Telecommunications firms: ranked by L.A. county employees.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TELECOM AT&T Inc. is by far the largest telecommunications provider in Los Angeles County. It is followed by Time Warner Cable, which now handles 98 percent of Los Angeles city's cable market after it acquired Adelphia and Comcast customers in Southern California last year. Firms listed provide a broad array of services including cable, telephone and Internet access. Providing Web access, in particular, has become a growing part of the industry. AT&T and Time Warner Cable offer commercial and business Internet access, but many local companies provide similar services not only in the area but nationally and even in foreign markets. Calabasas-based Strix Systems Inc. specializes in constructing wireless networking equipment and has installed networks in cities around the world. Earlier this year, the company reached an agreement to deploy its technology to 42 countries and six island nations. Overall, the 25 largest telecommunications providers employ more than 13,000 people in L.A. County. THE PACESETTER AT&T INC. WITH 9,770 employees in L.A. County, AT&T Inc. is the largest telecommunications firm operating locally. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Now, the San Antonio-based company is counting on its new U-verse Internet-based TV service to continue its expansion. U-verse mimics traditional livingroom cable service but provides greater options to viewers. "We have strong subscriber growth and continue its aggressive deployment in Los Angeles," said Kieran Nolan, vice president. "As an IP-based technology, we can provide more bandwidth and have flexibility on the number and type of channels." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The system was first deployed 18 months ago and has approximately 126,000 subscribers nationwide with nearly 10,000 being added weekly, according to Nolan. In addition, the company's cellular phone business has received a boost from its acquisition of Cingular Wireless Corp. and a tremendous response to exclusive offering of the Apple iPhone. The company has activated more than 1.1 million of the gadgets since its debut earlier this year. To support the growing wireless phone and data business, AT&T has invested $1.3 billion in network upgrades in Los Angeles since 2005. The faster speeds and higher capacity allow the company to offer additional features. It is planning to add a live video share capability to its service, which will allow people to share live video via cell phone. "The technology will have endless applications for businesses and individuals," said Andy Shibley, vice president. [GRAPHIC OMITTED]
Rank Company Employees Description
(Ranking in 2006) * L.A.
* name County
* address * total
* Web site
1 AT&T Inc. (1) 9,770 IP-based communications
1150 S. Olive St. 303,670 services to business and
Los Angeles 90015 high speed DSL Internet,
att.com local and long distance
voice, and directory
publishing and advertising
services
2 Time Warner Cable (2) 3,100 dedicated Internet access,
550 N. Continental 46,000 metro Ethernet, broadband
Blvd. El Segundo 90245 Internet, managed security
twcbc.com/la and storage, Web hosting,
digital cable, digital
phone, video on demand and
digital video recorders
3 Sprint Nextel Corp. (4) 847 wireless and wireline
10866 Wilshire Blvd. NA communications services
Los Angeles 90024
sprint.com
4 Morrow-Meadows 510 electrical/data
Corp. (5) 1,310 communications contractors
231 Benton Court City and engineers
of Industry 91789
morrow-meadows.com
5 TelePacific 450 voice, VoIP, data and
Communications (6) 1,400 Internet access services
515 S. Flower St., 47th throughout California and
Floor Los Angeles 90071 Nevada
telepacific.com
6 Superior 283 manufacturer and
Communications (8) 305 distributor of wireless
5027 Irwindale Ave., phone accessories
Suite 900 Irwindale
91706
superiorcommunications.
com
7 j2 Global 259 communications services
Communications Inc. 389 including fax, Web-based
6922 Hollywood Blvd. voice mail, conference
Los Angeles 90028 calling
j2global.com
8 TRG Customer Solutions/ 250 inbound and outbound call
Alert Communications 10,000 center services
155 Pasadena Ave.
South Pasadena 91030
trgcustomersolutions.
