Datavo Communications

Datavo Communications and FreeChoice Communications are fully owned subsidiaries of PCS1 (formerly Pacific Centrex Services). PCS1 is a privately-held facilities-based competitive local-exchange carrier (CLEC) operating under licenses issued by the California Public Utilities Commission. Datavo provides voice and data services to businesses in California . FreeChoice primarily offers voice services to the residential market.
Company Background
PCS1 was founded in 1996 by Chairman and CEO Devin Semler and is headquartered in North Hollywood, California.
PCS1 initially entered the market as a Pacific Bell Reseller. In 2003 it commenced providing services based on the FCC’s requirement for the Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECS) to unbundle their networks and provide network element services to Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) using “Total Element Long Run Incremental Cost” models - TELRIC pricing. In 2005, the FCC’s requirement for the ILECs to unbundle their networks using TELRIC(Total Element Long Run Incremental Cost - A calculation method that the FCC requires ILECs to use to charge CLECs for interconnection and colocation) was overturned by the Courts forcing CLECs such as PCS1 to develop network facilities in order to remain in business.
PCS1’s network today spans 175 POPs in California, including Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, and San Diego where it co-locates its network infrastructure in AT&T and Verizon’s Central Offices. Up to 2006, PCS1 services were limited to voice only using Metaswitch Call Agents and Gateways at its POPs in Los Angeles and San Francisco. As a vital alternative to the unbundled network element platforms (UNE-P) provided by incumbent carriers that were eliminated on March 11, 2006, PCS1 developed its own facilities network. PCS1 also uses “UNEP type” services from XO Communications to provide economical voice services from Central Offices not yet covered by its access network
In 2006 through its subsidiary Datavo, PCS1 commenced offering data services, investing in a leading-edge network of integrated access broadband platforms manufactured by Calix and fiber access to its major pops. Also in 2006, Datavo commenced providing services and became a market leader providing thousands of businesses in California affordable SIP trunks over ADSL using integrated DSL/ATA modems and TR069 servers. In 2009 Datavo commenced trials of Ethernet over Copper (EoC) services using MIMO on DMT technology and today offers a full complement of Enterprise high speed broadband and voice services using this new access technology.
For internet access Datavo peers/transits with Hurricane, Tellhouse, Level 3, Cogent and Verizon.
Services
Datavo Communications offers a range of services to business and residential customers. These services include:
* Voice services provided over analog lines, SIP trunks and T1s/PRIs
* Local and long distance voice services
* Virtual Centrex Hosted PBX services
* Toll Free Services
* International calling plans
* VoIP over Broadband voice services
* Data services with rates up to 20 Mbps, including internet access and ELine p2p solutions
* Data services delivery using a variety of technologies to suit customer’s needs including DSL, Bonded DSL (Annex M (G.992.5 Annex M) G.Bond (G.998.1)) and ethernet-over-copper (EoC) using multi-pair bonding (up to 12 pairs) and MIMO on DMT technology
* Enhanced services such as Voice-Mail, VoiceMail-2-Email and a full complement of CLASS features
Partners
MetaSwitch - it is an industry-leading vendor of switching and applications solutions for both packet and circuit-switched networks. Its MetaSphere service delivery platform and applications suite enables a broad set of hosted IP communications services, while its core session control and media/signaling gateway products support a full range of Class 4/5 softswitch capabilities.
Calix - is the largest telecom equipment supplier focused solely on access solutions for broadband service delivery. Service providers deploy Calix access systems to enable a rich set of information, communication, and entertainment services and to expand their revenue base beyond connectivity. Calix access innovation helps service providers transform their networks from circuit to packet, narrowband to broadband, and copper to fiber. Calix has deployed millions of ports and tens of thousands of systems hundreds of service provider networks throughout North America.
Positron Access Solutions - Embracing Positron’s Aktino MIMO on DMT technology, allows to deploy significantly higher bandwidths above and beyond the limits of traditional ADSL, T1 or other bonded solutions.
ClearAccess - ClearAccess offers service providers around the world customer premise equipment (CPE) management solutions that address the growing need for automatic subscriber activation, remote CPE management, and new incremental revenue streams.
Cogent - is a multinational Tier 1 Internet Service Provider consistently ranked as one of the top five networks in the world.
Level 3 - is a telecommunications and Internet service provider.It operates a Tier 1 network.The company provides core transport, IP, voice, video and content delivery for most of the medium to large Internet carriers in North America and Europe.
- is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services.
Verizon - is a global broadband and telecommunications company and a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
XO - is a telecommunications company that provides voice, data and IP services to small and medium-sized business, large enterprises, government, cable TV companies, content providers, telecommunications companies and wireless service providers in more than 75 major metropolitan markets across the United States.
History
Free Choice - Free Choice(TM) Communications was founded in 1997 by our parent, TGEC Communications Co., LLC as a licensed Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (or "CLEC") in the state of California. Born out of the deregulation of the telecommunications industry and the Telecommunications Act of 1996 .
PCS1 - PCS1, formerly Pacific Centrex Services, is a privately held, full-service telecommunications provider and manager of Centrex-based telecommunications services. The Company provides small and medium-sized business customers in California with local and long distance services, including ISDN/DSL Internet access .
Datavo - is a division of Free Choice Communication Co. and was established in 2006.
Recent Acquisitions
In June 3, 2005--PCS1 acquired First World Connect and Free Choice Communications, both divisions of TGEC Communications located in San Mateo, California. Approximately 12,500 residential phone lines were added to PCS1's customer base as a result of this acquisition.
Management
PCS1 is currently headed by CEO Devin Semler. Other key executives at PCS1 and its Datavo and FreeChoice subsidiaries include Joe Pilcher, Rhaphael Tarpley, Kenny Birstein, Leila Davila and Alex Tismansky.

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