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What Services Does the Telecom Broker Network Provide?

Internet T1:
A T1 local access connection to the Internet that can be configured to carry either 24 digitized data channels or one aggregated concatenated data channel at a rate of 1.544 Megabits Per Second (Mbps) that is connected via a T1 Wan Interface Card (WIC), Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit (CSU/DSU), and Internet router.





DIRECTV HD Entertainment:
DIRECTV satellite TV service has been rated higher than Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Adelphia, Cox, Charter and other cable companies in customer service for the last seven years according to the 2007 American Customer Satisfaction Index (University of Michigan Business School).

If you move, you can keep your DIRECTV equipment and service by calling us at 1-866-WAY-U-MOVE (1-866-929-8668). This is a free program available to our customers and you can call before you actually move to take advantage of DIRECTV MOVERS CONNECTION. Simply leave the dish/es behind in your old place and take your DIRECTV equipment to your new place of residence. For Alaska or Hawaii, new equipment might be needed. And unless you are moving to Latin America, for anyone moving out of the United States, it is legally prohibited to offer services to you. If you are moving to Latin America, please review our offerings for that market. In new residence, sports blackouts and local channels may be affected.

Join the Millions of people who are switching to the #1 satellite TV service, DIRECTV - the largest satellite TV provider in the United States!

Unlike Dish Network, DIRECTV offers all local stations that come in digital quality with top of the line sound and picture quality. The majority of Americans love watching the shows aired on their local networks, and DIRECTV is the number one local network provider, broadcasting local channels to over 94% of households in the United States, most of which are aired in High Definition (HD). DIRECTV also provides local channels to cities that are out of Dish Network’s range such as Baton Rouge, LA; Lafayette, LA; Corpus Christi, TX; Wilmington, NC; and Springfield, MA.









Hosted Voice over IP (VoIP):
Hosted Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a voice and data technology that supports several telecommunications protocols, such as Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Internet Protocol (IP), that that makes it easy for people to use the Internet to make telephone calls while saving money on premise hardware.

Hosted VoIP eliminates the need to purchase or lease expensive PBX equipment to gain advanced calling features such as voicemail, automated attendants, extension dialing, call forwarding, call park, or call transfer. Hosted VoIP also eliminates the need to obtain service from multiple carriers for local and long distance calling, PBX tie-lines, private lines, etc. The service also includes Internet access and Quality of Service (QoS) to guarantee voice quality all on one invoice. Hosted VoIP offers freedom from legacy equipment costs, eliminates reliance on slow-moving traditional phone companies, multiple bills, and offers flexibility to deliver customized user productivity solutions for your company.







ADT Monitored Home Security Systems:
Given the high crime rate in America, it is important to take the steps necessary to ensure your family is safe at home. One of the most simple, practical, and affordable ways to ensure your family's safety at home is to install an ADT home alarm system.





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Representative Telecommunication Services: We offer VoIP PBX, IP PBX, US termination, SIP gateway, VoIP gateway, data and Internet T1 (DS1) lines (1.5 Mbps bi-directional transfer upload and download rate), fractional T1 (DS1) circuits (256 Kbps to 1,024 Kbps), bonded (load balanced) T-1 (DS1) lines (3 Mbps to 12 Mbps), T3 (DS3) lines (6 Mbps to 45 Mbps), point-to-point private lines, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching), wide area network (WAN) configurations, inbound and outbound call center services, IP PBX and Hosted VoIP solutions, dynamic and channelized integrated T1 (DS1) lines, Primary Rate ISDN (PRI) service, etc. We also have experience with enterprise products that include Gigabit Ethernet, OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, OC-192, OC-256, and OC-768 lines delivered over a fiber optic backbone. Call us at (888) 255-5859.




MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching):
MPLS is a standardized data switching technology that optimizes network traffic flow and eases management of data networks. MPLS carves specific paths data packets that are identified by a label that saves the time needed for a router to look up the address to the next node in order to forward the packet. MPLS works with the Internet Protocol (IP), Asynchronous Transport Mode (ATM), and frame relay network protocols. MPLS allows most packets to be forwarded at the layer 2 (switching) level rather than at the layer 3 (routing) level and makes it easy to manage quality of service (QoS).




Ethernet Internet:
Ethernet is the most widely-used data network protocol today. Standardized as IEEE 802.3, the Ethernet protocol is used for local area networks (LANs) at the Layer 1 (Physical Layer) and Layer 2 (Data Link Layer) of the OSI networking model. Ethernet can be used to connect twisted copper pair networks and to connect fiber optic cable networks. It also provides a great local access medum to connect LANs to the Internet. Ethernet access to the Internet is quickly becoming the access method of choice were it is available.




