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Telecom Association Announces
Members Choice Award Winners for 2008

Las Vegas, Nevada, March 10, 2008 - Telecom Association ("TA"), a professional membership organization of over 2,000 telecom distributors founded in 1996, honored the telecom industry's best vendors today by bestowing on 11 of them the title, "TA Members Choice for 2008" in 11 service categories.  

Following are the 2008 TA Members Choice Award winners honored for overall excellence by TA members in their respective service categories.

                                    Master Agency                         Telarus*
                                    Carrier                                     ACC Business
                                    CLEC                                        TelePacific Communications
                                    Conferencing                           AccuConference
                                    Data Internet                            Telnes Broadband
                                    Hosted VoIP                             Covad Communications
                                    IP PBX                                    
ShoreTel
                                    Managed Services                   Telnes Broadband
                                    Reseller                                   AireSpring*
                                    SIP Trunk                                 AireSpring*
                                    Wireless                                   World Telecom Group (WTG)*

                                                                                    *Current TA Vendor Member

In addition to the Members Choice Awards, TA also awarded TA’s 2008 "President's Award" for "Agent Loyalty" to World Telecom Group (WTG); Vince Bradley, President & CEO.

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. 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 2008 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, TA Executive Director at 951-296-3871 or KB@TelecomAssociation.com.

In any printed reference to a Members Choice award, winners must specifically state the category in which they won. Authorized vendors may not display the Members Choice award logo without a reference to the category they won in.

If you are a current paid TA vendor member and an award winner, please contact Kathleen Brown, TA Executive Director at 951-296-3871 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, TA Executive Director at 951-296-3871 or KB@TelecomAssociation.com.

 

Master Agency

 

Members Choice Award

 

Telarus*

 

Top Five Award

 

World Telecom Group (WTG)*

Telecom Brokerage, Inc. (TBI)*

PlanetOne Communications

Integral Choice

 

Carrier

 

Members Choice Award

 

ACC Business

 

Top Five Award

 

Qwest Communications*
TouchTone Communications*
TelePacific Communications
AireSpring*

 

CLEC

 

Members Choice Award

 

TelePacific Communications

 

Top Five Award

 

AireSpring*
NuVox Communications
Paetec Communications
XO Communications*

 

Conferencing

 

Members Choice Award

 

AccuConference

 

Top Five Award

 

InterCall / Raindance
Premiere Global Services
the Conference Group*
PowerNet Global Communications*

 

Data Internet   

 

Members Choice Award

 

Telnes Broadband

 

Top Five

 

ACC Business
Qwest Communications*
Covad Communications
TouchTone Communications*

 

Hosted VoIP

 

Members Choice Award

 

Covad Communications

 

Top Five Award

 

XO Communications*
Nuvio
Packet 8
Qwest Communications*

 

IP PBX

 

Members Choice Award

 

ShoreTel

 

Top Five Award

 

XO Communications*
Nuvio
Fonality
Nortel Networks

 

Managed Services

 

Members Choice Award

 

Telnes Broadband

 

Top Five Award

 

ACC Business
Telarus*
PowerNet Global Communications*
XO Communications*

 

Reseller

 

Members Choice Award

 

AireSpring*

 

Top Five Award

 

Telnes Broadband
TouchTone Communications*
PowerNet Global Communications*
TNCI (Trans National)*

 

SIP Trunks

 

Members Choice Award

 

AireSpring*

 

Top Five Award

 

BandTel
XO Communications*
Smoothstone IP Communications*
Bandwidth.com

 

Wireless

 

Members Choice Award

 

World Telecom Group (WTG)*

 

Top Five Award

 

Covad Wireless
TouchTone Communications*
Sprint
Communication Management Services*

 

President's Pick

 

President's Pick Award for Agent Loyalty

 

World Telecom Group (WTG)*

 


 

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         *Current TA Vendor Member


Master Agency Top Ten Award

 

Microcorp*
Global Systems
KeaneTel*
ATEL Communications*
partnerTEL

 

 

Carrier Top Ten Award

 

Paetec
Level 3 Communications
XO Communications*
AT&T
NuVox Communications

 

 

Carrier Honor Roll Award

 

Telnes Broadband
Total Call International (TCI/OPEX)*
Cavalier Telephone & TV
O1 Communications
Excel Communications*

 

 

CLEC Top Ten Award

 

ACC Business
McLeod
USA
PowerNet Global Communications*
Telnes Broadband
Cavalier Telephone & TV

 

 

CLEC Honor Roll Award

 

O1Communications
Time Warner Telecom
TNCI (Trans National)*
Qwest Communications*
Cleartel Communications
McGraw Communications

 

 

Conferencing Top Ten Award

 

HighSpeed Conferencing
TNCI (Trans National)*
A+ Conferencing*
Qwest Communications*
Wholesale Carrier Services (WCS)*

 

 

Data Internet Top Ten Award

 

AireSpring*
New Edge Networks*
XO Communications*
NetWolves
O1 Communications

 

 

Data Internet Honor Roll Award

 

Cox Communications
PowerNet Global Communications*
AT&T
American Telesis*
First Communications
TMC Communications*
Wholesale Carrier Services (WCS)*

 

           *Current TA Vendor Member

 

 

 

 

 

Hosted VoIP Top Ten Award

 

Smoothstone IP Communications*
Speakeasy
Broadsmart
PowerNet Global Communications*
Lightyear Network Solutions

 

 

Hosted VoIP Honor Roll Award

M5 Networks
Whaleback Systems
AVAD
Gecko Technologies
Network Enhanced Technologies*
Verizon Business

 

 

IP PBX Top Ten Award

 

AVAYA
Smoothstone IP Communications*
3Com
Digium / Switch Vox
TalkSwitch

 

 

IP PBX Honor Roll Award

 

Consult Edge
Gecko Technologies
Samsung

 

 

Managed Services Top Ten Award

 

Qwest Communications*
Comstructure*
Global Crossing
Smoothstone IP Communications*
RPM Services*

 

 

Managed Services Honor Roll Award

 

MX Logic
Savvis

 

 

Reseller Top Ten Award

 

NetWolves
TMC Communications*
Wholesale Carrier Services (WCS)*
Access Point
UCN, Inc.

 

 

Reseller Honor Roll Award

 

Total Call International (TCI/OPEX)*
Prescient Worldwide
Real Linx
USA Digital*

 

 

SIP Trunks Top Ten Award

 

Gecko Technologies
Simple Signal
Verizon Business

 

 

Wireless Top Ten Award

 

T Mobile
Verizon
Airband Communications
Broad Sky Networks
PowerNet Global Communications*

 

 
   

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