Telect has the hook-ups that enable hang-ups. The company
makes network connectivity and power distribution hardware
for telecommunications service providers. Local telephone,
long-distance, and wireless carriers use Telect's mainframe
termination units, patch bays, fuse bays, and circuit
panels. Telect also sells copper wire and fiber-optic
cables. The company works directly, through resellers, and
through agreements with other telecom equipment makers,
primarily in the US. Distributors include ALLTEL, Graybar,
Sprint, and Verizon. Chairman Bill Williams and his wife,
vice chairman Judi Williams, founded Telect in 1982. The
Williams and their son, CEO Wayne Williams, own a
controlling stake in the company.