New York, June 27, 2012 — IceHook Systems Corp, a leading provider of data management applications for telecommunications service providers , today announced that it has completed a purchase agreement with Covista Communications (OTCBB: CVST) for all intellectual property, service and trademarks associated with the RouteNGN call routing software. The purchase, for which the terms [...]

360networks, facilities-based wholesale provider of Private Line Transport, Ethernet, IP, VoIP, Local Access services, announced its Layer 2 Ethernet (L2E) service, a carrier ethernet service..

Rob Adler of Vantage Communications and Humberto of FonicaPBX met at the DIDxchange booth at CTIA Wireless 2010 in Orlando, Florida. First topic was the 32 page petition by AT&T to project all copper lines to..

and then reselling them retail or a combination of both. The second option helps CLECs to avoid buying switches, fiber optic transmission facilities or colocation facilities.Many have hinted at the fact that hosted voip providers have much in common with CLECS and in fact, could be the new CLECs.

What is a CLEC? It is a company which provides local telephone service — other than the incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (LEC). Much like a LEC, a CLEC will provide telephone service within a LATA. To handle InterLATA long-distance calls, the CLEC will connect to an IXC (IntereXchange Carrier). Quite often, CLEC’s will use the local loop (UNE-L) belonging to the incumbent Local Exchange Carrier.