CopperCom Contributes $100K to Coalition to Keep America Connected; Next-Gen Softswitch Leader Presents Check at OPASTCO Conference; Is First Vendor to Invest $100,000 in Industry Effort to Ensure the Survival of Rural Telcos.BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla. -- CopperCom, a leader in next-generation softswitches, today announced that it has joined the Coalition to Keep America Connected and contributed $100,000 to help fund the coalition's outreach efforts. CopperCom presented a check to Mike Urdahl, OPASTCO OPASTCO Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies board member and Coalition to Keep America Connected steering committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun member, during the opening session of the OPASTCO Annual Winter Convention in Hawaii. CopperCom is the first vendor to contribute such a significant sum to the organization. Formed to ensure that rural service providers and their customers have a voice in the debate on telecommunications policies, the Coalition to Keep America Connected (http://www.keepamericaconnected.org) is made up of consumers, businesses, communications and high-tech industry leaders, and other organizations from across the country. All believe in the importance of keeping Americans connected through affordable telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. and technologies. "Supporting the coalition is a natural extension of CopperCom's partnership with our customers. Increased competition, changes in the regulatory environment and the future of broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. all impact the business model of rural telecom companies," said Mike Myers Mike Myers may refer to:
The coalition serves as a collective voice for rural service providers and their customers, which may be negatively impacted as Congress begins to rewrite the Communications Act The establishment of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1934, the regulatory body for interstate and foreign telecommunications. Its mission is to provide high-quality services at reasonable cost to everyone in the U.S. on a nondiscriminatory basis. . The organization will be providing policymakers and the public with comprehensive information about the impact of universal service on rural communities and the value of keeping rural America connected globally. OPASTCO Chairman Bob Williams This article is about the rugby player. For the college basketball coach, see Bob Williams (basketball coach). For the baseball player, see . Bob Williams was an Australian rugby league player for the Eastern Suburbs club. , one of the coalition's founding members, encouraged other corporations to join CopperCom in supporting the organization's efforts. "Americans in every state deserve the same opportunity to enjoy the benefits that affordable technologies bring," said Williams. "Universal service support is critical to our nation's ability to meet its commerce, national security, public health and safety goals, and supporting the Universal Service Fund greatly benefits all U.S. consumers." About CopperCom CopperCom, Inc. provides innovative, next-generation switching solutions for communications carriers. The company develops and delivers comprehensive solutions for carriers making the challenging transition to next-generation services or deploying leading-edge IP networks, from the ground up. The combination of CopperCom's technology and experienced management team make it the ideal partner for service providers seeking to flourish and expand in a competitive environment. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., CopperCom has been in the communications business for more than two decades. It is a subsidiary of The Heico Companies, an approximately $2.5 billion diversified organization specializing in the management of sector-leading companies. Heico offers the corporate strength, resources and leadership necessary to support CopperCom customers in their move to next-generation services. Additional information can be found at http://www.coppercom.com. About the Coalition to Keep America Connected The Coalition to Keep America Connected is dedicated to ensuring that all consumers have access to affordable telecommunications services and the latest technologies -- no matter where they live. The effort is organized by four rural telecom associations, whose memberships include 700 small and midsize communications companies. Together these companies serve millions of consumers and 40 percent of the landmass land·mass n. A large unbroken area of land. landmass Noun a large continuous area of land landmass across America. More information can be found at http://www.keepamericaconnected.org. CopperCom is a trademark, and CSX CSX Chessie Seaboard Multiplier (railroad transportation company) CSX Cayman Islands Stock Exchange CSX Changsha, China (Airport Code) CSX Cardiac-Specific Homeobox CSX Seaboard Coastline Railroad a registered trademark of CopperCom, Inc. Forward-looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. This press release contains statements that are forward-looking. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. |
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