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Birch Communications was an American provider of IP-based communications, network broadband, cloud computing, and information technology services to small, mid-sized, enterprise and wholesale business customers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. It was acquired by in 2018 and integrated into the company. Founded in 1996 in the wake of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, several years later the company began acquiring other telecom companies in an effort to increase its network size and service offerings. Birch Communications raised 77.5millioninfundingin2011,and77.5 million in funding in 2011, and 77.5millioninfundingin2011,and110 million in funding in 2012 after it financed a new 90millionfacility.AtlantaBusinessChroniclenamedBirchoneofAtlanta′sTop50PrivateCompaniesin2013,andthatyearcompanyrevenueswereapproximately90 million facility. Atlanta Business Chronicle named Birch one of Atlanta's Top 50 Private Companies in 2013, and that year company revenues were approximately 90millionfacility.AtlantaBusinessChroniclenamedBirchoneofAtlanta′sTop50PrivateCompaniesin2013,andthatyearcompanyrevenueswereapproximately207 million. Birch Communications also acquired Cbeyond in 2014 for 323million,whichexpandedBirch’scloudserviceofferings.InSeptember2014,Birchannouncedthattheyhadmade24acquisitions,worthmorethan323 million, which expanded Birch’s cloud service offerings. In September 2014, Birch announced that they had made 24 acquisitions, worth more than 323million,whichexpandedBirch’scloudserviceofferings.InSeptember2014,Birchannouncedthattheyhadmade24acquisitions,worthmorethan500 million. Birch has regional operations centers in Atlanta, Macon, Georgia and Emporia, Kansas with approximately 1,400 employees. Tony Tomae serves as Birch’s president and chief executive officer. (en) |
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Birch Communications was an American provider of IP-based communications, network broadband, cloud computing, and information technology services to small, mid-sized, enterprise and wholesale business customers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. It was acquired by in 2018 and integrated into the company. Founded in 1996 in the wake of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, several years later the company began acquiring other telecom companies in an effort to increase its network size and service offerings. Birch Communications raised 77.5millioninfundingin2011,and77.5 million in funding in 2011, and 77.5millioninfundingin2011,and110 million in funding in 2012 after it financed a new $90 million facility. (en) |
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