LD CARRIERS:

Qwest
Global Crossing
www.att.com
www.cwi.net
www.exceltel.com
www.frontier.corp.com
www.gstcorp.com
www.lci.com
www.mci.com
www.mcionline.com
www.natltele.com
www.sprint.com
www.usld.com
www.wcom.com: LDDS/Worldcom

WIRELESS CARRIERS:

www.aerial1.com: Aerial Cellular
www.airtouch.com: Cellular
www.attws.com/nohost/data/da.html: ATT/McCaw
www.unwired.com: ATT Wireless
www.gte.com: Cellular
www.houstoncellular.com: Cellular
www.metricom.com
www.nextel.com
www.nextwavetel.com
www.primeco.com: Cellular
www.skytel.com: Paging
www.sprintspectrum.com

OTHER TELECOM PERIPHERALS & MISCELLANEOUS:

www.amp.com: AMP; manufacturer of electrical and electronic connectors and interconnection systems including fiber-optics, wireless and sensors.
www.amphenol.com: Connectors
www.businesscommunicationsolution.com: Business Communication Solutions: Software for communications: OCR; pdf; speech/text, desktop document management
www.kentelec.com/belden: Belden; manufacturer of wire, cable and cord products
www.bogen.com: Bogen; commercial sound products and telco peripherals
www.cabletron.com: Cabletron; Network solutions including LAN/WAN
www.cis.comverse.com: Comverse; multi-media digital recording via LAN
crystalpc.com: rack mount, tiny PCs
www.headsetsdirect.com:  Headsets Direct provides new and refurbished headsets
data-cabling.acccom.com: Data-cabling.acccom.com provides quality network & data cabling services for San Diego, Orange County & Los Angeles.
www.dees.com/html/dees0499.htm: Dees; variety of peripheral telecom hardware
www.efls.com: 1-800-We Answer, a complete answering service for a variety of standard & specialized applications, including emergencies, medical, virtual office, fax operations, etc.
www.ellipsystech.com: Ellipsys; call problem analysis tools
www.xl.com: Excel Inc. switching systems; open platform
www.forum-com.com: Forum conference bridges
www.guardiantelecom.com: Guardian Telecom Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of industrial communication equipment. Our full line of Explosion proof, Hazardous Area, Weather Proof and Industrial Telephones deliver safe, reliable communication in harsh environments. Providing communication in the Oil & Gas, Mining and Off Shore Exploration industries for more than 10 years.
www.gkinc.com: Gordon Kapes, component products
www.itp-cti.com: Integrated Telephony Products; PC based switching systems; open architecture
www.icc.com: International Connectors & Cable Corporation
www.minuteman-ups.com/tc.htm: Minuteman; battery backup & UPS systems; power protection
www.mod-tap.com: Wire and connectors; structured cabling systems
www.picturetel.com: Video conference
www.iplp.com: Interpage; on-site paging
www.mastec.com: Mastec Comtec; premise wiring solutions
www.desi.com: DESI Telephone Labels, Inc. software to create labels for telephones.
www.mck.com: telecommuting applications
www.panduit.com: Panduit; wiring & connector products
www.pcstelecom.com: PCS Telecom; callback/debit card call processing platform
www.phillipscomm.com: Phillips Communication & Equipment; voice, data, video conf networking
www.pcstelecom.com: Polycom; audio and data conferencing systems manufacturer
www.priorityline.com: Priority Line; Billing Audit & Recovery with Inventory Book of Business.Wire-line Invoice Management, usage chargeback, and bill payment; Wireless Procurement, Helpdesk, Optimization, and usage chargeback. Data Center wiring, Risk Assessment, and Data Center Design.
www.prototel.com: Prototel Inc.; modular connectors, protectors, and line sharing devices
www.nrsnet.com/smartcable: Smart Cable Company; RS-232 cables
www.telecomtools.com: Telecom Tools; PC based station design
www.polycom.com: Teleconference phones
www.stfi.com: Shared Technologies Fairchild; single source telecom solutions
www.siemon.com: Siemon; cabling systems, connecting blocks, cable management, tools & testers, modular patching, and fiber
www.suttleapp.com: CSI/Suttle Apparatus; voice & data connectors and related wiring devices
www.tandbergusa.com: Tandberg; video conferencing products
www.telcores.com: Telco Research
www.phoneheads.com: TeleServ builds and operates Branded Call Centers: an outsourced, dedicated facility which processes calls to and from your customers exactly to your specifications
www.teltone.com: Telecom component products
www.tripplite.com: BBU/UPS systems
www.unitedasset.com: United Asset Coverage; a system maintenance PPO like company
www.viziflex.com: Viziflec Seels; phone guard polyurethane phone covers
www.visiocom.com: Visiocom; teleconferencing equipment
www.valcom.com: Paging equipment
www.vikingelectronics.com: Component parts
www.plantronics.com: Plantronics headsets
www.westtel.com: Western Telematic

