Sage Telecom

Sage Telecom Inc.
Company typePrivately held corporation
IndustryTelecommunications Services
FoundedFounded by Investors in 1996
HeadquartersDallas, Texas
Key people
Matthew H. Johnson - Co-CEO and CFO
Nathan R. Johnson - Co-CEO
Joseph P. Holop - COO
Shahin Sazej - CTO
ProductsLocal Phone Service, Home Phone Service, Business Phone Service, Dial Up Internet access

Sage Telecom, Inc was founded in 1996 as a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) reselling telecommunications primarily in rural markets served by SBC Communications. The company provided local phone service, local bundled phone service and dial up internet access in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin. In February 2006 the company announced eSageLink, a high-speed dial up Internet service available first in and around Muncie, Indiana. In January 2007, Sage announced it had been acquired by hedge fund Silver Point Capital. In July, 2012, Sage was acquired by Telscape Communications.