Greg Ottensmeyer

About Greg Ottensmeyer

Pioneer of Competitive Telecom (1984 AT & T divestiture). Greg’s career in telecommunications dates to 1974 when he purchased a Telephone Answering Service business. Today, Ottensmeyer serves as President of TelephoNET Corp. TelephoNET provides turn-key telephony solutions Business History (excerpt from Wikipedia.com)Gregory Vernon Ottensmeyer, Sr, b. 15 October, 1952 in Baltimore, MD is an American entrepreneur and businessperson. Ottensmeyer’s early business history helped pioneer competition in the US telecommunications industry. His actions along with MCI contributed to the U.S. Department of Justice mandated breakup of AT & T,(the Bell System monopoly) in 1984. Thus beginning an era of competitive telecommunications leading to cellphone and Internet development.References:1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Ottensmeyer2. GENIUS ON HOLD, March-2014, released on Amazon, Netflix, iTunes, etc.3. US Court of Appeals: Ottensmeyer v. AT & T, Et al: http://tinyurl.com/OTTENSMEYERvAT-T4. 1979 Baltimore Sunpaper article: 5. Founder Mercury Metro service in 1974, later named Shortline Systems. First flat-rate long distance service.6. Interviewed for \"Genius on Hold\" 2011, Top Cat Productions LLC, a 90-minute docu-movie by Director, Gregory Marquette. Genius on Hold chronicles key historical events that led to the 1984 break-up of AT & T\'s Bell Telephone System - the world\'s largest monopoly at that time. Nov-2014 Baltimore Sunpaper article: associations:TelephoNET Corp,| 1996ShoreTel Dealer | 2005Telarus Master Agency | 2005WILDIX Authorized Partner | 2016Expertise in telecommunications design, engineering, operation and management of voice and data systems and networks.Specialties: Business telecommunications systems and services.Telecom and Internet networks.Complex telephony solutionsMentoring young industry professionals.

Experience

1. Closer, Var Partner

   Telephonet

   Jul 2005 — Present

   Closer - Telarus (ShopForT1.com) Telarus is a Master Agency group of independent Telecom agents,(Closers). ShopForT1.com is a real-time web-based telecommunications quoting tool, known as Geoquote, offering unbiased rates for voice and data services anywhere in the US, instantly. Contact me if your interested in becoming a Closer.

Education

• Telecommunications Entrepreneur

  Telecom and Internet engineering, management, installation, operation, administration and regulatory

  1974

• None

  Telecom professional, Telecommunications Management

  1974 — 2021

• Univ of Minnesota

  none, Telecommunications Technology/Technician

  1970 — 1970

Skills

• Strategic Partnerships
• Historical Telecom Speaker
• Sales
• Telecommunications Management
• Avaya
• Management
• Wan
• Networking
• Solution Selling
• Voip
• Channel Partners
• Data Center
• History
• Professional Services
• Video Conferencing
• Mobile Communications
• Telephony
• Communication Consultant
• Broadband
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Call Center
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Channel
• Internet Services
• Sip Trunking
• Call Centers
• Ip
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Nanobiotechnology
• Mpls
• Cloud Computing
• Carriers
• Wireless
• Public Speaking
• Unified Communications
• Optical Fiber
• Long Distance
• Sip
• Direct Sales