TELECOM CALL CENTERS AND CONTACT CENTERS:

www.callcenteroptions.com: ARO Inc provides healthcare, insurance, virtual, medical & financial call center services. Leading-edge business process & back office outsourcing services from USA call center service provider.
www.callcentre.com: This website is full of information on call centre software as well as reviews on call centre products.
www.callcentertalk.com: Call Center Talk encourages requests for information, discussions of policy and practice issues.
www.blue-pumpkin.com: Blue Pumpkin
www.iex.com: IEX
www.pipkins.com: Pipkins
www.tcsmgmt.com: TCS
www.specialtyansweringservice.net: Specialty Answering Service, a nationwide answering service and call center provider based in Pennsylvania
www.wfmg.com: The WorkForce Management Group, Inc.
www.americall.com: AmeriCall Call Center services
www.amtelco.com: Amtelco

TELECOM SUPPLY HOUSES & CATALOGS:

www.anixter.com
www.kentelec.com: Kent Electronics
www.graybar.com
www.blackbox.com
www.hello-direct.com
www.pacificcable.com: computer cables and networking supplies
www.sprintnorthsupply.com

USED TELECOM EQUIPMENT RESELLERS:

www.cyber-tech.com/1nation: 1Nation
www.americaii.com/a1/a1home.htm: A-1 Teletronics
www.thewwbn.com/answerpoint: Answer Point
www.arccom.com: ARC Communications
www.cosmix.com/aztec: Aztec International
www.comsal.com: Com-Sal, Inc.
www.comtelsc.com: Comtel
www.digitaltele.com Digital Telecom
www.dscomm.com: D&S Communication Equipment
www.phones.base.org: ET&T
www.ensing.com: Ensing
www.1stalliancecom.com: First Alliance
www.gasint.com: Gas International
www.telecomforum.com/ads/genesis.htm: Genesis Communications
www.intelecom.com: Integrity Telecomm
www.webwrx.com/kti: King Technologies
www.mainresource.com: Main Resource Inc
www.metrocominc.com: Metrocom
www.musicsupply.com: Music Supply Co.
www.panamphones.com: Pan American
www.Platcomm.com: Platinum Communications; Lucent products
www.netpath.net/protech.html: Protech Comm. Inc.
www.resourcesys.com: Resource Systems
www.sac-sam.com: SAC
www.sharktel.com: Sharktel
www.source.com: Source Inc.
www.supply.com: Supply Technology
www.targetd.com: Target Distributing Co.
www.teledynamics.com: Teledynamics
www.telesystems.com: Tele/Systems
www.truepulse.com: TruePulse
www.lucent.com/businessnetworks/selfservice: Lucent Direct
www.telegear.com: World Buying Network; lists dealers and parts
www.natd.com: NATD Telecom Trading Network
www.thechannel.com: Open World Distribution; parts & suppliers overseas
www.firsthand.com: FirstFind; Sprint div with buy/sell services
www.tmkt-resources.com: Telemarket Resources, Inc.
www.usedparts.com: buy & sell auction on-line
www.valucomm.net: Unused and refurbished phones and user-friendly business phone systems, office voice mail systems and related telecommunication equipment
www.venturatel.com: Ventura

TELECOM PERIODICALS, WEBZINES & EXPOS:

