| Business Summary | | Ursus
Telecom
Corp.
provides
international
telecommunications
services
and
offers
discounted
international
and
enhanced
services,
including
United
States-originated
long
distance
service,
direct
dial
international
service,
Internet
telephony
and
voice
over
the
Internet
Protocol,
to
small
and
medium-sized
businesses
and
individuals.
The
Company's
primary
service
is
call
reorigination.
The
Company
also
offers
basic
and
value-added
services
to
its
customers,
which
include
long
distance
international
telephone
services;
dedicated
access
via
a
leased
line
for
high
volume
users;
calling
cards;
speed
dialing;
international
fax
store
and
forward;
switched
Internet
services;
itemized
and
multicurrency
billing;
call
forwarding;
enhanced
call
management
and
reporting
services;
Web
Centric
PC-to-phone
services;
and
Web
Centric
phone-to-phone
services.
In
April
2001,
the
Company,
and
Access
Authority,
Inc.,
a
subsidiary,
filed
for
protection
under
Chapter
11
of
the
United
States
Bankruptcy
Code. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Ursus
Telecom
Corp.
is
a
provider
of
international
telecommunications
services
primarily
to
small
and
medium
sized
businesses,
travelers,
and
to
wholesale
customers.
For
the
nine
months
ended
12/31/00,
revenues
increased
17%
to
$30.2
million.
Net
loss
totaled
$19.5
million,
up
from
$2.4
million.
Revenues
benefitted
from
the
acquisitions
of
Latin
American
Enterprises
and
the
Justice
customer
base.
Higher
loss
reflects
a
$10
million
goodwill
and
asset
impairment
charge. | More
from
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Developments |
| Officers | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| William Newport, 65 Chairman | -- | -- | Luca Giussani, 46 CEO,
Director | $339K | -- | Richard McEwan, 45 Exec.
VP- Marketing | 130K | $496K | Gregory Koutoulas, 51 VP,
Controller, and Sec. | -- | -- | Steven Relis, 38 CAO | -- | -- | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Mar-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
| More
from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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