Dear ________,

Due to your professional status in the industry, you presently receive PHONE+ magazine free of charge.

You have been identified as a knowledgeable sales professional employed in the telecom industry who works directly with business decision makers. It is our understanding that you help make recommendations to business owners regarding one or more of the following:

• Local, long-distance and/or conferencing voice services
• Broadband Internet access for business networks
• Wired and wireless business phone systems
• Local or wide area business data networks
• Equipment or related services needed for any of the above
• Managed services or consulting regarding any of the above

Because of your sales knowledge in the telecom service or equipment industry and because you have been nominated by another TelecomAssociation member or vendor, you have been awarded your own complimentary individual membership to TelecomAssociation (TA).

Your Membership Benefits:

• Weekly Email Newsletter - Once a week TA sends a single email newsletter to all TA members that summarizes what TA members need to know. Specifically the newsletter lets telecom agents and distributors know which vendors are introducing new solutions or are running agent or customer promotions
   
• Voting in Annual TA Members Choice Awards - Every winter TA queries TA agent and distributor members as to which vendors are doing the best job helping agents and end-users in multiple vendor categories. Your annual vote helps determine which vendors really get to say "TA agents voted us #1"

Your Membership Cost:  ZERO

TA is supported by the monthly dues of almost 50 TA vendor members. Your individual complimentary TA membership is sponsored by TA members who see value in maintaining an independent communications channel that helps telecom agents and distributors keep change of the industry news and events affecting their end-user business customers and prospects.

Your Responsibilities:  Nothing or Something . . .

Everything you needed to do to become a TA member you've already done - you attracted the attention of another TA member who nominated you for membership. You can choose to be a passive member by simply reading the single weekly email newsletter you'll receive or other correspondence that is sent through the US mail to you from time to time. You can choose to be an active member as well by completing the annual TA Members Choice ballot to honor industry vendors you think are doing a good job. You can also submit publishable submissions to TA's blog "Agent Confidential" for the benefit of other TA members.