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Ranked by number of employees in the greater San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley

Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills.
 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Our list of telecommunications companies See telecom company.  in the greater San Fernando Valley includes companies that offer a wide variety of services. They are quite a diverse group offering everything from local and long distance telephone service to DSL DSL
 in full Digital Subscriber Line

Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary
 to IP network solutions, cable providers and semiconductors for communications applications.

The largest company on the list, SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002.  Communications Inc. with 1,700 Valley employees offers local and long distance telephone service, DSL, wireless, data networks and satellite

With the exception of the top four businesses on the list, most of the companies have one Valley office. Verizon, ranking at number two on the Business Journal's list, has 10 Valley offices, while Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , ranking at number three, has four Valley offices. Adelphia A`del´phi`a

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 Communications ranking at number four has five Valley offices. The other two with more than one Valley office are Canoga Perkins Per·kins   , Frances 1882-1965.

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, ranking number 12 with two offices and Comcast Comcast Corporation, (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is the largest[1] cable television (CATV) company and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. , ranking at number 15 with three Valley offices.

THE PACESETTER

SBC Communications Inc. was again No. 1 on the list of largest telecommunications companies in the greater San Fernando Valley. This year's Business Journal list was ranked by the number of employees, and SBC has a total of 1,700 in the Valley location.

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Rank   Company                        Employees         Offices
       * name                         * valley          * valley
       * address                      * nationwide      * nationwide
                                      * international   * international

   1   SBC Communications Inc.        1,700             NA
       1010 Wilshire Blvd.            NA                NA
       Los Angeles 90017              168,000           NA

   2   Verizon                        500               10
       112 Lake View Canyon Road      212,000           NA
       Thousand Oaks 91362            212,000           NA

   3   Time Warner Cable              450               4
       9260 Topanga Canyon Blvd.      30,000            38
       Chatsworth 91311               NA                na

   4   Adelphia Communications        400               5
       15055 Oxnard St.               15,000            30
       Van Nuys 91411                 NA                na

   5   Ixia                           289               1
       26601 W. Agoura Rd.            350               5
       Calabasas 91302                188               5

   6   Optical Communication          267               1
       Products, Inc.                 295               6
       6101 Variel Ave.               15                2
       Woodland Hills 91367

   7   Interlink Electronics, Inc.    140-150           1
       546 Flynn Rd.                  140               1
       Camarillo 93012                50-60             4

   8   DSL Extreme                    107               1
       20847 Sherman Way              NA                NA
       Winnetka 91306                 NA                NA

   9   Canoga Perkins                 100               2
       20600 Prairie St.              112               7
       Chatsworth 91311               2                 2

  10   XO Communications              100               1
       818 W. 7th St. Suite 980       7000              63
       Los Angeles 90017              NA                NA

  11   ITS Omnicom                    50-100            1
       1919 Williams St. Suite 350    50-100            3
       Simi Valley 93065              NA                NA

  12   Diodes Inc.                    81                17
       3050 East Hillcrest Dr.        300               5
       Westlake Village 91362         1.13

  13   Comcast Cable Communications   65                3
       10000 Commerce Blvd.           74,000            1,800
       Tujunga 91042                  NA                NA

  14   Fulcrum Microsystems           37                1
       26775 Malibu Hills Rd.         3                 3
       Suite 200                      NA                NA
       Calabasas Hills 91301

  15   IS West                        18                1
       29219 Canwood St. #110         NA                NA
       Agoura Hills 91301             NA                NA

Rank   Company                        Type of Business
       * name
       * address

   1   SBC Communications Inc.        carrier, infrastructure, ISP,
       1010 Wilshire Blvd.            X wireless and satellite TV
       Los Angeles 90017

   2   Verizon                        telecommunications
       112 Lake View Canyon Road
       Thousand Oaks 91362

   3   Time Warner Cable              cable provider,
       9260 Topanga Canyon Blvd.      high speed data provider
       Chatsworth 91311

   4   Adelphia Communications        infrastructure
       15055 Oxnard St.
       Van Nuys 91411

   5   Ixia                           infrastructure
       26601 W. Agoura Rd.
       Calabasas 91302

   6   Optical Communication          semiconductor/components
       Products, Inc.
       6101 Variel Ave.
       Woodland Hills 91367

   7   Interlink Electronics, Inc.    semiconductor/components
       546 Flynn Rd.
       Camarillo 93012

   8   DSL Extreme                    internet service provider
       20847 Sherman Way
       Winnetka 91306

   9   Canoga Perkins                 internet service provider
       20600 Prairie St.
       Chatsworth 91311

  10   XO Communications              carrier, infrastructure, ISP
       818 W. 7th St. Suite 980
       Los Angeles 90017

  11   ITS Omnicom                    local and long distance calling
       1919 Williams St. Suite 350    plans, co-location of server;
       Simi Valley 93065              virutal private networks;

  12   Diodes Inc.                    semiconductor/components
       3050 East Hillcrest Dr.
       Westlake Village 91362

