Established in 1986 and based in Houston, AmTel is one of the largest, authorized 3Com, Toshiba and Avaya communications business partners. The company s core business comprises sales, service and installation of business telephone systems, voice mail, computer networks, data and fiber-optic cabling, and Internet products. Its network services group provides networking, administering and servicing equipment, Web designing, Intranet setup, computer telephony integration, unified messaging, and voice over Internet. AmTel also offers a complete line of accessories for communications equipment, such as Plantronics industrial headsets, Valcom paging systems, battery backup systems, and call accounting systems. Its network equipment includes hubs, switches and routers, data racks, servers, workstations and video conferencing systems.