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Sierra Tel Employee Linda Burton Earns Prestigious Award

Linda Burton (right) receiving the CalCom Industry Leadership Award from Rhonda Armstrong (left) of Sebastian Corporation who nominated Burton for this award – photo courtesy Sierra Tel

OAKHURST – At the recent 2017 California Communication Associations Annual Meeting held in Lake Tahoe California, Sierra Tel employee Linda Burton was awarded the prestigious “Industry Leadership Award.”

This award is given to individuals who have a history of leadership in the telecommunications industry and who have made outstanding contributions at the local, state and national levels.

Linda is the Regulatory Manager for Sierra Telephone and has been with the company for over 40 years. During her career with Sierra Telephone, she has worked as a Customer Service Representative, Tariff Specialist and Regulatory Supervisor.

In her current position as Regulatory Manager, one of Linda’s primary duties is to oversee legislative, state and federal regulatory compliance requirements.

Linda’s passion is not only the company she works for but the industry as a whole. Her tireless and innovative efforts on behalf of the rural telecom providers have been recognized by different trade organizations throughout her distinguished career. One such passion has been to advocate at every level for the safety of rural customers.

For more than 20 years, Linda has been the 9-1-1 Coordinator for Sierra Telephone, and she has been instrumental in leading the company and two Public Safety answering Points in our area in the establishment of Enhanced 9-1-1.

Linda has been active at all levels for many years, and frequently testifies in Washington D.C. to advocate for our rural areas. She was appointed as the California Coordinator for NTCA (the rural broadband association), and has developed strong relationships with members of Congress with whom she lobbies state telecom issues impacting small companies and rural customers.

Jeff Busto, Vice President Operations, who has worked with Linda over the last 40 years, says that “Linda has been an outstanding employee and is very deserving of this award. Sierra Tel could not be prouder of Linda’s accomplishments and contributions to this company and the industry.”

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