www.asmcorp.com: American Show Management; ITEK Expo
www.americasnetwork.com: Americas Network; telcom news
www.broadband-guide.com: Broadband Telephony's Buyer's Guide and Digital Horizon Newsletter
www.bcr.com: Business Communications Review magazine
www.comdex.com: Softbank COMDEX, Inc.; unites computing, wireline, wireless communications and consumer electronics
www.ucg.com: United Communications Group; CCMI Center for Communications Management Information; telecom tariffs and newsletters
www.cabledatacomnews.com: Cable Datacom News
www.comnews.com: Communications News re networking for network managers, focusing on case studies and real-world solutions
http: /www./techweb.cmp.com/cw/cwi: Communications Week Webzine
www.mha.com/comnet/index.html: Comnet Trade Show
www.computertelephony.com: Home of Teleconnect Magazine, Call Center Management Magazine & Computer Telephony
www.ctimag.com: Computer Telephony Integration; Call Center Solutions; Telemarketing; various trade shows
www.ctexpo.com/cc/cc_home.html: Call Center Magazine
www.textor.com/cms/cmstel.html: CMS Internet Catalogue of telecommunications newsletters, management reports and market surveys. Listed on this site are hundreds of titles from leading publishers specializing in telecommunications, computing, media and related areas
www.ctexpo.com/ct/ct_home.html: Computer Telephony Magazine
www.ctexpo.com: Computer Telephony Expo
www.data.com: Data Communications Magazine
www.thedigest.com: Discount Long Distance Digest
www.thedigest.com/icb: ICB Toll Free News. Toll-free information and support, advising corporate users, call centers, marketing firms and trade associations, on applicable marketing, regulatory and legislative issues
www.iec.org: International Engineering Consortium; Supercomm expo and seminars
www.intelecard.com: Intelecard News magazine re pre-paid cards, primarily
www.telobs.com: The Internet Telecom Observer; news source for all aspects of the telecommunications galaxy
www.infoworld.com: Infoworld magazine
www.internettelephony.com: Internet Telephony; full telecom industry coverage
www.mpcshows.com: Magazines and expos focusing on telecom agents/resellers and pre-paid calling cards
pubs.m2.com/corporate/default.htm: M2 Communications provides timely worldwide coverage of key telecom/IT industry news and commentary
www.nwfusion.com: Network World and ISDN News
www.broadband-guide.com/company/osp.html: Outside Plant Magazine. Focuses on the "outside" environment of cabling, switches, poles, manholes, installation and maintenance for telephone and CATV voice and data.
www.hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/telecom-archives: Telecom Digest and Archives; by MIT
www.pasha.com/tle/tle.htm: Telecom & Network Security Review. From telabuse and toll fraud to the latest in information security developments
www.telecoms-mag.com/tcs.html: Telecommunications Online
www.telecomsnewsline.com: Telecom News On-line; sponsored by HP
www.teledotcom.com: Tele.com News: News on the "New Public Network" by McGrawHill
www.telegear.com: Marketplace to buy and sell used telecom gear
www.teleconnect.com: Teleconnect Magazine
www.telecommunications.com: Telecom Publishing Group; Telecom AM newsletter on-line
www.telestrategies.com: Telestrategies; telecommunication industry conferences, seminars, trade shows, newsletter "Insight"; Jerry Lucus; McLean VA
www.thedigest.com: News of the toll-free industry
www.commnow.com: Wireless news on-line
www.wiring.com: Cabling Business magazine, on-line; lot of references
wtn.com/wtn/wtn.html: Washington DC Newswire; Coverage includes significant legislation on Capitol Hill, activities at the Federal Communications Commission and issues before the federal courts

TELECOM ASSOCIATIONS & TRADE GROUPS:

www.acuta.org: Assn of College & University Telecommunications Administrators
www.callcentres.com.au: Call Center Managers Forum
www.wow-com.com/consumer: Cellular Telecommunications Industry Assn; World of Wireless bookstore
www.cma.org: Communications Managers Assn.
www.howtocallabroad.com: The website provides country codes, area codes and other useful info on how to make international calls from the USA.
www.ieee.org: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
www.icanet.com: International Communications Association. The ICA is a non-profit organization of corporations, universities, and government agencies from around the world.
www.islua.org: International SL-1 Users' Association, Inc.
www.idra.com: International (Telecommunications) Disaster Recovery Association
www.itca.org: International Teleconferencing Association
www.itu.ch: The ITU, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland is an international organization within which governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services. ITU activities include the coordination, development, regulation and standardization of telecommunications and organization of regional and world telecom events
www.natd.com: North American Association of Telecommunications Dealers (NATD); represent users, owners, buyers, sellers and maintainers of telecommunications equipment worldwide.
www.sbca.com: Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association
www.sia.org: Satellite Industry Association
www.industry.net/tia: Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). Serves as the voice of the communications and information technology industry as a trade group.
www.tca.org: TCA - the Information Technology and Telecommunications Association: the voice of business end-users of information technology and telecommunications involved in transporting, connecting and integrating data, image, video and voice; and TCA Expo
www.tra-dc.org: Telecommunications Reseller Assn.
www.usta.org: United States Telephone Association. Broad-based association for the local exchange carrier industry.