  13   Comcast Cable Communications   internet service provider,
       10000 Commerce Blvd.           television, high-speed internet,
       Tujunga 91042                  telephony

  14   Fulcrum Microsystems           semiconductor/components
       26775 Malibu Hills Rd.
       Suite 200
       Calabasas Hills 91301

  15   IS West                        Internet service provider
       29219 Canwood St. #110
       Agoura Hills 91301

Rank   Company                        Products/Services Offered
       * name
       * address

   1   SBC Communications Inc.        local and long distance telephone
       1010 Wilshire Blvd.            service, DSL, wireless, data
       Los Angeles 90017              networks

   2   Verizon                        Voice telephone, wireless,
       112 Lake View Canyon Road      internet, data, direct online
       Thousand Oaks 91362            and paper

   3   Time Warner Cable              cable TV, high speed data,
       9260 Topanga Canyon Blvd.      digital phones
       Chatsworth 91311

   4   Adelphia Communications        basic and digital cable TV,
       15055 Oxnard St.               HDTV, OnDemand and
       Van Nuys 91411                 high-speed Internet access

   5   Ixia                           Ixia is a leading global
       26601 W. Agoura Rd.            provider of high performance
       Calabasas 91302                IP network solutions

   6   Optical Communication          design and manufacture fiber
       Products, Inc.                 optic components and modules
       6101 Variel Ave.
       Woodland Hills 91367

   7   Interlink Electronics, Inc.    technology, design, development,
       546 Flynn Rd.                  and manufacturing of intuitive
       Camarillo 93012                interface devices

   8   DSL Extreme                    Homepage, High-Speed DSL,
       20847 Sherman Way              Dial-up Access, T1/Frame Relay,
       Winnetka 91306                 Web/E-mail Hosting

   9   Canoga Perkins                 provider of fiber optic LAN
       20600 Prairie St.              extension equipment, fiber
       Chatsworth 91311               optic modems and multiplexers

  10   XO Communications              local and long distance,
       818 W. 7th St. Suite 980       Internet access, Web hosting,
       Los Angeles 90017              private data networking

  11   ITS Omnicom                    web posting, firewall
       1919 Williams St. Suite 350    protection, data storage/back
       Simi Valley 93065              for businesses

  12   Diodes Inc.                    manufacturer and supplier of
       3050 East Hillcrest Dr.        high-quality discrete
       Westlake Village 91362         semiconductor products

  13   Comcast Cable Communications   digital cable, video on
       10000 Commerce Blvd.           demand, high-definition TV
       Tujunga 91042                  and digital video recorder

  14   Fulcrum Microsystems           high-performance semiconductors
       26775 Malibu Hills Rd.         for communications applications
       Suite 200
       Calabasas Hills 91301

  15   IS West                        server co-location, managed
       29219 Canwood St. #110         servers broadban internet,
       Agoura Hills 91301             DSL, TV, DS3

Rank   Company                        Brands Sold/Serviced
       * name
       * address

   1   SBC Communications Inc.        SBC, Yahoo, DSL, Freedom
       1010 Wilshire Blvd.            Link WiFi, SBC Dish TV
       Los Angeles 90017

   2   Verizon                        DSL, Broadband
       112 Lake View Canyon Road
       Thousand Oaks 91362

   3   Time Warner Cable              Time Warner Cable, Road Runner,
       9260 Topanga Canyon Blvd.      Time Warner Digital Phone
       Chatsworth 91311

   4   Adelphia Communications        Adelphia
       15055 Oxnard St.
       Van Nuys 91411

   5   Ixia                           IxChariot, IxVPN
       26601 W. Agoura Rd.
       Calabasas 91302

   6   Optical Communication          OEMs
       Products, Inc.
       6101 Variel Ave.
       Woodland Hills 91367

   7   Interlink Electronics, Inc.    OEMs including Sony, Ericson,
       546 Flynn Rd.                  DELL, HP, Mitsubishi, Sanyo,
       Camarillo 93012                InFocus, Microsoft

   8   DSL Extreme                    NA
       20847 Sherman Way
       Winnetka 91306

   9   Canoga Perkins                 Canoga Perkins
       20600 Prairie St.
       Chatsworth 91311

  10   XO Communications              NA
       818 W. 7th St. Suite 980
       Los Angeles 90017

  11   ITS Omnicom                    SEC, Verizon, IS West
       1919 Williams St. Suite 350
       Simi Valley 93065

  12   Diodes Inc.                    Diodes Inc.
       3050 East Hillcrest Dr.
       Westlake Village 91362

  13   Comcast Cable Communications   Comcast digital cable,
       10000 Commerce Blvd.           Comcast high-speed internet,
       Tujunga 91042                  Comcast digital phone

  14   Fulcrum Microsystems           PivotPoint, Nexus
       26775 Malibu Hills Rd.
       Suite 200
       Calabasas Hills 91301

  15   IS West                        NA
       29219 Canwood St. #110
       Agoura Hills 91301

Rank   Company                        Headquarters
       * name                         * Website
       * address

