BTI's Dealer Program Receives ``Agents Choice Award'' at Channel Partners Conference in Las Vegas.Business Editors RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003 Agent Alliance Recognizes BTI BTI Beverage Testing Institute BTI Boyce Thompson Institute BTI British American Tobacco (stock symbol) BTI Boston Theological Institute Bti Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis BTI BioTechnology Institute BTI Binding Tariff Information for Outstanding Performance and Exceptional Local Service Offerings Business Telecom Inc. (BTI), the Southeast's premier integrated communications provider, was recognized by Agent Alliance as the "Agents Choice Award" recipient for resellers in 2002. BTI was presented the award during Agent Alliance's reception held Tuesday evening, March 25th, at the Channel Partners Conference held in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada. The Agent Alliance, "Agent Choice Award" acknowledges service providers that support positive, mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependent interdependent, mutualist dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" relationships with the independent agent channel. Candidates for the Agent Alliance "Agent Choice Awards" are nominated in four categories (facilities-based carriers, resellers, local service providers and ISPs or enhanced services providers). "The Agent Alliance Agent Choice Awards provide an opportunity to acknowledge the providers in our industry that have consistently demonstrated a commitment to the agent channel," said Mark Solomon, President of the Agent Alliance. "As a recipient of the reseller Agent Choice Award for 2002, BTI has demonstrated to our channel that they develop strong partnerships and play a major role in the long term marketing of telecom related services." The Agent Alliance was formed approximately five years ago as a forum for master and independent agents to come together as a group to share ideas and concerns, discuss issues affecting the independent channel and work as a unified force for the betterment of the industry. In addition, the Agent Alliance controls annual billings in excess of $100 million dollars, a distribution channel of over 5,000 Agents/Subagents and the principals combined have over 200 years of telecommunications experience. "We are pleased to have been awarded this distinction, as BTI strives to bring exceptional value to its dealers today and in the future," said Robert Buffa Buf´fa n. fem. 1. (Mus.) The comic actress in an opera. Aria buffa a droll or comic air. Opera buffa a comic opera. See Opera bouffe. , Vice President Southern Region at BTI. BTI's dealer program consists of more than 500 active dealers and is divided into two distinct regions. The Northern region covers North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , Virginia and the Northeast and the Southern region includes Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and areas to the West. BTI provides local telephone services, long distance, frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. , Internet, private lines, and bundled products. For more information, please visit www.bti.com or call (877) 849-4284. About BTI BTI (http://www.bti.com) is the premiere integrated communications provider of voice, data and Internet services to businesses in the Southeastern U.S. Founded in 1983, BTI serves more than 30,000 business customers and operates 22 local offices. The Company owns and operates a network covering 4,400 route miles The number of miles that are spanned by a telecommunications network. It does not include combined wire mileage due to multiple wires or fibers within a single cable or by overlapping segments, just the total geographic distance between cities or other terminal points. of lit fiber Optical fiber that is regularly being used to transmit data. Contrast with dark fiber. for extensive regional penetration, with 14 Lucent Technologies 5E 2000 digital local switches to serve local markets, as well as four network operations centers with Alcatel 600E digital long distance switches. BTI is one of the largest privately held communications providers in the country, with annual revenues in excess of $250 million. |
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