Richard B. Birckbichler

Versatel Networks, Inc. provides telecommunication services. The firm's services include switching systems for enhanced 9-1-1, air traffic control, mobile radio dispatch, military command and control. It also offers selectable ring back, single number single voice mail service, travel cards and cellular to WiFi leap services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Hull, Canada.

The International Engineering Consortium is a non-profit organization that aims to advance the electrical and computer engineering enterprise. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. It is comprised of historically minority serving institutions working together towards this goal.

SolaCom Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures communication solutions for public safety and homeland security. Its products include guardian ng9-1-1 controller, guardian NG9-1-1 controller for 2-6 position PSAP, guardian intelligent workstation, guardian emergency services routing proxy, guardian mobile, guardian responder, guardian map and guardian emergency gateway. The company was founded by Franz Plangger in 1998 and is headquartered in Westchester, IL.

Part of Connect Holding LLC, Centel Corp. is a private company that provides cellular telephone services. The company is based in Chicago, IL. Centel was acquired by Sprint Corp. (Old) on March 10, 1993 for $2,850 million.