Provider certification record
The Ridgeville Telephone Company
Listed- RMD number
- RMD0001998
- FRN
- 0003745700
- OCN
- 0654
Identity
- Legal business name
- The Ridgeville Telephone Company
- Doing-business-as
- RTEC Communications
- Foreign Voice Service Provider
- No
- Business address
- S732 County Road 20B, Box A, Ridgeville Corners OH 43555
- Filing contact
- David Gobrogge
General Manager · Office
dgobrogge@bright.net
(419) 267-5185
S732 County Road 20B Ridgeville Corners OH 43555
United States of America - Principals, Affiliates, Subsidiaries, and Parent Companies
- 1) General Manager: David Gobrogge 2) Financial payments responsibilities personnel: Julie Johnson 3) Board of Directors: a. Matt Eggers (President) b. Mike Benecke (Secretary/Treasurer) c. Diann Meyer-Grieser (Vice President) d. Bill Aschemeier e. Dan Plassman f. Larry Wendt g. Dan Benecke h. Jenny Behnfeldt i. Mike Schnitkey No stockholder can hold more than 5% on total shares.
Classification
- Provider role(s)
- Voice service provider
- STIR/SHAKEN implementation
Role Implementation Voice service provider Partial Overall Partial - Exemption rules
- The Provider has implemented the STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework on a portion of its network and calls it originates on that portion of its network are compliant with 47 CFR § 64.6301(a)(1) and (2). In addition, the Provider has established the policies and procedures set forth in this Robocall Mitigation Plan which are intended to stop anyone from using the Provider’s service to originate illegal robocalls. Presently, the Provider relies on the continuing extension from STIR-SHAKEN implementation provided under 47 CFR § 64.6304 (d) which exempts from STIR-SHAKEN Caller ID Authentication those portions of a voice service provider network that rely on technology which is unable to initiate, maintain, carry, process, and terminate interconnected VoIP calls. More specifically, the Provider is unable to fully implement the STIR-SHAKEN authentication framework across its entire network, on all calls it originates, because certain of the Provider’s upstream provider(s) which are receiving originated local or interexchange voice traffic are currently only offering non-IP connectivity for such traffic – no IP connectivity is available from the tandem provider enabling the continued transmission of Provider’s VoIP traffic in Session Internet Protocol (SIP), with a continued transfer of STIR-SHAKEN attestation data.
Prior investigations / actions
- Description
- Ridgeville received an email from RMD-Compliance on May 6, 2025 emailed stated "Company failed to sufficiently identify an applicable extension or exception under the rules and/or failed to explain in detail why the extension or exception applies to the filing entities. On May 7, 2025 Company responded to RMD-Compliance with proposed language. The Company updated it's plan and the RMD on May 29, 2025.
Robocall mitigation plan
Declaration
- By
- David Gobrogge
- Date
- 2026-02-04Last Recertified 2026-02-04
Listing history
| Date | Event | Detail / diff |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | New | Initial certification filed and added to database. |