Who Can Vote

"Active and independent" agents, consultants or VARs who distribute or recommend telecom or data solutions directly to businesses and who have an informed opinion about which solution providers do the best job can become free registered members of TA and nominate and vote for those providers qualified to be called the “Members Choice”.

Who Can't Vote

Employees, customers, friends and family can not vote. Master Agents can not vote for themselves. Agent managers can not vote for their bosses.

About 

TA’s annual “Members Choice" awards recognize telecom vendors that excel in multiple categories.

Click here to see who won the 2007 Members Choice awards

Click here to see who won the 2006 Members Choice awards. 

Founded in 1995, Telecom Association (TA) is a membership organization of 2,400 distributors, consultants and providers of telecom and data solutions for businesses.

Questions?

Kathleen Brown, Executive Director

951-296-3870 Tel
951-848-9062 Fax
KB@TelecomAssociation.com Email
www.TelecomAssociation.com URL

TelecomAssociation, Inc.
40000 Pasadena Drive
Temecula, CA 92591

Nominate & Vote Now

Click here to view & print a nomination & voting ballot

Fax completed ballot to 951-848-9062, scan & email it to kb@telecomassociation.com or mail it to Kathleen Brown, Executive Director at 40000 Pasadena Drive, Temecula, CA 92591. Nominations close 1/31/8. Voting closes 2/28/8.  Winners announced 3/10/8.

Categories

TA Members Choice award categories include

Master Agency:
Reseller:
Carrier:
CLEC:
Conferencing:
Data/Internet:
Wireless:
Managed Services:
Hosted VoIP:
IP-PBX:
SIP Trunks:
Other:

Categories are not mutually exclusive. Vendors may be nominated into and win in multiple categories. Until 1/31/8, TA may add additional categories or sub-divide categories as it makes sense for our members. The top vendor in each category will win the "Members Choice" award for that category. Runners-up will win a designation as "Top 5", "Top 10" or "Honor Roll".

Who Can Win

Any vendor receiving a significant number of nominations by TA members can receive votes and win in any Members Choice category. Vendors need not be a current paid TA vendor to be nominated and win. Only paid TA vendor members may display TA Members Choice award artwork.

Awards Notification

TA will announce the winners of the 2008 Members Choice awards on 3/10/8.

Other "Fine Print"

1. TA members can nominate vendors into existing or new categories until 1/31/8. To nominate any vendor for any category, TA members need only to submit a ballot where the identity of the vendor is clear. TA may communicate with the member and/or nominated vendor to confirm appropriate category nominations. Vendors receiving an insignificant number of nominations will not be placed on the final ballot.

2. Each TA member's online membership record will have an official ballot section which will be updated by TA to reflect their votes in each category. As categories and nominations are adjusted through 1/31/8, members will need to review their official online TA membership record/ballot to confirm their category votes are properly registered. No changes will be made to categories or nominations on the final official online ballot after 1/31/8. From 2/1/8 through 2/28/8, every TA member will be prompted to make and/or confirm their category votes on their official online ballot. Members can only vote for one vendor in each category but can change their vote at any time through 2/28/8. On 3/1/8 the official online ballot will be locked and all member votes will be officially tabulated. Winners and runners up will be announced on 3/10/8.

3.  For every ballot cast, TA will attempt to confirm the member voting is indeed "active and independent" by calling the member's phone number and/or reviewing the member's business website. If TA can not confirm a voting member's status as "active and independent" the vote will not be counted.

4. To maintain the continued credibility of TA's annual Members Choice awards, TA reserves for itself the final decision on any and all nominations, categories, votes and what criteria constitutes "active and independent".