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BellSouth LLC operates as a telecommunications holding company. It provides wire line communication services including local exchange, network access, intra local access, and internet services. The firm also offers print and online directory advertising. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., Telco Communications Group, Inc. is a provider of domestic and international long distance telephone service. The private company is based in Chantilly, VA. Telco Communications Group was acquired by Excel Communications, Inc. on October 14, 1997 for $967.14 million. The company was founded by Donald A. Burns.

Part of EarthLink LLC, BTI Telecom Corp. is a private company that provides diversified communications services to small and medium-sized businesses. The company is based in Raleigh, NC. BTI Telecom was acquired by ITC DeltaCom, Inc., part of EarthLink LLC from December 08, 2010 on October 06, 2003 for $64 million.

Windstream Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of communications and technology solutions. It operates through the following segments: Consumer and Small Business, Enterprise, Wholesale, and Consumer-Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC). The Consumer and Small Business segment offers traditional local and long-distance voice services, high-speed Internet services, and value-added services such as security and online back-up, which are delivered primarily over network facilities. The Enterprise segment includes integrated voice and data services, data transport services, multi-site networking services, and other data services, including cloud computing and collocation and managed services as an alternative to traditional information technology infrastructure. The Wholesale segment focuses on providing network bandwidth to other telecommunications carriers, network operators, and content providers. The Consumer (CLEC) segment is composed of traditional voice and long-distance services, nationwide Internet access services, both dial-up and high-speed, and value-added services including online backup and various e-mail services. The company was founded on August 30, 2013 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

PAETEC Communications, Inc. provides integrated communications services. The company's services include local, long distance, voice, data & internet, software applications, network integration and managed services. It serves to medium-sized and large businesses, colleges and universities, hospitals, hotels, government organizations, financial markets and affinity groups. The company was founded in 1998 by Arunas Chesonis and is headquartered in Fairport, NY.

Windstream Services PE LLC engages in the provision of advanced network communications and technology solutions for businesses. It operates through the following business segments: Consumer and Small Business, Enterprise, and Wholesale. The Consumer and Small Business segment offers traditional local and long-distance voice services, high-speed Internet services, and value-added services such as security and online back-up, which are delivered primarily over network facilities. The Enterprise segment includes integrated voice and data services, which deliver voice, and broadband services over a single Internet connection, data transport services, multi-site networking services, as well as cloud computing and collocation, and managed services as an alternative to traditional information technology infrastructure. The Wholesale segment focuses on providing network bandwidth to other telecommunications carriers, network operators, and content providers. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

PAETEC Holding LLC provides integrated broadband communications services. It offers comprehensive suite of IP, voice, data and Internet services, as well as enterprise communications management software, network security solutions, CPE and managed services. The firm’s primary business is providing business end-user customers in metropolitan areas with a package of integrated broadband communications services that encompasses data services, including internet access services and virtual private network services and voice services, including local telephone services and domestic and international long distance services. The company was founded in August 2006 and is headquartered in Fairport, NY.

BTI Communications Group Ltd. provides voice over internet protocol, business applications, data networking, carrier services and physical infrastructure. The company's VOIP technology is designed to support voice and data communications converged into a single streamlined data network. It has offices in Lemont, Plymouth, Santa Fe Springs and Fair Oaks. The company was founded by Eric Brackett in 1985 and is headquartered in Lemont, IL.