CORNERSTONE TELEPHONE COMPANY CONTINUES EXPANSION WITH PURCHASE OF BUTLER COMMUNICATIONS

From: Smith & Jones
By:
06/06/06

Troy, NY (June 6, 2006) -- CornerStone Telephone Company, an integrated communications provider, has purchased Butler Communications, a telecommunications company based on Charlton, NY.

 

This acquisition enables the company to act as a certified NEC subcontractor and expands CornerStone’s business base to include large enterprise accounts. Under terms of the agreement, Butler Communications owner and founder, Rick Butler, will join CornerStone as Senior Service Technician. His responsibilities will include technical support of major accounts throughout New York and Massachusetts.

 

“Purchasing Butler Communications allows us to continue to diversify CornerStone’s business,” said Don Walsh, co-founder and chief operating officer for CornerStone Telephone Company. “Being certified as an NEC subcontractor will open the doors to some major businesses that we would otherwise not be positioned to support. It also secures a business partnership with NEC Corporation in the markets we serve.”

 

Over the past year, CornerStone has implemented a variety of initiatives to distinguish themselves in the marketplace. The company recently acquired Johnstown-based Telecon, which laid the groundwork for a planned expansion of service west to Syracuse and North to Watertown. The company also teamed with Fibertech Networks to bring faster internet, data and voice services to their customers. They are the only locally owned and operated Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) to install a fully functional Class 5 soft switch to transmit integrated voice and data services.

 

Additionally, they were responsible for striking an agreement with Ellis Hospital to install an antenna on the facility’s roof to provide wireless internet service to the city of Schenectady.

 

Wireless internet access in Troy is scheduled to launch within the next month.