CopperCom Softswitches TRC Telecom

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- CopperCom, the company that is Liberating the Local Exchange, announced today that TRC Telecom, a Texas-based Interexchange Carrier (IXC), has chosen CopperCom's CSX 1100 next generation switching system to offer wholesale prepaid and postpaid long-distance services in New Mexico.

TRC Telecom operates in Texas, providing consumers and enterprises a number of telephone calling options, including: 1+ long distance, prepaid and postpaid calling cards, 800 inbound, prepaid local, prepaid cellular and many other enhanced services. With the CopperCom softswitch system, they will be offering these services to the New Mexico markets. TRC Telecom strives for best-in-class customer support, while standing behind the products and services it offers. TRC Telecom, Inc. is backed by TRC Engineering Services, Inc., a consulting engineering company founded in 1985.

"Our goal has been to benefit our customers by providing the best in technologically innovative products and services. When we decided to expand our services to New Mexico, we wanted to select a next-gen switch to deliver our advanced services. We selected CopperCom's CSX 1100 because of it's superior port density, next generation switching technology and CPML feature creation language. Additionally, CopperCom's excellent customer service and partnership approach will ensure that we continue to offer the best service to our customers," said Curtis Hunt, president and chief executive officer, TRC Telecom.

"TRC Telecom is one of several customers that is taking advantage of the CopperCom's revenue increasing, feature-rich and telecom reliable next-gen softswitch," said Mel Ethem, vice president of sales for CopperCom. "We are pleased to have a partnership with companies as forward-thinking as TRC Telecom and TRC Engineering as they expand into new and growing markets."

CopperCom Inc.