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Birch Telecom, Inc.
 PROFILE
Birch Telecom is ringing Southwestern Bell. The integrated communications provider offers competitive local and long-distance phone service, Internet access, and data services to small and midsized businesses customers in the Baby Bell's back yard -- Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. It has gained certification to operate in nine southeastern states and competes with BellSouth in Georgia and Tennessee. Birch has its own packet switches and leases network capacity from its competitors to serve more than 245,000 access lines. An affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts owns 51% of Birch, which was founded in 1997 by CEO Dave Scott and SVP Jeff Shackelford. The company has grown through acquisitions.

 COMPETITION
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 TRACKERS
Feb. 23, 2001 - LAYOFF TRACKER
306 laid off
Description: Layoffs represent approximately 18% of the staff and affected all levels of the company.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 120.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 98.2%
Employees: 1,350
Revenue per employee: $88,888.89

 KEY PEOPLE
• David E. Scott
    CEO
• Bradley A. Moline
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
2020 Baltimore Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64108
US
Phone: 816-300-3000
Fax: 816-300-3291
Online: Web Site

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