ALBANY, NY -- Tech Valley Communications (TVC), the only locally owned, facilities-based CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) in the Tech Valley Region, has signed a franchise agreement with the Village of Green Island. The agreement gives Tech Valley Communications permission to use the town's Rights-of-Way and underground areas to build a fiber-optic-based infrastructure to serve businesses in the village.
"This agreement means we can build the infrastructure and provide state-of-the-art fiber optic telecommunications services to businesses located in Green Island," said Kevin O'Connor, CEO, Tech Valley Communications. "Our FIRSTLIGHT network offers businesses of all sizes the chance to utilize high end voice and data technology available only in most major cities."
"Businesses that call Green Island home will have an opportunity to take advantage of the most up-to-date technology available as a result of this agreement," said the Honorable Ellen McNulty-Ryan, Mayor of the Village of Green Island. "As a municipality, we want to provide our businesses with all the resources possible to assist in their success."
The non-exclusive agreement signed between Tech Valley Communications and the village runs for an initial 10-year period and restricts TVC from providing cable television services. Recently, TVC signed a similar franchise agreement with the Town of Colonie.
For more information about the FIRSTLIGHT network and the full range of communications services available from Tech Valley Communications, log on to www.techvalleycom.com or call 518-598-0900.
ABOUT TECH VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS:
Tech Valley Communications (TVC) is a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC), formed in 1999. TVC is the only locally owned, facilities-based telecommunications provider headquartered in upstate New York's Tech Valley. TVC offers a full range of local and long distance voice services, data, and high-speed and dial-up Internet services at competitive prices.
TVC has experienced steady, organic growth and has expanded its local presence through the successful acquisition of GFC Communications in 2000 and its combination with Mid-Hudson Communications in August 2002. TVC now operates its own switching facilities and an extensive fiber network throughout the Tech Valley Region. Currently TVC employs approximately 60 people at its various locations in downtown Albany. Its employees, senior management, and Board of Directors are all residents of the Tech Valley Region, and are committed to providing the highest quality service and value to its customers.
