Provider certification record
North Penn Long Distance Corporation
Listed- RMD number
- RMD0003681
- FRN
- 0013395207
- OCN
- 0192
Identity
- Legal business name
- North Penn Long Distance Corporation
- Doing-business-as
- North Penn Long Distance Corporation dba Empire Access Services
- Foreign Voice Service Provider
- No
- Business address
- 34 Main Street, PO Box 349, Prattsburgh NY 14873
- Filing contact
- Duane Koser
Manager of Central Office · Network Operations
robocall@empireaccess.com
(607) 546-9990
4145 Route 549 Mansfield PA 16933
United States of America - Principals, Affiliates, Subsidiaries, and Parent Companies
- North Penn LD. Corp. is 100% owned by North Penn Tel Corp. Chain of management and control: Kevin Dickens CEO Russ Eliason CFO Joe Gottwald VP Network Operations
Classification
- Provider role(s)
- Voice service provider
- STIR/SHAKEN implementation
Role Implementation Voice service provider Partial Overall Partial - Exemption rules
- North Penn Telephone Company (0192) and North Penn Long Distance Corp. (091H) (Company) are eligible for the continuing STIR SHAKEN implementation deadline under FCC rules §64.6304(a)(2) and §64.6304(d). Company qualifies 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). Company provides local service to fewer than 100,000 voice subscribers on the non-IP portions of Company’s network which relies on technology that cannot initiate, maintain, carry, process, and terminate SIP calls. Consistent with § 64.6303 (a)(1), Company is ready to upgrade its non-IP network to allow for the initiation, maintenance, and termination of SIP calls and fully implement the STIR/SHAKEN framework. Company has contacted all of its connected carriers and requested to convert the Non-IP connections to IP connections. The carriers stated they cannot support IP connections at this time. Company also originates calls via SIP connections within its network. Company has registered with the Policy Administrator and is an authorized service provider in the STIR|SHAKEN ecosystem. Company has implemented STIR|SHAKEN within its IP-network and signs the calls originating on the IP portions of Company’s network.
Prior investigations / actions
- Description
Robocall mitigation plan
Declaration
- By
- Joseph A Gottwald
- Date
- 2026-02-27Last Recertified 2026-02-27
Listing history
| Date | Event | Detail / diff |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | New | Initial certification filed and added to database. |