DSL (Digital Subscriber Line Service):
Digital Subscriber Line Service (DSL) has become a very popular Internet access service. This is because DSL uses the existing copper pairs that already exist between most customer premise offices and the local phone company central office (CO). A DSL connection is set up between a DSL modem at the customer premise and a DSL access multiplexer, or DSLAM, at the phone company central office. Both voice and data can be run across the same DSL connection by using a filter to separate voice traffic from Internet traffic.

DSL has become a widely-accepted and increasingly reliable method of delivering phone service and providing Internet access that saves end users money because both voice and data are delivered across the same plain old telephone serivce (POTS) line. However, the distance to the local phone company central office where the copper POTS line is connected from the customer premise to the DSLAM will determine the potential speed of the DSL connection.




Wireless Internet Service:
Satellite Wireless Internet is a new way to access the Internet at high speeds from anywhere in the United States. Satellite Wireless Internet is delivered via satellites that orbit the Earth while transmitting and receiving high frequency radio internet data to a small dish located at the customer premise. This two-way satellite radio system is reliable, easy to set up and is mobile. You can move the subscriber satellite dish and re-connect with ease.

HughesNet offers high-speed Satellite Wireless Internet service satellite internet (sometimes incorrectly spelled satelite internet) to subscribers who are in remote locations or unique locations where DSL or other types of Internet access is unavailable. All you need to connect to HughesNet is an unobstructed view of the southern sky. Please click on the banner below for more information.




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 History of DIRECTV

Written by: Rick Taylor - Dec 2, 2008


Headquartered in El Segundo, California, DIRECTV is the leading digital satellite service provider in the United States and provides HD Satellite TV service to over 17 million subsribers. The following is a rough summary of its impressive history:

Before 1984, satellites could carry only one communication channel per each transponder which limited satellites to a maximum of 24-32 communication channels per satellite - not enough bandwidth to support a commercially viable broadcasting system that could compete with established cable TV companies.

By 1984, Hughes had developed very high power satellites that could use digital compression (MPEG 2) standards that, for the first time, allowed multiple digital television channels to be sent through each individual satellite frequency. Hughes was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use their newly-developed technology to construct a Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) network.

In 1990, Hughes Electronics launched its DBS network, founded DIRECTV, and landed over one million satellite TV subscribers by the end of that year.

A DIRECTV/USSB partnership was formed in 1991, as DIRECTV's parent company, Hughes Electronics partnered with United States Satellite Broadcasting (USSB). USSB agreed to purchase 5 transponders aboard the future DIRECTV DBS-1 satellite to broadcast premium movie and pay per view offerings.

In 1993, a Hughes satellite was launched at the 101 degree west satellite location. This DBS-1, a high powered commercial satellite, carried a payload of 16 circularly polarized DBS Ku band transponders, each broadcasting at 120 watts per transponder. The new DIRECTV system quickly became one of the hottest-selling consumer electronics products of the year in 1994.

In the fall of 1994, a second DIRECTV satellite, DBS-2, was launched. This satellite enabled expansion of DIRECTV's programming to nearly 150 channels. In comparison, cable vision systems at that time offered an average of only 30 analog channels.

In the summer of 1994, DIRECTV introduced digital direct to home satellite service that was delivered via a small 18" satellite dish and set top receiver and offered two satellite services: (1) DIRECTV's delivery of most of the cable vision favorite channels and network feeds, and (2) USSB's delivery of premium services such as movie channels, such as HBO and Showtime, as well as pay-per-view sports.

By 1998, DIRECTV had over 4 million subscribers and purchased its partner, USSB, for over $1.3 billion. The acquisition provided DIRECTV customers with access to USSB's premier movie broadcasting and increased channel selection from 185 to 210. In July, DIRECTV invested $250 million in XM satellite radio.

In 1999, DIRECTV acquired Primestar, Inc. and its 2.3 million subscribers. As part of the deal, DIRECTV secured Primestar's satellite assets (11 transponders and two satellites) which added high-powered DBS frequencies to provide full coverage of the continental United States. In addition to the Primestar acquisition, DIRECTV launched a new satellite of its own, DIRECTV-1R on October 10, 1999.

In 2003, DIRECTV introduced a new high-definition video recorder jointly engineered by DIRECTV and Tivo as well as a second-generation set top box model through a partnership with Philips.

On November 11, 2003, DIRECTV added its 12 millionth subscriber.

DIRECTV currently has over 17 million subscribers and remains the top United States consumer satellite provider as it continues to expand its offerings through high-definition and entertainment packages such as NFL SUNDAY TICKET and TOTAL CHOICE® Mobile programming.