UNIVERSITY TELECOM PROGRAMS:

www.mstm.okstate.edu: Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater OK
www.seas.smu.edu/disted: Southern Methodist Univ, Dallas TX
ceswww.utexas.edu/telecom/Telecommunications.html: Univ of Texas, Austin TX

MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES:

www.cofran.com: The premier independent telecom consultancy
www.research.att.com: ATT Labs research
www.bellcore.com: The group that sets telecom standards, does research and publishes
www.bell-labs.com: Bell Labs; a Lucent Div
www.thebluebook.com : Blue Book resource reference
www.sgx.com/hg: Huntinton Career Network
www.instant-search.com/telecoms: Service developed and run by telecom specialists to search the Internet for telecom information for a fee
ippsweb.ipps.lsa.umich.edu/telecom: An excellent resource with thousands of links to telecom entities and information, maintained by U of Mich
www.lynxtech.com: Lynx Technology; tariff and service information
www.stuffsoftware.com: Stuffsoftware; tariff and software resources
www.telecomweb.com: Phillips Telecom Web; tariffs, magazines & lots of telecom resources
www.tarifica.com: tariff data
www.cnijoblink.com: Telecom recruiters
www.rwr.com/telecomm.html: Richard, Wayne, Roberts; telecom recruiters
www.switchboard.com: Locate people and phone numbers
www.technologylaw.com: Full, indexed text of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; legal services in telecom industry
www.telecomforum.com/newforum/tfmain.htm: The Telecom Forum. Directory and resource center
www.tollfree.att.net/dir800: ATT toll-free number & Internet directory
www.my800vanity.com: Vanity toll-free number locator
www.usatalkcheap.com: Use the calculator at USATalkCheap.com to compare & find the cheapest long distance carriers in your area. Unlimited long distance and T1 lineswww.miconinc.com: CIS, CRM & ERP Quality Assurance, Product Evaluation & Selection, Work Management & RFP Preparation Consultants.

TELECOM & RELATED FOLKS WITH INTERESTING WEB SITES:

www.andrewboon.com.au: Andrew Boon Pty Ltd is a firm of independent consulting engineers in the telecommunications and electronics fields.
www.ionet.net/~jmach/index.html: Joe Machado; student in telecom at OSU
www.buyersindex.com: Buyer's Index

TRAFFIC CALCULATORS & TOOLS:

www.att.com/traveler/iacf/ccodes.html: ATT documented country/city codes
arrow.cso.uiuc.edu/telecom/ld/pic-codes.html: LD carrier/PIC codes
www.555-1212.com: Area codes and country codes
www.natltele.com/finder.html: NPA/NXX locator
www.erlang,com: Telecom traffic calculators by Westbay Engineers
www.htlt.com/HILLSB.HTM: Telecom traffic calculator by Hillls
www.phonespell.org: Phone number spelling calculator
www.phonetic.com: Translates phone number to word and reverse; vanity number helper

STATE PUBLIC SERVICE & UTILITY COMMISSIONS:

Alaska PCS
Alabama PSC
Arizona PSC
Arkansas Dept. of IS
Arkansas PSC
California PUC
Colorado PUC
Connecticut PSC
Delaware PSC
District of Columbia PSC
Florida PSC
Georgia PSC
Hawaii PUC
Idaho PUC
Illinois PSC
Indiana URC
Iowa Utilities Board
Kansas Commission
Kentucky PSC
Louisiana PSC
Maine PUC
Maryland PSC
Massachusetts PSC
Michigan PSC
Minnesota PUC
Mississippi PSC
Missouri PSC
Montana PSC
Nebraska PSC
Nevada PUC
New Hampshire PSC
New Jersey BPU
New Mexico PRC
New York PSC
North Carolina UC
North Dakota PSC  
Ohio PUC
Oklahoma Commission
Oregon PUC
Pennsylvania PUC
Rhode Island DPUC
South Carolina PSC
South Dakota PUC
Tennessee RA
Texas PUC
Utah PSC
Vermont PSC
Virginia Commission
Washington PSC
West Virginia PSC
Wisconsin PSC
Wyoming PSC

HOUSTON AREA TELECOM (SITES NOT INCLUDED ABOVE):

www.allstar.com: Allstar Systems; sell/service Mitel, Inter-Tel
www.datavox.net: Datavox Business Communications-Houston; sell/service Comdial, Erisson, Panasonic
www.gensis.net: Genesis Telecom Incorporated; sell/service Iwatsu
www.inter-tel tx.com: Inter-Tel Technologies, Inc.; sell/service Inter-Tel Axxess and Mitel
www.lcc.net: Lufkin Conroe Communications; local exchange carrier, and sell/service Norstar

LOCAL TELECOM PROVIDERS SERVING ELSEWHERE:

www.hcwt.com: Hi Country Wire & Telephone, a Denver Colorado based phone company that provides business phone systems & network data equipment, voice mail systems, local phone service, long distance, internet access, voice over IP (VoIP)solutions & network services. Nortel, Avaya, AVST CallXpress, Cbeyond & ICG, Qwest Master agent. Family owned & operated since 1984.