High-speed broadband provider NITCO announced new leadership after the passing of longtime owner Rhys Mussman.

Mussman's three daughters will take on ownership. They are the fourth generation of the family-owned business.

Company President Tom Long is working with the family to ensure a smooth transition.

“There are no plans to sell NITCO,” said Tom Long, president of Northwestern Indiana Telephone Co., in a press release. “It will be business as usual for our customers and employees. We remain focused on providing the exceptional service our customers have come to expect while continuing to invest in the future.”

The company is investing in communications infrastructure and expanding fiber broadband options.

“Rhys will be sorely missed, but I am also excited about what lies ahead,” Long said. “I will continue to keep our employees, customers and communities informed as we move through this transition together.”

NITCO faced a similar transition in 1998 when Bob Mussman, Rhys’s father, died in 1998.

“Rhys’s legacy of service, and dedication to the communities of Northwest Indiana will continue through the work of the company he loved,” according to a company statement.

NITCO was founded in 1939 and has local teams based in its Hebron, Rensselaer, Valparaiso and Chesterton offices. It offers internet, voice and television services.