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Nominations as of 1/8/9

Categories Master Agency Reseller Carrier Local/LEC Conferencing Data/Internet Fixed Wireless Mobile/Cellular Nat'l Wireless Broadband Managed Services Hosted VoIP IP-PBX SIP Trunks Multi-Location Management Compensation Plan Disaster Recovery Solution Integrated Access Other

Master Agency - A company that does not bill customers in the master agency's name but instead represents carriers, resellers and other providers and generates sales for the represented providers via "sub-agents".

	TA Vendor Members
		ATEL Communications Communication Management Services (CMS) CTG3 Hale Communications Intelisys Intella2/AOS MicroCorp Telarus Telecom Brokerage, Inc. (TBI) Venicom World Telecom Group (WTG)

	Non-TA Vendor Members
		ECG Global Systems Integral Choice KeaneTel partnerTEL Planet One Communications Sandler Partners Telecom Brokers Teleproviders


Reseller - A company that bills customers in the name of the reseller but does not generally own their own network equipment. Resellers usually "resell" the network services of facilities based wholesale providers.

	TA Vendor Members
		AireSpring Intella2/AOS NET (Network Enhanced Technologies) PowerNet Global Communications (PNG) TMC Communications TNCI Total Call International (TCI) Touchtone Communications USA Digital Wholesale Carrier Services (WCS)

	Non-TA Vendor Members
		Access Point NetWolves Prescient Worldwide Real Linx Secure Path Networks UCN


Carrier - This category is for those voice or data network service providers that are all or part in that they own and control switching equipment and/or transport networks.

	TA Vendor Members
		AireSpring AT&T Alliance Channel Broadview Networks Color Broadband Covad Excel Communications Host.net Line Systems MegaPath NET (Network Enhanced Technologies) One Communications Primus Qwest TelePacific Communications Total Call International (TCI) TouchTone USA Digital Vocal IP Networx XO Communications

	Non-TA Vendor Members
		ACC Business Cavalier Telephone Global Crossing Level 3 Nuvox o1 Communications PAETEC Telnes Tiscali International Networks (TINet) Verizon


Local/LEC - This category is for those voice service providers that provide "local" dial tone as defined by origination their callers voice phone calls, providing their local phone number and directly billing them for usage.

	TA Vendor Members
		Access One (AOI) AireSpring AT&T Alliance Broadview Networks ECI Communications First Communications Line Systems MegaPath One Communications PowerNet Global Communications (PNG) Qwest TelePacific Communications TNCI USA Digital Wholesale Carrier Services (WCS) XO Communications

	Non-TA Vendor Members
		ACC Business BullsEye Cavalier Telephone Cleartel Communications Cox Communications DPI Enterprise Granite McGraw MetTel Nuvox o1Communications PAETEC Time Warner Telecom Verizon


Conferencing - A company that primarily provides audio, web and/or video conferencing services.

	TA Vendor Members
		AccuConference A+ Conferencing the Conference Group Host.net Intella2/Brainwave/I2 Web Express PowerNet Global Communications (PNG) Qwest Smoothstone TMC Communications TNCI (Trans National) Wholesale Carrier Services (WCS)

	Non-TA Vendor Members
		Infinite Conferencing InterCall Premiere Global Services


Data/Internet - A company that sells broadband data and Internet connectivity services

	TA Vendor Members
		Accel Networks AireSpring American Telesis AT&T Alliance Channel BBCOM Broadview Networks Color Broadband Covad First Communications Host.net MegaPath One Communications PowerNet Global Communications (PNG) Qwest Smoothstone TelePacific Communications TMC Communications Total Call International (TCI) TouchTone USA Digital Vocal IP Networx Wholesale Carrier Services (WCS) XO Communications

	Non-TA Vendor Members
		ACC Business Cox Communications Global Crossing NetWolves NewEdge Networks o1 Communications Secure Path Networks Telnes Tiscali International Networks (TINet) Verizon


Fixed Wireless Broadband - A company that sells voice and/or data/Internet service utilizing a fixed point wireless microwave solution so as to not need to a wired "local loop" from the incumbent phone company to connect to the customer.

