Telecom Association Announces
Members Choice Award Winners for 2009

Lake Elsinore, California, February 22, 2009 - Telecom Association ("TA"), a professional membership organization of over 3,200 telecom distributors founded in 1995, honored the telecom industry's best vendors today by bestowing on 17 of them the title, TA "Members Choice" for 2009 in 17 service or solution categories.  

Following are the 2009 TA Members Choice Award winners honored for overall excellence by TA members in their respective service categories.

  Category   Winner   Link to Artwork
  Carrier   TouchTone Communications*   carrier
  CLEC/LEC   TelePacific Communications*   CLEC/LEC
  Compensation   TNCI*   compensation
  Conferencing   AccuConference*   conferencing
  Data Internet   Telnes Broadband   data internet
  Disaster Recovery   Zero Outages*   disaster recovery
  Enhanced Services   Intella 2*   enhanced services
  Ethnic Markets   NET (Net. Enhanced Tech.)   ethnic
  Fixed Wireless   Accel Networks*   fixed wireless
  Hosted VoIP   XO Communications*   hosted voip
  Integrated Access   Covad Communications*   integrated access
  IP PBX   ShoreTel   ip-pbx
  Managed Services   Telnes Broadband   managed services
  Master Agency      Telarus   master agency
  Mobile Wireless    World Telecom Group (WTG)*   mobile wireless
  Multi-Location   Ernest Communications (ECI)*   multi-location
  Reseller   TouchTone Communications*   reseller
  SIP Trunks   AireSpring   sip trunk
  TEM   Communication Mgmt. Services   TEM
  Wholesale Carrier   Qwest   wholesale

 

 

  Master Agency   Carrier   CLEC/LEC   Compensation

Members
Choice

Telarus TouchTone TelePacific TNCI
                 

Top 5

  World Telecom Group   Covad   AireSpring   Comm. Mgmt. Services

Top 5

  Intelisys   TelePacific   XO Communications   Intelisys

Top 5

  MicroCorp   Telnes   MegaPath   MicroCorp

Top 5

  Telecom Brokerage   XO Communications   ACC Business   World Telecom Group
                 

Top 10

  Planet One   ACC Business   Nuvox   partnerTEL  

Top 10

  Comm. Mgmt. Services   AireSpring   PowerNet Global   Global Systems
Top 10   CTG3   Qwest   Qwest    Telegration
Top 10   Venicom   AT&T Alliance   One Communications   CarrierSales
Top 10   ATEL Comm.   Nuvox   AT&T Alliance   PlanetOne
                 
                 
    Conferencing   Data Internet   Disaster Recovery   Enhanced Services

Members
Choice

  AccuConference   Telnes   Zero Outages   Intella 2
                 

Top 5

  Conference Group   TouchTone   Color Broadband   NET (Net. Enhanced Tech.)

Top 5

  A+ Conferencing   Covad   Accel Networks   Kall8

Top 5

  PoweNet Global   MegaPath   MegaPath   TelCan

Top 5

  Intella 2   NetWolves   iLand Internet   Atomic8Ball
                 

Top 10

  InterCall   Level3   NuVox   nGenX

Top 10

  Wholesale Carrier Svcs.   XO Comm.   NetWolves   19Marketplace
Top 10   Copper Conferencing   Accel Networks   Turn Wireless   Lightwave Consulting
Top 10   Premier Global   AireSpring   Hughes   GreenAppX
Top 10   ACT Conferencing   TMC Comm.   WildBlue   Perimeter eSecurity
                 
                 
    Ethnic Markets   Fixed Wireless   Hosted VoIP   Integrated Access

Members
Choice

  NET (Net. Enhanced Tech.)   Accel Networks   XO Communications   Covad
                 

Top 5

  Primus   Covad Wireless   Nuvio   MegaPath

Top 5

  Acceris/First Comm.   MegaPath   Packet8   Access One

Top 5

  TelCan   Color Broadband   Smoothstone IP   First Communications

Top 5

  Nobel Comm.   Turn Wireless   Qwest   Telepacific
                 

Top 10

  GlobalTel   First Comm.   Covad   Cbeyond

Top 10

  United World Telecom   ZeroOutages   Color Broadband   PAETEC
Top 10   CallMeBack.net   Celairo   Broadview Networks   Lightyear
Top 10   Startec   AirBand   Speakeasy   BBCOM
Top 10   Americatel   Telular   PowerNet Global   Total Call International
                 
