that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . december 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message matrix telecom inc type private company industry telecommunications internet service provider founded 1990 headquarters dallas texas key people jerry ou president & ceo ; mike simpson cfo products local voice service long distance voice service t1 dsl ip vpn audio conferencing web conferencing website www.matrixbt.com matrix telecom inc. operating as matrix business technologies trinsic powered by matrix excel telecommunications and various other niche brands is a united states telecommunications firm that provides voice and data services to consumers and small and medium businesses as well as multi location distributed enterprise markets national chains . the firm also provides wholesale voice services to the telecommunications wireless and cable industries . headquartered in dallas texas with operations in atmore alabama matrix employs approximately 300 people . the company was founded in 1990 . matrix is licensed as a facilities based clec and long distance calling provider in 49 states and the district of columbia dc . in 1995 matrix was recognized by inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing private companies in the united states ranking 7 in the united states and 1 in the state of texas 1 and remained on the list the following year . 2 in 1999 matrix was acquired by platinum equity 3 a global private investment firm specializing in m & a & o . in 2001 matrix integrated staples communications staples inc. customers into its operations through an acquisition made by platinum equity 4 and with the purchase of global crossing s small business group in 2005 5 matrix launched the matrix business technologies brand to differentiate and focus its market presence between residential and commercial services . platinum equity acquired the assets of trinsic communications formerly z tel 6 in june 2007 and integrated them into matrix 7 this addition deepened the residential customer base within matrix and broadened its national footprint of services and trinsic powered by matrix was born . on march 16 2010 matrix announced it would acquire the customers and substantially all the assets of excel telecommunications 1 also in dallas . that transaction closed on august 2 2010 with the excel headquarters in irving texas becoming the new headquarters for the combined companies . in addition to its own veraz softswitch based network matrix s network partners include global crossing verizon business xo communications paetec level 3 covad at & t qwest ibm and intercall . contents 1 services 2 see also 3 references 4 external links services edit matrix offers include local voice service long distance voice service wholesale switched long distance wholesale dedicated long distance toll free service switched toll free dedicated toll free integrated voice internet t1 dedicated t1 ip vpn dsl audio conferencing web conferencing customer service for us subscribers is located overseas see also edit list of united states telephone companies references edit inc. magazine s 500 fastest growing private company in us 1995 inc. magazine s 500 fastest growing private company in us list 1996 platinum equity acquires matrix acquisition of staples communications acquisition of global crossing s sbg history of trinsic acquisition of trinsic telecommunications external links edit matrix business technologies website trinsic powered by matrix website excel telecommunications website v t e united states wireless communications service providers national at & t mobility sprint corporation t mobile us verizon wireless public regional atlantic tele network gci u.s. cellular private regional c spire wireless cellcom cellular one claro puerto rico gta teleguam iconnect indigo wireless iwireless open mobile united wireless west central wireless mvnos virtual list of united states mobile virtual network operators defunct defunct virtual operators advanced mobile phone service airtouch alaska communications alltel at & t wireless services cincinnati bell dobson cellular edge wireless element mobile first cellular of southern illinois houston cellular midwest wireless nep wireless nextel communications northcoast pcs ntelos pocket communications powertel primeco revol wireless rural cellular suncom unicel upoc networks western wireless corporation v t e united states landline telephone companies alaska communications at & t centurylink cincinnati bell claro puerto rico earthlink emery telcom fairpoint communications frontier communications gci gta teleguam hawaiian telcom tds telecom verizon communications windstream communications retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title matrix business technologies & oldid 743419427 categories privately held companies 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