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ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY BOOK OF LISTS 2020 | 51 Telecommunications providers in Connecticut (Ranked by number of Connecticut employees as of September 2019) Rank Provider CT employees/ CT customers Products and services Top executive(s)/ Year founded 1 Frontier Communications 401 Merritt 7 Norwalk, CT 06851 800-921-8101; www.frontier.com 2,563 (1) DND Vantage TV, internet and voice; broadband, video, wireless internet data access; digital protection, solutions and equipment for small, medium and enterprise businesses Bernard L. Han CEO (2) Julie Murtagh SVP, East region 1935 2 Charter Communications Inc. 400 Atlantic St. Stamford, CT 06901 203-905-7800; www.spectrum.com 1,440 116,000 Spectrum TV, internet, voice and mobile; Spectrum Business and Spectrum Enterprise solutions for commercial clients; Spectrum Reach advertising and promotional solutions Thomas M. Rutledge Chairman & CEO 1993 3 Comcast Western New England Region 222 New Park Drive Berlin, CT 06037 860-505-3399; www.comcastcorporation.com 1,300 DND Entertainment and communications experience to residents and businesses including the Xfinity brand Dennis Mathew Regional SVP 1963 4 AT&T Inc. 555 Long Wharf Drive New Haven, CT 06511 203-974-6495; www.att.com 1,200 DND Wireless communications, phone, broadband, internet, television and directory publishing John Emra President, Connecticut 1878 5 Cox Communications 170 Utopia Road Manchester, CT 06042 860-468-5106; www.cox.com 200 (3) DND Nationwide network, broadband communications and entertainment, digital video, internet, telephone and home security and automation services Jay Allbaugh SVP & regional manager 1962 6 Advanced Business Solutions by Frontier Communications (4) 333 Burnham St. East Hartford, CT 06108 860-282-9999; www.totalcomm.com 100 DND Unified communications and collaboration, carrier services, enterprise networks, security, structured cabling, internet, computer services, business continuity and flash storage Ken Arndt EVP & COO Scott Lennon President, Advanced Business Solutions 1980 7 AEON (5) 1 Barnes Industrial Road, South Wallingford, CT 06492 877-246-2366; www.theaeonsolution.com 60 DND Phone, voice-over-IP, internet and cloud services Richard Minervino Chairman & CEO 1964 7 Telserv LLC 7 Progress Drive Cromwell, CT 06416 860-740-3600; www.telserv.com 60 DND Professional and managed services, unified communications solutions, vooice-over-IP cloud solutions, network infrastructure and security David Stearns COO 2002 9 ADNET Technologies 312 Farmington Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860-409-1700; www.thinkADNET.com 43 DND Managed IT services, IT security services and cloud services Christopher J. Luise Edward D. Laprade Co-CEOs 1991 10 CenturyLink 383 Main Ave. Norwalk, CT 06851 800-871-9244; www.centurylink.com 25 (6) DND Global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services, network and data systems management, Big Data analytics, IT consulting, broadband, voice, video, data and managed services Jeff Storey President & CEO 1930 11 Cooperative Systems 80 Lamberton Road Windsor, CT 06082 860-523-1000; www.coopsys.com 24 DND Voice-over-IP, unified communications, voice and data networking, IT roadmapping, failover internet, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, backup and disaster recovery, WiFi and access control Scott Spatz President 1993 12 Connecticut Communications 48 Ozick Drive Durham, CT 06422 203-985-1000; www.ctcom.com 23 5,000 Voice-over-IP unified communications systems, voice and data network services, IP video surveillance and network carrier services Scott Marks President 1974 13 Nutmeg Technologies 276 Addison Road Windsor, CT 06095 877-688-6344; www.nutmegtech.com 20 DND Managed IT services, data networking, network and server support, wireless and hosted solutions, backups, network security, phone systems, building infrastructure, security and patch management Lisa Smith President 2008 14 Phonetel Inc. 12 Capital Drive Wallingford, CT 06492 203-284-9488; www.phonetelinc.com 18 8,000 Security cameras, security systems, access controls, cellular boosters, SIP trunks, hosted PBX for Mitel and Polycom, Panasonic hybrid IP systems, cordless phones, WiFi, paging, masking and sound (7) Dan A. Link President 1998 15 Unified Communications Group (8) 504 Main St. Farmington, CT 06032 860-656-1000; www.unifiedusa.com 10 2,900 Voice-over-IP phone systems to CT businesses ranging is size from 2 - 250 employees, LTE/5G backup internet, data center hosting and telco services Dwayne M. Connelly Partner 1990 15 Windstream Communications 250 Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103 860-656-0313; www.windstreambusiness.com 10 DND Voice, data, network and cloud solutions Jason Grover Regional director 1984 17 Granite Communications Inc. 55 Middletown Ave., Suite 1 North Haven, CT 06473 203-234-4901; www.granitecomm.com 9 1,750 Business phone systems, Granite cloud phone system, voice and data cabling, public address and mass notification systems Gregg Haughton Scott Ward Partners 1996 17 Hilltop Technologies LLC 11 Kenny Roberts Memorial Drive Suffield, CT 06078 860-668-5285; www.hilltoptech.com 9 DND Voice-over-IP, hosted cloud voice, Avaya, ShoreTel, Mitel solutions, network services and data products Robert Johnston CEO 1999 17 Pilothouse Communications LLC 615 West Johnson Ave., Suite 218 Cheshire, CT 06410 203-649-6405; www.pilothousecomm.com 9 2,150 Voice-over-IP, cloud solutions, premise-based solutions, cloud data services, low-voltage wiring, video surveillance systems, Star2star, Mitel, NEC, EvovleIP, Nextiva, AVAYA and Vonage Jessica Lyne Riley Owner & CEO 2004 20 Extel Communications Inc. 60 Thorpe St. Fairfield, CT 06824 203-256-4744; www.extelweb.com 6 DND Telephone, IP and voicemail installation, voice, data and fiber cabling, local, long distance and broadband, cloud telephone services, service and maintenance plans and emergency support Richard Hyde President 1987 20 Harbor Networks 26 Lakeside Blvd., East Waterbury, CT 06708 475-235-4600; www.harbornetworks.com 6 DND IP telephony, unified communications, video conference, wireless, data networking, LAN-WAN, managed and cloud services Greg Bertschmann President 1995 22 American Business Telephone and Technologies LLC 1651 Tolland Turnpike Manchester, CT 06042 860-643-2200; www.abtelephone.com 5 DND Phone repair and telecom paint refinishing facility, digital, voice- over-IP and ISDN phones and hardware installation for commercial, government, schools and retail (9) Nancy Ferguson CEO 1997 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT (Ranked by number of Connecticut employees as of September 2019) Source: Each provider via survey. Notes: Wallingford's Verizon Wireless no longer releases employee counts by state. Unable to confirm information for South Meriden's Data-Link Corp. DND = Did not disclose. (1) Data from 2018; does not include layoff of 735 employees in 2019. (2) Data are from 2017. (3) Formerly Total Communications. (4) Formerly Prescient Worldwide (5) Data are from 2018. (6) SIP = session initiation protocol. (7) An additional location in Melbourne, Fla. (8) ISDN = integrated service digital network. —Compiled by Heide Martin.