BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$500.7M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
We are a leading competitive communications provider, in terms of revenue, offering voice and data communications and managed network solutions to small and medium sized business customers in 20 markets across 10 states throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States, including major metropolitan markets such as New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and Boston. To meet the demands of communications-intensive business customers, we offer dedicated local and long distance voice, high-speed data and integrated services, as well as value-added products and services such as managed services. Our network architecture pairs the strength of a traditional infrastructure with an IP platform, built into our core and extending to the edge, to support dynamic growth of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and other next generation technologies. In addition, our network topology incorporates metro Ethernet access in key markets, enabling us to provide T-1 equivalent and high-speed Ethernet access services via unbundled network element loops to customers served from selected major metropolitan collocations, significantly increasing our margins while also enhancing capacity and speed of certain service offerings. We recorded operating losses of $17.2 million, $32.1 million, $3.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. ...
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Michael RobinsonNumber of Employees 1,290
Contact Information
800 Westchester Ave Ste N-501
Rye Brook, New York 10573-1332
(914) 922-7000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Wired Telecommunications Carriers: 517110
Recent Events
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Broadview Networks Releases OfficeSuite USB Softphone
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Broadview Networks Completes Purchase Of Select Assets Of Natural Convergence - Quick Facts
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Broadview Adds Alternate Channel Chief
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Broadview Networks Hires Christopher Eldredge to Head Alternate Channels
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Broadview Networks Commits to Purchase Assets of Natural Convergence
News & Analysis
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Broadview Networks Announces Controlled Introduction of Voice Over DSL Service; Company Invites Customers to Tour Model Office and Join Trial
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 22, 2001 Broadview Networks, a network-based electronically integrated communications provider (e-ICP), today announced that it has begun a controlled introduction of Voice over Digital Subscriber Line VoDSL service in a New York City sales office and is expanding the trial to include...
BROADVIEW NETWORKS Corrects and Replaces Previous Announcement, BW2464, NY-BROADVIEW-NETWORKS
Business Editors NOTE: The following news release replaces and corrects the previous BROADVIEW NETWORKS news release, which ran earlier today on Business Wire, BW2464 (NY-BROADVIEW-NETWORKS) NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 22, 2001 Broadview Networks Announces Controlled Introduction of Voice Over DSL Service; Company Invites Customers to...
[0] Broadview Networks Announces Controlled Introduction of Voice Over DSL Service; Company Invites Customers to Tour Model Office and Join Trial
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 22, 2001 Broadview Networks, a network-based electronically integrated communications provider (e-ICP), today announced that it has begun a controlled introduction of Voice over Digital Subscriber Line VoDSL service in a New York City sales office and is expanding the trial to include...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Robinson | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director |
| Corey Rinker | Cfo, Treasurer & Assistant Secretary |
| Kenneth A. Shulman | Chief Technology Officer |
| Charles C. Hunter | General Counsel, Secretary & Executive Vice President |
| Samuel G. Rubenstein | Executive Vice President |
| Terrence J. Anderson | Executive Vice President, Corp Dev & Assistant Treasurer |
| Jeff Blackey | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Robert Westervelt | Vice President of Alternate Channels |
| Robert Alicea | Senior Director of Partner Programs |
| William Chan | Billing Manager |
| Steven Fromme | Treasurer |
| Barry Eggers | Investor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Richard W. Roedel | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| B. Hagen Saville | Board of Directors |
| David Ruberg | Board of Directors |
| John S. Patton | Board of Directors |
| Peter Barris | Board of Directors |
| Raul Martynek | Board of Directors |
| Rob Manning | Board of Directors |
Michael K. Robinson, Chief Executive Office, President and Director (52). Mr. Robinson joined the Company as the Chief Executive Officer in March 2005 and is responsible for all operations and strategy for the Company. Mr. Robinson was appointed to our board of directors on January 8, 2009. Prior to March 2005, Mr. Robinson had been with US LEC Corp., a publicly traded competitive communications provider, as executive vice president and chief financial officer since July 1998, responsible for all financial operations including treasury, general accounting and internal controls, investor relations, billing and information systems development, information technology, human resources and real estate. Prior to joining US LEC, Mr. Robinson spent 10 years in various management positions with the telecommunications division of Alcatel, including executive vice president and chief financial officer of Alcatel Data Networks and the worldwide financial operations of the enterprise and data networking division of Alcatel. Prior to these roles, Mr. Robinson was chief financial officer of Alcatel Network Systems. Before joining Alcatel, Mr. Robinson held various management positions with Windward International and Siecor Corp. (now Corning). Mr. Robinson participates in various industry associations. Mr. Robinson holds a masters degree in business administration from Wake Forest University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Broadview Networks | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | Current |
| New Jersey Technology Council | Board of Directors | Current |
| Broadview Networks | Board of Directors | Current |
