Phonetime Inc., a leading supplier of international long distance telecommunications services, has appointed telecommunications industry veteran James A. Baumhart to the newly created role of Senior Vice President and General Manager of Phonetime's worldwide wholesale business, Phonetime Network Inc.

 

Baumhart has more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including more than two decades in managerial and executive roles. Most recently, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Partner of UFL Corporation, a reseller of wholesale telecommunications services, where he represented more than 40 international and domestic telecom companies.

 

"Mr. Baumhart brings a track record of success with both established and emerging telecommunications companies to the fastest growing segment of our business," Wayne Silver, President and Chief Executive Officer, Phonetime Inc said in a press release.

 

"As we continue to build our wholesale business, Mr. Baumhart's extensive sales and operating leadership experience will be invaluable to driving additional sales growth and maximizing the efficiency of our business. In addition to broadening and strengthening the capabilities of our senior management team, the appointment of Mr. Baumhart will allow us to increase the focus of our existing leadership resources on the execution of our broader corporate growth strategy. We are very pleased to add Jim to our Management Team."

 

Established in 1994, Phonetime Inc. is a leading international supplier of wholesale long distance call delivery to large and small domestic and international carriers as well as providing retail international long distance telecommunication services for individual consumers and businesses.

 

Phonetime is licensed in Canada as a Class A International Carrier, and is a vertically integrated telecommunication provider of both wholesale and retail operations.

 

Phonetime now has 125 staff located on six continents and has facilities in Canada, Europe, Africa and South East Asia.

 

Its wholly owned subsidiaries and divisions include; Phonetime Network, with operations in Toronto and Florida offering International Long Distance to ILEC's CLEC's and PTT world-wide; Symphony Telecom, with operations in Oaktown, Virginia and Cape Town, South Africa, which offers "direct" telecommunications facilities to "hard to reach" but highly profitable routes in Africa and South East Asia; Call Select, with an 55-seat call centre in Vancouver, offers retail 1+ long distance home service to more than a dozen ethnic communities across Canada; Phonetime International operates one of Canada's largest private networks with 40 Points-of-Presence, covering 85% of Canada's population. Phonetime International sells its excess Canadian network capacity on a wholesale basis to major carriers world-wide, as well as distributing long distance calling cards via nearly 2,500 retailers across Canada.