunications Association, click here.