Hector Communications may not operate in Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon, but it does serve up local phone service in about two dozen rural communities in Minnesota and nearby states (powdermilk biscuits are optional). The holding company operates through nine facilities-based rural local- exchange carriers (RLECs) located in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. These operating subsidiaries maintain about 30,000 local access lines and offer Internet access. Hector and Alliance also provide cable TV service. Hector is owned by a consortium made up of three Minnesota local- exchange carriers: Arvig Enterprises, Blue Earth Valley Communications, and New Ulm Telecom.

C2 Global Technologies Inc. ("C2”) is focused on licensing its patent portfolio, which includes two foundational patents in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). C2 plans to continue to realize value from its intellectual property by offering licenses to service providers, equipment companies and end-users that are using C2's patented VoIP technologies by deploying VoIP networks for phone-to-phone communications. C2 began investing in technology-based businesses in 2007. Its most recent investments are BuddyMedia.com, Knight's Bridge Capital Partners Internet Fund No. 1 GP LLC and Polaroid Corporation. In February 2009 the Company established Counsel RB Capital LLC (“Counsel RB”). Counsel RB is owned 75% by the Company and 25% by its Co-CEO’s. It specializes in the acquisition and disposition of distressed and surplus assets throughout the United States and Canada, including industrial machinery and equipment, real estate, inventories, accounts receivable and distressed debt. In addition to purchasing various types of assets, Counsel RB also arranges traditional asset disposition services such as on-site and webcast auctions, liquidations and negotiated sales. Counsel RB commenced operations in the second quarter of 2009.

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction and strengthen competitive advantage. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that Internet business solutions provide. At Cisco, our vision is to change the way people work, live, play and learn.Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. This tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products in the core areas of routing and switching, as well as advanced technologies in areas such as Home Networking, IP Telephony, Optical, Network Security, Storage Networking and Wireless LAN.

Axxcelera Broadband Wireless customers have a need for speed. Axxcelera Broadband Wireless company manufacturers high-speed wireless networking equipment that it sells under the ExcelMAX and AB-MAX brands among others. Its wireless access points and microwave radios (based on the WiMAX transmission standard) are used by Internet service providers (ISPs) and phone companies to connect subscribers to high-speed data networks. Axxcelera also sells to large corporations with multiple locations, universities, government entities, and health care organizations. Axxcelera is a subsidiary of Moseley Associates.Axxcelera Broadband Wireless company hascorporate and sales offices in California and development operations in Richmond, Virginia.

GreatCall caters to those who get the jitters using cell phones.GreatCall company offers Jitterbug easy-to-use cell phones, accessories, and services (on the Sprint network) that target the senior citizen market. Its flagship phone, the Jitterbug Dial, has a large keypad and basic features such as voicemail, speakerphone, and contact lists. The Jitterbug OneTouch model features three preprogrammed buttons for calls to a Jitterbug operator, a preset contact, and 911. GreatCall sells Jitterbug direct to consumers and through retailers that include Best Buy, RadioShack, Sears, and direct marketer firstSTREET. The privately-held company was co-founded in 2006 by chairman Arlene Harris and Martin Cooper.

BT Group plc operates as a communications services company. It offers fixed lines, broadband, mobile, and television (TV) products and services, as well as networked IT services. It operates in four segments: BT Global Services, BT Retail, BT Wholesale, and Openreach. The BT Global Services segment provides networked IT services to multinational corporations, domestic businesses, government departments, and other communications providers worldwide. The BT Retail segment provides audio, video and internet collaboration services; directory enquiries, operator and emergency services, and phone book; software and IT services for retailers; street, managed, prison, card, and private payphones; and alarm monitoring and tracking facilities. This segment serves corporate, small and medium enterprises, consumer, and wholesale markets in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland. The BT Wholesale segment offers broadband, voice, and data connectivity services, interconnect to bespoke and managed network outsourcing, and value-added solutions to the communications providers in the United Kingdom. The Openreach segment connects communications providers’ customers to their local telephone exchange, giving them access to the U.K. network. The company was formerly known as Newgate Telecommunications Limited and changed its name to BT Group plc in September 2001. BT Group plc was founded in 1981 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Quintum Technologies is an eight-year-old Voice over IP innovator, headquartered in Eatontown, New Jersey, with distribution in more than 67 countries around the world. We have been recognized as one of the fastest growing VoIP gateway companies, and we are the #2 player in market share for the low density (less than 1,000 ports) VoIP market (InStat/MDR). We have also recently been recognized as one of New Jersey's Finest private companies, and we have been in the top 10 of the Deloitte and Touche NJ Fast 50, as well as on the Deloitte and Touche National Fast 500, two years in a row. Most recently, we were one of the "Top Ten To Watch in 2005" list of top privately-held technology companies by Forbes and number 205 on the INC. 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies.

Sky Deutschland, formerly Premiere, is one of the largest pay-TV operators in Germany and Austria serving about 2.4 million subscribers with more than a half dozen packages offering general entertainment, sports, and movies. Its Sky Welt package includes access to a number of channels including regional versions of Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and the Disney Channel, as well as Focus Gesundheit (documentaries), Heimatkanal (family entertainment), and Sky Krimi (detective dramas). Sky Deutschland is best known, however, for its sports offerings, including full coverage of Bundesliga (Germany's soccer leagues). Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation owns about 45% of the company

Ituran is the leading company in its field, providing tracking and advanced protection services for vehicles and drivers. Ituran specializes in theft prevention and vehicle location, and the provision of information services, navigation and assistance while on the road. Ituran specializes in theft prevention and vehicle location, and the provision of information services, navigation and assistance while on the road. Ituran's system is powered by a unique advanced technology developed originally to locate pilots in difficulty, later adapted for civilian use. Ituran's system is powered by a unique advanced technology developed originally to locate pilots in difficulty, later adapted for civilian use.Over the years since its founding in 1994, Ituran has developed a strong reputation, and is in fact the leading company globally providing tracking, protection and communication services to vehicles and drivers. Over the years since its founding in 1994, Ituran has developed a strong reputation, and is in fact the leading company globally providing tracking, protection and communication services to vehicles and drivers. Ituran has more than 500,000 customers that it faithfully serves from its service bases in Israel, Argentina, Brazil and the United States. Ituran has more than 500,000 customers that it faithfully serves from its service bases in Israel, Argentina, Brazil and the United States. The company also licenses and supports its technology to service providers in China and South Korea. The company also licenses and supports its technology to service providers in China and South Korea. Ituran has been traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market since 2005. Ituran has been traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market since 2005.

CapRock delivers uncompromising communications solutions to customers anywhere in the world. The company's end-to-end solutions provide customers with integrated fixed and mobile satellite communications and network services. With nearly three decades of experience and projects completed in over ninety countries, CapRock has become the trusted leader for reliable communications to remote and harsh environments. CapRock serves its customers through three primary markets: Energy, Government and Maritime.

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