	TA Vendor Members
		Accel Networks ColorBroadband Covad Wireless First Communications MegaPath Turn Wireless

	Non-TA Vendor Members
		Celairo NextLink


Mobile/Cellular - A company that specializes in distributing mobile data solutions, "smart phones" and other mobile phone and cellular services.

	TA Vendor Members
		AT&T Alliance Channel Communication Mgmt. Services (CMS) NET (Network Enhanced Technologies) PowerNet Global Communications (PNG) Total Call International (TCI) TouchTone Communications Venicom World Telecom Group (WTG)

	Non-TA Vendor Members
		T-Mobile


National Wireless Broadband - A company that sells data/Internet services utilizing a combination of 2, 3 & 4G wireless broadband networks

	TA Vendor Members
		Accel Networks AT&T Alliance Channel MegaPath

	Non-TA Vendor Members
		NewEdge Sprint T-Mobile Verizon


Managed Services:

	TA Vendor Members
	Accel Networks AT&T Alliance Channel AUS - Alternative Utility Services Host.net Intella2/MVN/Brainwave MegaPath PowerNet Global Communications (PNG) Qwest RPM Software Smoothstone TMC Communications Vocal IP Networx Wholesale Carrier Services (WCS) XO Communications ZeroOutages.com

	Non-TA Vendor Members
		ACC Business Arbinet Comstructure NetWolves Salesstream Software Speakeasy Telnes


Hosted VoIP:

	TA Vendor Members
	AT&T Alliance Channel Broadview Networks Color Broadband Host.net NET (Network Enhanced Technologies) PowerNet Global Communications (PNG) Qwest Smoothstone TelePacific Communications Total Call International (TCI) Vocal IP Networx XO Communication

	Non-TA Vendor Members
		Freedom Calling Gecko Technologies M5 Networks Nuvio Packet8 Speakeasy Whaleback Systems


IP-PBX

	TA Vendor Members
		Smoothstone Vocal IP Networx XO Communication

	Non-TA Vendor Members
		Allworx Digium Fonality Shoretel Talkswitch


SIP Trunks:

	TA Vendor Members
		AireSpring Color Broadband Host.net MegaPath PowerNet Global Communications (PNG) Smoothstone TMC Communications USA Digital Vocal IP Networx XO Communications

	Non-TA Vendor Members

		BandTel Gecko Technologies Simple Signal


Multi-Location Management:

	TA Vendor Members
		ECI Communications

	Non-TA Vendor Members
		BullsEye Granite DPI Enterprise MetTel


Compensation Plan

	TA Vendor Members
		AT&T Alliance Channel TNCI


Disaster Recovery Solution - This category is for providers that deliver partial or total disaster recovery solutions for business customers through the use of local or remote business applications or managed services.

	TA Vendor Members
		AT&T Alliance Channel ZeroOutages.com


Integrated Access - Integrated voice and Internet access over a single high-speed broadband connection

	TA Vendor Members
		Covad `


Other Suggested Categories - These are possible new categories that are under consideration. They may be added to existing categories or they may become new categories. If you have a strong opinion about these possible new categories please contact Dan Baldwin at Dan@TelecomAssociation.com or 951-251-5155.

	IPSEC VPNs: MegaPath Secure Path Networks NetWolves

	Remote Access SSL VPNs: MegaPath

	Site to Site MPLS VPNs: MegaPath

	Wholesale Carrier: Tiscali International Networks (TINet)

	Wholesale Voice Termination Service: Arbinet

	Metro Network Service Provider: Lexent Metro Connections

	IP Exchange: Chicago Internet Exchange (ChIX)

	Virtualization Data Center Provider: iLand Internet Solutions

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Categories are not mutually exclusive. Vendors may be nominated into and win in multiple categories. Until 2/20/9, 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".