Provider certification record

NineStar Connect

Listed
RMD number
RMD0003212
FRN
0002899060
OCN
0775

Identity

Legal business name
NineStar Connect
Doing-business-as
NineStar Connect
Foreign Voice Service Provider
No
Business address
2243 E Main Street, Greenfield IN 46140
Filing contact
Matt Young
Access Access Team Lead · Network Operations
myoung@ninestarconnect.com
(317) 323-2004
2331 E 600 N Greenfield IN 46140
United States of America
Principals, Affiliates, Subsidiaries, and Parent Companies
Hancock Rural Telephone Corporation d/b/a NineStar Connect is the Parent Company of Central Indiana Communications, Inc. d/b/a NineStar Communications. Hancock Rural Telephone Corporation d/b/a NineStar Connect has 100% ownership and management control of Central Indiana Communications, Inc. d/b/a NineStar Communications.

Classification

Provider role(s)
  • Voice service provider
STIR/SHAKEN implementation
RoleImplementation
Voice service providerPartial
OverallPartial
Exemption rules
NSC is eligible for the continuing extension of the STIR/SHAKEN implementation deadline as a small voice service provider (§64.6304 (a)(2) that has non-IP portions within its network §64.6304(d). NSC provides local service to fewer than 100,000 voice subscriber lines. A portion of customers are served on the non-IP portions of NSC’s network which relies on technology that cannot initiate, maintain, carry, process, and terminate SIP calls. Consistent with §64.6303(a)(1), NSC is ready to upgrade its entire network to allow for the initiation, maintenance, and termination of SIP calls and fully implement the STIR/SHAKEN framework. However, the NSC non-IP network is connected to carriers that do not support IP connectivity; therefore, NSC cannot upgrade those Non-IP portions of its network to IP connectivity. Additionally, to meet the non-IP network criteria for the continuing STIR SHAKEN extension (§ 64.6303 (a)(2)), Ninestar is a member of NTCA. NTCA participates on the ATIS PTSC Non-IP Call Authentication Task Force working group which developed the (ATIS Solutions) non-IP call authentication solutions. NTCA is serving as NineStar’s third-party representative on the ATIS PTSC Non-IP Call Authentication Task Force working group.

Prior investigations / actions

Description
 

Robocall mitigation plan

Declaration

By
Michael R. Burrow
Date
2026-02-23Last Recertified 2026-02-23

Listing history

DateEventDetail / diff
2026-02-23NewInitial certification filed and added to database.