The Alliance Commends Comtel for 25 Years of Excellence
Master Agency Turns 25
RICHMOND, Va. – March 21, 2017 – The Alliance Partners, the channel partner industry organization that brings together agents, VARs, managed service providers, IT consultants and cloud specialists, has issued a commendation to Comtel Communications, in recognition of the master agency’s quarter-century legacy of dedication to channel excellence.
The company celebrates 25 years in business this year—a period of intense change and opportunity, during which its Alliance membership has been a central piece of its business strategy.
“The Alliance has been a fantastic asset over the years to Comtel,” said Ben Humphreys, Comtel CEO, who has served two rotations as Alliance chairman and who has managed the group’s CenturyLink agreement since its inception. “In many ways, it has been our R&D department, business incubator and sounding board. Within minutes, I can get solid information on any number of topics, projects or business initiatives. We have celebrated successes and learned from failures, but each member of the Alliance has grown because of its participation.”
Comtel’s mission has been to deliver quality, cost-effective solutions to customers with world-class support; as carriers and customers find themselves with fewer resources, the Comtel team has become an extension to its clients’ IT departments. In 2013, it launched a hosted VoIP subsidiary called Simplicity VoIP, and is seeing significant growth and traction with that platform, based on the Comtel model. Rapid technology changes are offering new opportunities too, including in the SD WAN and cloud-based arenas, and the agency, as a member of the Alliance, just kicked off a new relationship with Verizon Communications.
“We would not have been successful without the support of our partners,” Humphreys said. “This dedicated group has been with us through thick and thin, and truly buys into our value proposition of ‘Customer FIRST.'”
Bill Power, CEO of the Alliance, added, “We are so pleased to honor Comtel’s achievements in the telecom and IT channels. Ben and his team have consistently demonstrated excellence in leadership and passion for this community, and I couldn’t be more proud to offer this recognition.”
Comtel also focuses on supporting the communities where it does business. For each month in 2017, it is donating to a charity that improves the lives of people from all walks of life, who are facing any number of challenges every day, with the goal of making a meaningful impact on their quality of life. In addition to a donation, Comtel is featuring the charity it picks each month in its newsletters, on its website, and through its social media efforts.
ABOUT THE ALLIANCE
Since 1997, the Alliance Partners, originally the Agent Alliance, has been a powerful voice for the channel. This diverse industry consortium of shareholders represents all industry sectors, from traditional communications to IT, cloud, storage and virtualization, mobility and converged IP services.
The Alliance is dedicated to fostering best business practices nationwide for the channel ecosystem. It is an important forum for education, collaboration and information-sharing, aimed at helping channel partners evolve their practices to remain competitive. The Alliance is able to leverage the unique and diverse expertise of its formidable member roster to put knowledge into practice in highly pragmatic ways to create an environment of continuous growth and improvement, which benefits partners, suppliers and clients alike.
For more information:
Bill Power
CEO, The Alliance Partners
T: 703.597.4839 F: 866.341.9939
Bill.Power@TheAlliancePartners.com
ABOUT COMTEL
Founded in 1991, Comtel Communications is a direct telecom/technology consulting agency based in Richmond, Virginia. With more than 270 years of combined industry experience, its team members possess expert knowledge of current best-in-class solutions and provide trusted, unbiased counsel.
A founding member of The Alliance Partners (a national consortium of technology agencies), Comtel has unique access to 350+ national and international providers. By leveraging these relationships, customers benefit through competitive quotes from multiple sources that are cost-effective and efficient solutions to ensure their goals are met.
Comtel manages more than $18.2M in annual billings representing a diverse group of companies throughout the mid-Atlantic and Southeast. With twenty-five years as a trusted advisor, Comtel has unparalleled knowledge into the specific needs of commercial business customer. Comtel partners with customers long after their contracts are signed and their systems are in place, offering excellent back-office support that is unmatched within the industry. During the relationship, Comtel is an extension of its customers’ own staff, helping by working directly with providers to track orders, trouble-shoot, manage upgrades and provide training. As technology evolves towards the Cloud, Comtel, as a constant advocate, allows customers to stay focused on their core business, confident that their telecom and technology services stay current, competitive and dynamic.
For more information:
Mercer Taylor
Marketing Manager
804.412.7645
mtaylor@comtelcommunications.com