| InfoHighway Communications Corp. | CEO | Former |
| The Windward | Former |
Richard W. Roedel (59). Mr. Roedel spent much of his career with BDO Seidman LLP, an international accounting and consulting firm, where he ultimately served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr Roedel currently serves as director of Brightpoint, Inc., IHS Inc., Sealy Corporation, Lorillard, Inc. and Luna Innovations Incorporated. Mr Roedel is chairman of the audit committees of Brightpoint, Sealy, Lorillard, Inc. and Luna Innovations Incorporated. Mr Roedel is also a board member of the Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc., a not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening audit committees. Mr. Roedel was on the board and chairman of the audit committee of Dade Behring Holdings, Inc. from October 2002 until November 2007 when Dade was acquired by Siemens AG. Mr. Roedel served in various capacities at Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. from 2002 until 2005, including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. From 1971 through 2000, he was employed by BDO Seidman LLP, becoming an audit partner in 1980, later being promoted in 1990 to Managing Partner in Chicago and then Managing Partner in New York in 1994 and finally in 1999 to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr Roedel is a graduate of The Ohio State University and a C.P.A.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Broadview Networks | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Lorillard Tobacco Company | Chairman | Current |
| His Company, Inc. | Audit Committee Chairman | Current |
| Luna Innovations Inc | Chairman | Current |
| Luna Innovations Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Brightpoint, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dade Behring Holdings, Inc. | Member | Current |
| Brightpoint, Inc. | Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Member | Current |
| Luna Innovations Inc | Member | Current |
| BDO Seidman, LLP | CEO | Former |
| Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| BDO Seidman, LLP | Audit Partner | Former |
| Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | audit partner | Former |
| Brightpoint, Inc. | Director and Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee | Former |
| BDO Seidman, LLP | Chairman | Former |
| Dade Behring Holdings, Inc. | Audit Committee Chairman | Former |
| Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Broadview Networks | Board of Directors | Former |
| Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | Director | Former |
| His Company, Inc. | Board Director | Former |
| Dade Behring Holdings, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| The Ohio State University | Bachelor's Degree In Accounting and Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Broadview Networks | Cfo, Treasurer & Assistant Secretary | Current |
| Broadview Networks | Secretary | Current |
| Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law | J.D. Degree | Former |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| InfoHighway Communications Corp. | Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Broadview Networks | Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Vonair, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Marteleron | Board of Directors | Current |
| MCI International, Inc. | Director of Systems Engineering | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | M.B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| InfoHighway Communications Corp. | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary | Current |
| Broadview, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Broadview Networks | General Counsel, Secretary & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Broadview, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
| District of Columbia, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Broadview Networks | Secretary | Current |
| District of Columbia, LLC | Member | Current |
| Broadview, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Gardner Carton & Douglas Llp | Partner | Former |
| Federal Maritime Commission | Attorney | Former |
| Broadview Networks | General Counsel | Former |
| Broadview, Inc. | General Counsel | Former |
| Bridgecom | Former | |
| Duke Law School | J.D. | Former |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Undergraduate Degree | Former |
Samuel G. Rubenstein (47). Mr. Rubenstein has served as an executive vice president and the general counsel of MCG since 2000 and served as the corporate secretary of MCG from 2000 to 2007. Mr. Rubenstein is responsible for the corporate and legal affairs of MCG, including corporate governance matters. Prior to joining MCG, Mr. Rubenstein was partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Bryan Cave LLP, where his practice focused primarily on commercial and corporate finance transactions. He began his career practicing law as an attorney in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm of Pepper Hamilton, LLP. Mr. Rubenstein received his J.D. from the George Washington University National Law Center and his B.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. He also serves on the board of directors of Cleartel Communications, Inc., Coastal Sunbelt, LLC, GMC Television Broadcasting Holdings, Inc., Jet Plastica Investors, LLC, Jet Broadband Holdings, LLC, LMS Intellibound Investors, LLC, National Product Services, Inc., RadioPharmacy Investors, LLC, Solutions Capital G.P., LLC, Superior Industries Investors, LLC, TNR Entertainment Corp., and Total Sleep Holdings, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Broadview Networks | Executive Vice President | Current |
| National Product Services, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cleartel Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Broadview Networks | Board of Directors | Current |
| George Washington University National Law Center | J.D. | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | B.B.A. | Former |
Mr. Anderson was responsible for originating and executing transactions and financing for diverse customers, including several large cable operators.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Broadview Networks | Executive Vice President, Corp Dev & Assistant Treasurer | Current |
| InfoHighway Communications Corp. | Executive Vice President Corporate Development | Current |
| Chemical Banking Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| Broadview Networks | Co-Founder | Former |
