Matrix Telecom, Inc., operating as Matrix Business Technologies, Trinsic, Powered by Matrix, Excel Telecommunications and various other niche brands is a

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firm that provides voice and data services to consumers and small and medium businesses as well as multi-location distributed enterprise markets (national chains). The firm also provides wholesale voice services to the telecommunications, wireless and cable industries. Headquartered in

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with operations in Atmore, Alabama Matrix employs approximately 300 people. The company was founded in 1990. Matrix is licensed as a facilities-based CLEC and

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provider in 49 states and the District of Columbia (DC). In 1995, Matrix was recognized by

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as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States ranking #7 in the United States and #1 in the state of TexasInc. Magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Private Company in US 1995
and remained on the list the following year.

History

In 1999, Matrix was acquired by

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,Platinum Equity acquires Matrix
/ref> a global private investment firm specializing in M&A&O. In 2001, Matrix integrated Staples Communications ( Staples, Inc.) customers into its operations through an acquisition made by Platinum Equity,Acquisition of Staples Communications
/ref> and with the purchase of Global Crossing’s Small Business Group in 2005,Acquisition of Global Crossing’s SBG
Matrix launched the Matrix Business Technologies brand to differentiate and focus its market presence between residential and commercial services.

acquired the assets of Trinsic Communications (formerly Z-Tel)History of Trinsic
/ref> in June 2007 and integrated them into Matrix,
This addition deepened the residential customer base within Matrix and broadened its national footprint of services. The brand was changed to "Trinsic, Powered by Matrix" On March 16, 2010, Matrix announced it would acquire the customers and substantially all the assets of Dallas-based Excel Telecommunications. That transaction closed on August 2, 2010, with the Excel headquarters in Irving, Texas becoming the new headquarters for the combined companies. In addition to its own Veraz softswitch-based network, Matrix’s network partners include

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, Level 3),

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, IBM and Intercall.

Services

Matrix offers include: * Local Voice Service * Long distance Voice Service * Wholesale Switched Long Distance * Wholesale Dedicated Long Distance *

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service * Switched

* Dedicated

* Integrated Voice/

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T1 * Dedicated T1 *

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References

External links

Matrix Business Technologies website

Trinsic Powered by Matrix website

Excel Telecommunications website
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History

Services

See also

References

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