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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2006
COMPTEL and Channel Partners Conference and Expo
Join Forces for TELECOM WEEK ’07
Premier networking event to be held in Las Vegas
COMPTEL and Channel Partners Conference and Expo (brought to you by PHONE+ magazine) have announced they will join forces next spring for TELECOM WEEK 2007, a premier networking event that showcases both the COMPTEL PLUS Convention & EXPO and the Channel Partners Conference & Expo back to back in one great location – the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. COMPTEL PLUS will run Feb. 27 - March 2 and Channel Partners will run March 4 - 6.
To learn more about TELECOM WEEK, visit: http://www.xchangemag.com/telecomweek
“The COMPTEL PLUS and Channel Partners shows are both highly successful, well-attended industry events, and combining our efforts over this week-long period will create a unique networking opportunity,” said Margaret Boles, COMPTEL’s Vice President of Communications. “COMPTEL is delighted to be working with such a talented team at PHONE+ magazine and we look forward to bringing the industry what is sure to be an invaluable event in Las Vegas next spring.”
“PHONE+ and COMPTEL have enjoyed a long working relationship and a common goal in serving the next- generation providers of broadband products and services. TELECOM WEEK is a natural result of the synergies that have existed between our organizations and constituencies for years,” said Mike Saxby, group publisher for PHONE+ magazine. “By co-locating, we are able to bring together comprehensive business development programming and opportunities, ranging from network buildout strategies and regulation to sales and distribution.”
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About COMPTEL
COMPTEL is the leading industry association representing communications service providers and their supplier partners. Based in Washington, D.C., COMPTEL advances its members’ business through policy advocacy and through education, networking and trade shows. COMPTEL members are entrepreneurial companies building and deploying next-generation networks to provide competitive voice, data and video services. COMPTEL members create economic growth and improve the quality of life of all Americans through technological innovation, new services, affordable prices and customer choice. COMPTEL members share a common objective: advancing communications through innovation and open networks. For more information, please visit www.comptel.org or call +1 202 296 6650.
About Channel Partners Conference & Expo
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Channel Partners Conference & Expo is the premier networking and educational event for indirect sales channels in the communications industry. More than 100 exhibitors use the forum to forge alliances with proven solutions providers — independent agents, master agents, interconnects, wireless dealers, VARs/VADs, systems integrators and private-label resellers. The expo hall show floor and networking receptions provide time to get to know the 2,000-plus participants looking to build profitable and efficient sales and distribution relationships. For more information about Channel Partners, please visit www.channelpartnersconference.com.
About PHONE+
For two decades, PHONE+ has been the undisputed leader in providing news and analysis to alternate distribution channels serving the communications industry. It is the unrivaled resource for resellers, aggregators, agents, brokers, VARs, systems integrators, interconnects and dealers that provide network-based communications and computing services and associated CPE, applications and professional services. Please visit the PHONE+ Web site at www.phoneplusmag.com for more information.
About xchange
xchange is a monthly magazine for facilities-based service providers offering voice, data, wireless, IP and content news. Its seasoned editorial staff does more than simply report on industry news; they dig beneath the surface to provide analysis on what new equipment, new services, new regulatory activities and other new developments mean to xchange’s readers. The publication has a monthly IPTV supplement called On the Tube; an annual print and online buyer’s guide; a companion Web site, www.xchangemag.com; a weekly newsletter, xchange xtra; and it hosts Webinars on a periodic basis.