Ernest Communications

National Competitive Local Exchange Carrier and POTS Aggregator

Headquarters:

Atlanta, Georgia

Service Area:

All 50 states

History:

Founded in 1996.  Birch Communications purchased Ernest Communications in 2013.

Primary Competition:

CenturyLink, AT&T, Verizon & Granite

Strengths:

• Resale agreements with every incumbent provider in U.S.
• One bill, one point of contact, from one provider, nationwide
• Seamless transfer of service
• No 3^rd Party Billing
• No PICC fees

Restrictions:

• Relies on local carrier for local loop and for POTS and DSL

Product Offerings:

• Business Phone Lines
• DSL
• Integrated T1
• T1
• PRI
• Long Distance
• Wireless Phone Service