com
9 MRV Communications Inc. 225 optical transport,
20415 Nordhoff St. NA Ethernet aggregation,
Chatsworth 91311 remote presence management
mrv.com and network management
10 Computer Consulting 100 information technology
Operations (11) 200 firm
600 Corporate Pointe,
Suite 1010 Culver City
90230
ccops.com
11 Qwest Communications 100 managed voice and data
International 39,000 solutions for businesses,
445 S. Figueroa St., government agencies and
Suite 2920 Los Angeles consumers
90071
gwest.com
12 PCC Network 76 wired and wireless
Solutions (12) 160 networking solutions,
9340 Eton Ave. telephony, security and
Chatsworth 91311 structured cabling systems
pccinc.com
13 Platinum Wireless (16) 65 national sales and
10435 Santa Monica 105 distribution of wireless
Blvd. Los Angeles 90025 communications products
platinumwireless.com and services
14 Eforcity Corp. (13) 65 integrated e-commerce Web
12339 Denholm Drive 100 site provider of
El Monte 91732 accessories for electronic
eforcity.com devices
15 Strix Systems Inc. (14) 45 high performance modular
26610 Agoura Road, 70 multiradio wireless mesh
Suite 110 Calabasas networking equipment
91302
strixsystems.com
16 ACI Communications (9) 45 integrated network cabling
5115 N. Douglas Fir 50 design and installation,
Road Calabasas 91302 fiber optic networks
acicommunications.com cabling design and
installation, PBX remote
diagnostics and
maintenance, MAC work on
most phone systems, call
17 Nextcom-Broadcore (17) 40 business telephone
5454 Beethoven St., 50 systems, VoIP systems,
Suite 200 Los Angeles hosted VoIP PBX service
90066 provider
broadcore.com
18 CCS Presentation 35 audio-visual dealer
Systems Inc. (18) 51 specializing in projection
5055 Wilshire Blvd., systems, integrated
Suite 305 Los Angeles solutions and professional
90036 broadcast applications
ccsprojects.com
19 CalPOP.com Inc. 25 wholesale Internet
600 W. Seventh St., 25 bandwidth, dedicated
Suite 360 Los Angeles servers and server
90017 colocation--resellers for
calpop.com Level3, Savvis, Cogent,
Mzima, ATT, Wilshire
Connection
20 Time Warner Telecom 25 managed network services
818 W. Seventh St., 2,800 provider: Internet, metro
Suite 830 Los Angeles Ethernet; enterprise and
90017 carrier/wholesale
twtelecom.com
Rank Company Profile Top Local Executive
(Ranking in 2006) * offices * name
* name (county/total) * title
* address * headquarters * phone
* Web site * year founded
1 AT&T Inc. (1) 7/NA Kieran Nolan/
1150 S. Olive St. San Antonio Andy Shibley
Los Angeles 90015 1876 vice presidents,
att.com general managers
(800) 750-2355
2 Time Warner Cable (2) NA/NA Jeffrey Hirsch
550 N. Continental Stamford, L.A. division
Blvd. El Segundo 90245 Conn. president
twcbc.com/la 1968 (866) 875-1403
3 Sprint Nextel Corp. (4) 2/NA Mike Finley
10866 Wilshire Blvd. Overland Park, regional president
Los Angeles 90024 Kan. (800) 777-4681
sprint.com NA
4 Morrow-Meadows 1/6 Karen V. Price
Corp. (5) City of president
231 Benton Court City Industry (909) 598-7700
of Industry 91789 1964
morrow-meadows.com
5 TelePacific 6/39 Dick Jalkut
Communications (6) Los Angeles ceo, president
515 S. Flower St., 47th 1998 (213) 213-3000
Floor Los Angeles 90071
telepacific.com
6 Superior 1/2 Solomon Chen
Communications (8) Irwindale ceo, president
5027 Irwindale Ave., 1991 (626) 856-6020
Suite 900 Irwindale
91706
superiorcommunications.
com
7 j2 Global 1/6 Nehemia Zucker
Communications Inc. Hollywood president, coo
6922 Hollywood Blvd. 1995 (323) 860-9200
Los Angeles 90028
j2global.com
8 TRG Customer Solutions/ 2/26 Gary Blasiar
Alert Communications NA vice president
155 Pasadena Ave. 1949 (800) 333-7772
South Pasadena 91030
trgcustomersolutions.
com
9 MRV Communications Inc. 5/25 Noam Lotan
20415 Nordhoff St. Chatsworth ceo, president
Chatsworth 91311 1988 (818) 773-0900
mrv.com
10 Computer Consulting 1/3 Mary Ann Mitchell
Operations (11) Culver City ceo
600 Corporate Pointe, 1985 (310) 568-5000
Suite 1010 Culver City
90230
ccops.com
11 Qwest Communications 2/158 Mark Amico
International Denver sales director,
445 S. Figueroa St., 1996 Southern California
Suite 2920 Los Angeles (213) 784-6003
90071
gwest.com
12 PCC Network 1/5 Dave Burr
Solutions (12) Chatsworth ceo
9340 Eton Ave. 1985 (800) 313-1911
Chatsworth 91311
pccinc.com
13 Platinum Wireless (16) 2/32 Jeff Javidzad/
10435 Santa Monica Los Angeles Baze Melamed
Blvd. Los Angeles 90025 1997 ceo/president
platinumwireless.com (310) 474-7800
14 Eforcity Corp. (13) 1/3 Jack Sheng
12339 Denholm Drive El Monte ceo
El Monte 91732 2002 (626) 442-3168
eforcity.com
15 Strix Systems Inc. (14) 1/6 Bruce Brown
26610 Agoura Road, Calabasas chairman, ceo
Suite 110 Calabasas 2000 (818) 251-1000
91302
strixsystems.com
16 ACI Communications (9) 1/2 Russell Ramas
5115 N. Douglas Fir Calabasas president
Road Calabasas 91302 1983 (818) 223-3600
acicommunications.com
17 Nextcom-Broadcore (17) 1/2 Monty Ferdowsi
5454 Beethoven St., Los Angeles ceo
Suite 200 Los Angeles 1969 (310) 360-1000
90066
broadcore.com
18 CCS Presentation 1/6 Gina M. Riberi
Systems Inc. (18) Los Angeles chairwoman
5055 Wilshire Blvd., 1996 (323) 954-7754
Suite 305 Los Angeles
90036
ccsprojects.com
19 CalPOP.com Inc. 2/2 Lynn Hoover
600 W. Seventh St., Los Angeles co-president
Suite 360 Los Angeles 2003 213-627-1937
90017
calpop.com
20 Time Warner Telecom NA/70 Dan Cross
818 W. Seventh St., Littleton, v.p., general manager
Suite 830 Los Angeles Colo. (213) 929-2100
90017 1993
twtelecom.com
NA--Not Available
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