On December 23, 2009, Orius Corporation went out of business as per its Chapter 11 liquidation filing under bankruptcy. Orius Corporation designs, engineers, deploys, and maintains communications networks in commercial, institutional, and governmental facilities. Its services include the establishment and maintenance of telecom infrastructure, central office facilities, telephone systems, and local and wide area networks. The company's customers include broadband cable companies, equipment vendors, defense contractors, government agencies, and municipalities. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Barrington, Illinois.