   1   SBC Communications Inc.        San Antonio, TX
       1010 Wilshire Blvd.            sbc.com
       Los Angeles 90017

   2   Verizon                        New York, NY
       112 Lake View Canyon Road      verizon.com
       Thousand Oaks 91362

   3   Time Warner Cable              Stamford, CT
       9260 Topanga Canyon Blvd.      AccessTimeWarner.com
       Chatsworth 91311

   4   Adelphia Communications        Greenwood Village, CO
       15055 Oxnard St.               adelphiasocal.com
       Van Nuys 91411

   5   Ixia                           Calabasas, CA
       26601 W. Agoura Rd.            ixiacom.com
       Calabasas 91302

   6   Optical Communication          Woodland Hills, CA
       Products, Inc.                 ocp-inc.com
       6101 Variel Ave.
       Woodland Hills 91367

   7   Interlink Electronics, Inc.    Camarillo, CA
       546 Flynn Rd.                  interlinkelec.com
       Camarillo 93012

   8   DSL Extreme                    Winnetka, CA
       20847 Sherman Way              dslextreme.com
       Winnetka 91306

   9   Canoga Perkins                 Chatsworth, CA
       20600 Prairie St.              canoga.com
       Chatsworth 91311

  10   XO Communications              Reston, VA
       818 W. 7th St. Suite 980       xo.com
       Los Angeles 90017

  11   ITS Omnicom                    Simi Valley
       1919 Williams St. Suite 350    ITS-omni.com
       Simi Valley 93065

  12   Diodes Inc.                    Westlake Village, CA
       3050 East Hillcrest Dr.        diodes.com
       Westlake Village 91362

  13   Comcast Cable Communications   El Segundo, CA
       10000 Commerce Blvd.           comcast.com
       Tujunga 91042

  14   Fulcrum Microsystems           Calabasas Hills, CA
       26775 Malibu Hills Rd.         fulcrummicro.com
       Suite 200
       Calabasas Hills 91301

  15   IS West                        Agoura Hills, CA
       29219 Canwood St. #110         iswest.com
       Agoura Hills 91301

Rank   Company                        Top Local Executive
       * name                         * title
       * address                      * phone

   1   SBC Communications Inc.        Dave Nichols
       1010 Wilshire Blvd.            Sr. VP SEC Calif.
       Los Angeles 90017              (213) 975-7441

   2   Verizon                        Tim McCallion
       112 Lake View Canyon Road      President
       Thousand Oaks 91362            (800) 483-5000

   3   Time Warner Cable              Cathy Serksnas
       9260 Topanga Canyon Blvd.      General Manager, VP
       Chatsworth 91311               (818) 407-4400

   4   Adelphia Communications        Lee Perron
       15055 Oxnard St.               Senior VP
       Van Nuys 91411                 (310) 320-2010

   5   Ixia                           Errol Ginsberg
       26601 W. Agoura Rd.            CEO, President
       Calabasas 91302                (818) 871-1800

   6   Optical Communication          Muoi Tran
       Products, Inc.                 CEO
       6101 Variel Ave.               (818) 251-7100
       Woodland Hills 91367

   7   Interlink Electronics, Inc.    E. Michael Thoben III
       546 Flynn Rd.                  Chairman, CEO, President
       Camarillo 93012                (805) 484-8855

   8   DSL Extreme                    Jim Murphy
       20847 Sherman Way              President
       Winnetka 91306                 (818) 435-1104

   9   Canoga Perkins                 Jack Buhn
       20600 Prairie St.              CEO, President
       Chatsworth 91311               (818) 718-6300

  10   XO Communications              Brad Boddicker
       818 W. 7th St. Suite 980       General Manager, VP
       Los Angeles 90017              (949) 417-7700

  11   ITS Omnicom                    Sharon Woods
       1919 Williams St. Suite 350    President
       Simi Valley 93065              (805) 520-7020

  12   Diodes Inc.                    C.H. Chen
       3050 East Hillcrest Dr.        CEO, President
       Westlake Village 91362         (805) 446-4800

  13   Comcast Cable Communications   Deborah Picciolo
       10000 Commerce Blvd.           Reg. Senior Vice President
       Tujunga 91042                  (310) 647-3000

  14   Fulcrum Microsystems           Robert Nunn
       26775 Malibu Hills Rd.         CEO, President
       Suite 200                      (818) 871-8100
       Calabasas Hills 91301

  15   IS West                        Drew Kaplan
       29219 Canwood St. #110         CEO
       Agoura Hills 91301             (818) 735-3000

NA--Not Applicable

Information for this list was provided by the companies. Companies were
ranked by number of employees in the greater Valley region. Where
companies were tied, they were further ranked by the number of offices.

To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to
the Research Department, San Fernando Business Journal, 21600 Oxnard
St., Suite 250, Woodland Hills 91367. @2005 San Fernando Valley
Business Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part
without prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are
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Researched by Kaylee Powers
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