Otelco Inc. is a full service telecommunications provider, offering a wide array of communication services including telephone, long distance, Internet, broadband services and television in areas of North Central Alabama, Maine, Western Massachusetts, Central Missouri, and Southern West Virginia whose local community involvement dates back to the early 1900's. Whether it is providing residential and business class service services in our rural territories or comprehensive business solutions throughout the state of Maine, the solid foundation, rich history and strong forward-moving commitment to enhance technology and expand services allows Otelco to be a successful service provider in the rural marketplace. In addition to providing communication services, Otelco has a keen focus on the local, rural communities with sponsorships, volunteer activities and scholarship/grant opportunities. Through acquisitions and successfully operating rural local exchange carriers, Otelco continues to grow and prosper.

XIUS-bcgi hopes US wireless carriers find some of that outsourcing religion. Formerly Boston Communications Group (BCGI), the company offers software and services that help wireless network operators and mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) manage their billing and payment processes, as well as other back-office functions. Its Voyager Billing and Real-Time Billing products enable customers to track both prepaid and postpaid calling plans, while other systems allow payment using the Web or ATMs. The company also provides software that blocks access to inappropriate content. Megasoft acquired BCGI in 2007 for about $65 million, combining the company with its XIUS telecom division almost immediately.

ALAXALA Networks develops, sells, and supports network routing and switching equipment that enables voice and data tranmission over large communications networks. The company's AX series of network switches is designed for metropolitan-area and backbone networks used by large corporations, telecommunications carriers, and government agencies. A joint venture between Hitachi (which owns 60%) and NEC (40%), ALAXALA Networks was formed in 2004 and began shipping products early the following year.

Born in Texas, with roots a decade old, Grande Communications is a Texas-based communications company providing residential and business customers with high-speed Internet, local and long-distance telephone and digital cable services over a single network. Grande is building a new, high capacity, fiber-optic network from the ground up, using the latest technological advancements in broadband communications.Grande is the first broadband company in the region to build such a network from the ground up and the first to offer service in Austin, San Antonio and San Marcos. Grande believes its customers find value not only in better service and cost savings, but also in the convenient one call for customer service and one itemized bill.

Farmers Telephone Cooperative (FTC), Inc., founded in 1951, is a local, multi-faceted telecommunications company headquartered in Kingstree, SC. Serving over 60,000 customers within a coverage area of 3,000 miles, FTC provides cutting-edge technology to businesses and residents in Williamsburg, Lee, Sumter, Clarendon and Florence counties. A veteran in the telephone industry, FTC is the 2nd largest telephone cooperative in the United States. From a humble beginning utilizing a crank type switchboard to serve 52 homes, FTC has evolved into a state-of-the-art organization offering local, long distance, paging, digital wireless, Internet access and DSL services. Customers can choose from a wide array of products and services at any of FTC's seven conveniently located full-service business offices.

WCI is an award-winning next-generation voice and data service provider. Since 1995, we have been building custom telecommunications solutions for dynamic emerging and enterprise market leaders requiring seamless and cost- effective business connectivity. Our expert service and technical staff search out, implement, and maintain voice and data solutions that deliver between 15 to 40 percent savings over traditional carriers.

Comporium is a diversified communications company providing a Quintuple Play of five services -- voice, video, data, wireless and security -- at the retail level; as well as, providing security monitoring and directory publishing for its industry customers. Comporium, which is headquartered in Rock Hill, S.C., provides communications services in York and Lancaster Counties in the Upstate; as well as, in parts of six counties in the Midlands: Lexington, Saluda, Edgefield, Orangeburg, Calhoun and Aiken. Comporium also is the incumbent local telephone exchange company and cable TV operator in Transylvania County, N.C. Comporium also has a Competitive Local Exchange Company (CLEC) in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The CLEC offers a comprehensive suite of business communications equipment and service options.

Dialogic Inc. provides communications platforms and technology to enterprise and service provider markets in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Its products include media server software products, session border controllers, media gateways and bandwidth optimization products, SS7 and signaling products, video gateways, soft switches, programmable media platforms, media and network interface boards, fax boards and software products, and serial protocol adapters. The company also offers The IMG 1010, a carrier-grade VoIP gateway that supports media and signaling in a single chassis; and contact center, faxes over Internet protocol, mobile value added services, network edge infrastructure, and unified communications solutions. It provides its products for network service providers and enterprise communication networks through partner sales and distribution channels, as well as for use in carrier installations. Dialogic company is headquartered in San Jose, California.

NTS Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of publicly traded Xfone, Inc. (AMEX: XFN), provides integrated voice, data and video solutions. Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, NTS operates the largest "non-ILEC" telecommunications network in West Texas and has developed a Fiber-to-the- premise (FTTP) platform enabling the company to provide a voice, video and data "triple play" offering to customers. NTS is dedicated to providing superior customer care and high quality products and services. Founded in 1981 as a West Texas reseller of long distance services, the company now serves retail customers in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and Arizona.Here at NTS, our personnel live by the adage that "the customer is our only business." We have many services designed to make us the only communications company you will ever need.

LightSquared (formerly SkyTerra) has staked a claim on the satellite communications market. The company provides voice and data communications to subscribers in North America via two geostationary satellites. LightSquared sells directly and through a group of about 40 dealers and resellers. The company also markets bulk capacity to other wireless service providers. In 2010 Harbinger Capital Partners bought the 52% of SkyTerra that it did not already own for $262 million in cash; it combined the company with other investments to form LightSquared.

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