CornerStone Telephone Company Extends Wholesale Services Agreement with Verizon

From: Smith & Jones
By:
01/30/09


TROY, N.Y. (January 30, 2009) — CornerStone Telephone Company, an integrated communications provider, today announced that it had extended its wholesale services agreement with Verizon, allowing Cornerstone to continue to provide reliable and cost-effective network solutions for its customers.

CornerStone customers will see no change in service as a result of this extension, and current and new customers can be confident that CornerStone is committed to offering consistently high-quality services.

“The extension of our wholesale services agreement is proof of our commitment to continuing our mission to provide the best in customer support and service while still offering competitive rates,” said Dan Yamin, co-founder of CornerStone Telephone Company. “We will continue to offer leading-edge technology, while keeping our investment at a minimum so that we are able to pass on the savings to our customers.”

Over the past 12 months, CornerStone Telephone has implemented a variety of initiatives to distinguish itself in the marketplace. CornerStone has added service offerings and additional technical support, including alarm services, SkySphere (a Software as a Service product), SkySphere Voice, a hosted telephone product, and subscription-based software services. And CornerStone’s market expansion continues, with the acquisition of customer accounts in the Southern Tier region of New York State.




About CornerStone Telephone Company

CornerStone Telephone Company is an integrated communications provider specializing in services for business customers. The company provides its customers with the highest level of customer support while offering competitive service rates. CornerStone has over 50,000 access lines, providing local and long distance telephone service, high-speed Internet access, VoIP, security services and business telephone systems. The company services customers in New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

Established in 2001, CornerStone has over 115 employees and 10,000 customers. The company is headquartered in Troy, N.Y. with offices in Syracuse, Oneonta, Buffalo, New York City, and Poughkeepsie and was voted fastest growing mid-size company and one of the Best Places to Work in the New York State Capital Region in 2007 and 2008. For more information, visit www.cornerstonetelephone.com.