                 
    IP PBX   Managed Service   Mobile Wireless   Multi-Location

Members
Choice

  Shoretel   Telnes   World Telecom Group   Ernest Comm
                 

Top 5

  PAETEC/Allworx   PowerNet Global   TouchTone   BullsEye

Top 5

  Whaleback Systems   NetWolves   Accel Networks   Granite

Top 5

  MS Response Point   Accel Networks   Comm. Mgmt. Services   MetTel

Top 5

  AccessLine   MegaPath   PowerNet Global   MegaPath
                 

Top 10

  ATEL Communications   Smoothstone   Venicom   dPI Enterprise

Top 10

  Vocal IP Networx   TMC Comm.   NET (Net. Enhanced Tech.)   AireSpring
Top 10   Trixbox/Fonailty   iTEMize   Total Call International   Accel Networks
Top 10   Digium/Switchvox   AUSagent.com   AT&T Alliance   Smoothstone
Top 10   Star2Star   Comstructure   Lightyear   New Edge
                 
                 
    Reseller   SIP Trunks   TEM   Wholesale

Members
Choice

  TouchTone   AireSpring   Comm. Mgmt. Services   Qwest
                 

Top 5

  AireSpring   XO Comm.   Wholesale Carrier Svcs.   PAETEC

Top 5

  NetWolves   PowerNet Global   World Telecom Group   Color Broadband

Top 5

  PowerNet Global   MegaPath   MicroCorp   TSI

Top 5

  TNCI   Smoothstone   Comstructure   Americatel
                 

Top 10

  TMC Comm.   BBCOM   Telesource   Global Crossing

Top 10

  Wholesale Carrier Svcs.   Broadvox   NetGain   Excel
Top 10   American Telesis   BandTel   vCom Solutions   AT&T
Top 10   USA Digital   Vocal IP Networks   TeleBright   XO Comm.
Top 10   Total Call International   ATEL Comm.   iTEMize   Broadview
                 

 

"Winning TA's annual 'Members Choice' award in a specific category is a significant tribute to the each winner's channel partner and customer service programs", stated TA Founder Dan Baldwin. "This is the fourth consecutive  year for our annual Members Choice awards and over 320 verified member ballots were cast over the past several months, a new record."

"Our members are fairly stingy with their votes," Baldwin continued. "They only vote for those providers they feel are doing an exceptional job, one that is far above the norm for service providers in the category. The primary reason we conduct our annual awards is to let our members state for the public record exactly which vendors are doing the best job in multiple categories."

"For the next twelve months, all TA vendor members in each service category will be sorted by the order of Members Choice votes they received. This way, when new members are looking for a competent vendor in any service category they know they can confidently call on the vendors appearing at the top of any TA directory", Baldwin concluded.

Nominated vendors not receiving the top "Members Choice" award in a category are still recognized for their category excellence with the title "Top Five", "Top Ten" or "Honor Roll" based on their vote total. Winners for these additional awards will be announced Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

For more information about the rules for TA's Members Choice Awards please visit www.TAvote.com.

 

Eligibility to Display TA “Members Choice” Award Logos

While any winning vendor may state in written publications that they have won a specific TA Members Choice award category, only current paid TA vendor members may display the copyrighted image of any of the TA Members Choice award logos or badges.

The exception to this policy is that TA will present all Members Choice and Top Five winners with a foam core plaque they may display on their tradeshow booth at the March 2009 Channel Partners show only. If they wish to continue to display the award publically or use it in promotions they must first become a paid TA vendor members by contacting Kathleen Brown, Administrator at 951-296-3870 or KB@TelecomAssociation.com.

If you are a current paid TA vendor member and an award winner, click here to download the Members Choice award artwork for the category you won in. If you need help with the artwork please contact Kathleen Brown, TA Administrator at 951-296-3870 or KB@TelecomAssociation.com for access to TA Members Choice award artwork and guidance for authorized display.

 

About Telecom Association (“TA”): TA members recommend and distribute telecom, data and technology solutions to businesses.  TA vendors provide many of the solutions TA members recommend. Members get information about TA vendor solutions through TA vendor sponsored websites and opt-in TA vendor email blasts. For Additional information about TA or the annual Members Choice Awards please visit www.TelecomAssociation.com or contact Kathleen Brown, Administrator, at 951-296-3870 or KB@TelecomAssociation.com.

 

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