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Services

The Telecommunications: Services category focuses on businesses engaged in

providing telecommunications services.
providing goods, services, or information specific to one of the listed subcategories.

Submit sites whose primary focus is the business of

providing telecommunications services, or
providing goods, services, or information specific to one of the listed subcategories.

Sites generally not listed in this category include:

Scientific, technical, and research oriented sites are listed under Science: Technology: Electrical Engineering: Communications.
Informational and resource sites covering computer network data communication are listed under Computers: Data Communications.
Affiliate sites or co-branded sites are not listed in the Directory. Affiliate sites include (but are not limited to): Acceris, American Telecom Network, Capsule, Cognigen Communications, Cognistate, Cogniworld, Covista, Excel, Geoquote, Internet Call Manager, Isterra, Opex, PNG, Primus, ShopforT1, Telarus, Telegroup, Voice Net, World Quest, and WorldxChange.

Callback

Callback providers offer either web initiated or phone call initiated (with quick disconnect) long distance connections - bypassing the costs of direct dialing in countries that have high connection charges by originating the call in a less expensive telecom market.

Submit sites whose primary focus is the business of providing callback services. Appropriate sites include ones related to service providers, equipment manufacturers and distributors, trade associations, software makers, consultants, education, training, conferences, and media.

Conferencing

Submit sites whose primary focus is the business of providing conferencing services involving telecommunications. Appropriate sites include ones related to service providers, equipment manufacturers and distributors, trade associations, software makers, consultants, education, training, conferences, and media.

Dial-Around

This category is for providers that specialize in long-distance dial-around telecommunications services. These services require dialing a provider's access code prior to dialing a long-distance number in order to bypass the consumer's own long-distance carrier, usually to get a better rate.

Submit sites whose primary focus is the business of providing dial-around services. Appropriate sites include ones related to service providers, equipment manufacturers and distributors, trade associations, software makers, consultants, education, training, conferences, and media.

Affiliate sites will NOT be listed. These include (but are not limited to): Acceris, American Telecom Network, Capsule, Cognigen Communications, Cognistate, Cogniworld, Covista, Excel, Isterra, Opex, PNG, Primus, ShopforT1, Telegroup, Telarus, and WorldxChange.

Direct Dial Long Distance

This area is devoted to long distance providers and services.

Submit sites whose primary focus is the business of providing direct dial long distance services. Appropriate sites include ones related to service providers, equipment manufacturers and distributors, trade associations, software makers, consultants, education, training, conferences, and media.

Messaging

This category is for providers of telecommunication messaging services that facilitate the transmission of messages to a designated party. This message transmission can be ad-hock, or scheduled, and is typically implemented in some sort of automated fashion. The form or nature of the messages whether voice, fax, or text is not important, however the underlying transmission technology should be telecommunications related.

This category is further intended for first-tier providers. Those re-directing or providing second-tier services (resellers) will not be listed.

The Business: Telecommunications: Services: Messaging Services category generally lists and categorizes sites that cover:

Official web sites for and about corporations and commercial enterprises (including subsidiaries) that are involved in messaging services as described above.
Sites that focus on the theoretical, practical or operational aspects of messaging services as described above.

Sites generally not listed in this category:

Product manufacturers that develop, create, or manufacture products that must be purchased by the consumer in order to operate the service from their facility. For example, a voicemail system manufacturer would not be appropriate, but a pager company that manufactures their own equipment and provides airtime services would be appropriate.
Any sites that would be more appropriately placed in another category, such as:
- Unified messaging services would be more appropriately located in the following category:
  Top: Computers: Data Communications: Unified Messaging: Services
- Wireless SMS services would be more appropriately located in the following category:
  Top: Business: Telecommunications: Wireless: Service Providers: Phone: Short Message Service
- Any messaging services that include live answering, order taking, or live dispatching would be more appropriately located in the following category:
  Top: Business: Telecommunications: Call Centers: Inbound
- Messaging services that are primarily fax-based might be more appropriately located in the following category:
  Top: Business: Telecommunications: Services: Fax Services

The editors reserve the right not to list your site, and to delete it after its addition. Multiple submissions, especially to inappropriate categories, will not be tolerated. Spam listings (listing sent in bulk to multiple categories) will be deleted from this category without notice or consideration.

Phone Cards

This category is for businesses who only sell phone cards. Sites which offer additional long distance services are found in: Business/Telecommunications/Communications_Providers/Long_Distance_Calling/

Submit sites whose primary focus is the business of providing phone card services. Appropriate sites include ones related to service providers, equipment manufacturers and distributors, trade associations, software makers, consultants, education, training, conferences, and media.

Toll Free

Submit sites whose primary focus is the business of providing toll-free telephone services. Appropriate sites include ones related to service providers, equipment manufacturers and distributors, trade associations, software makers, consultants, education, training, conferences, and media.

VoIP

Providers offering voice communication using VOIP (Voice over internet protocol). These services include PC-Phone, Peer to Peer, and analog-digital telephone adaptor services.

Submit sites whose primary focus is the business of providing VoIP services. Appropriate sites include ones related to service providers, trade associations, software makers, consultants, education, training, conferences, and media.

Wireless

Sites whose primary focus is the business of providing wireless-related telecommunications services. Appropriate sites include ones related to service providers, trade associations, software makers, consultants, education, training, conferences and media.

The category has been divided into a number of sub-categories and submitters are asked to take the time to review the structure before placing their submissions.

Primarily the content of this category covers B2B sites. If your site is designed to sell directly to the consumer market your site should be placed in the Shopping category.

We also have a category for amateur radio enthusiasts. This can be found here: Amateur Radio In addition there are a number of related subjects. Links to these categories can be found in the related categories section appended to the main category and it''s sub categories.