| Columbia University | M.B.A. With Honors | Former |
| Princeton University | Bachelor's Degree In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Broadview Networks | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Broadview Networks | Vice President of Alternate Channels | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Broadview Networks | Senior Director of Partner Programs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Broadview Networks | Billing Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Broadview Networks | Treasurer | Current |
| Broadview Networks | Treasurer | Former |
B. Hagen Saville (47). Mr. Saville is Executive Vice President and co-founder of MCG and a member of its Board of Directors. He is responsible for MCG s business development activities and management of portfolio investments and sits on the firm s Investment committee. Mr. Saville has been employed by MCG and its predecessors since January, 1994. Earlier in his career, Mr. Saville was employed in commercial and investment banking. Mr. Saville also serves on the board of directors of Coastal Sunbelt, LLC, Jet Plastica Industries, Inc., National Product Services, Inc., Radiopharmacy Investors, LLC, Solutions Capital G.P., LLC, Superior Industries Investors, LLC, TNR Entertainment Corp., and Total Sleep Holdings, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Product Services, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Broadview Networks | Board of Directors | Current |
David C. Ruberg became Chief Executive Officer of Interxion N.V., a majority-owned Baker portfolio company, on November 5, 2007. In 2001, Mr. Ruberg joined Baker Capital as an Advisor and became a Partner in 2003. Mr. Ruberg serves on the boards of Adaptix, Broadview Networks and QSC and is an Advisor to Baker Capital. Mr. Ruberg also is a member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Tampa. Mr. Ruberg holds a Bachelor's Degree from Middlebury College and received his Masters in Computer and Communication Sciences from the University of Michigan.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Baker Capital | Chief Executive Officer of Interxion N.V. | Current |
| Intermedia, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| QSC AG | Board of Directors | Current |
| Adaptix Corp | Board of Directors | Current |
| Broadview Networks | Board of Directors | Current |
| QSC AG | member | Current |
| Interxion | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Intermedia Communications | CEO | Former |
| Baker Capital | Advisor | Former |
| Intermedia Communications | Chairman | Former |
| Interxion | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Michigan | Masters In Computer and Communication Sciences | Former |
| Middlebury College | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Broadview Networks | Member | Former |
John S. Patton, Jr. (50). Mr. Patton is a managing director and vice president of MCG. He is responsible for investment decisions and relationship management in MCG s telecommunications practice, which focuses on competitive local exchange, long distance, data, Internet, wireless and communications support, including tower ownership and management. Using MCG s flexible approach to funding and structuring capital, Mr. Patton has managed transactions that have allowed his customers to expand their product lines and distribution channels and make the necessary capital investments in provisioning capacity to support growth. Prior to joining MCG, Mr. Patton was a Vice President at First Union Corp. and Signet Banking Corp. He also serves on the board of directors of Cleartel Communications, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cleartel Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Broadview Networks | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Brookings Institution | Trustee | Current |
| Boingo Unlimited | Current | |
| eCommerce Industries, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Spectrum Printing Systems, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Broadview Networks | Board of Directors | Current |
| Innerworkings, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The-Industries | Board of Directors | Current |
| Insight World Group Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mid-Atlantic Venture Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Applied Graphics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Boingo Wireless, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Laurel Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Venture Philanthropy Partners | Board of Directors | Current |
| Graphography, Ltd | Board of Directors | Current |
| Legent Corporation | President | Former |
| Legent Corporation | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Legent Corporation | Senior Vice President | Former |
| GE Information Services | General Manager | Former |
| Morino Institute | Founder | Former |
| Dartmouth College | Tuck School | Former |
| Eziba, Inc. | Former | |
| Mobius Management Systems, Inc. | Former | |
| Innerworkings, Inc. | Former | |
| UUNET Technologies | Former | |
| Datacore Software Corporation | Former | |
| Lycos, Inc. | Former | |
| Morino Institute | Chairman | Former |
| Venture Philanthropy Partners | Chairman | Former |
| eCommerce Industries, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Dartmouth College | Masters In Business Administration | Former |
| Northwestern University | Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Northwestern University | Degree | Former |
| Dartmouth College | Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Broadview Networks | Board of Directors | Current |
| InfoHighway Communications Corp. | CEO | Former |
| InfoHighway Communications Corp. | President | Former |
| InfoHighway Communications Corp. | Director | Former |
| Columbia University | Masters in International Affairs with a concentration in International Finance | Former |
| State University of New York at Binghamton | BA In Political Science | Former |
Robert Manning joined Baker Capital in 2002 as a General Partner. Prior to joining Baker Capital, Mr. Manning was CFO of Intermedia Communications, Inc., an integrated communications services provider, and a director of its majority-owned subsidiary, Digex, Inc., a provider of complex, managed, web hosting services. Intermedia was acquired for over $6 billion in 2001. Prior to Intermedia, he was an investment banker to the cable television and communications industries acting as both agent and principal. Mr. Manning left investment banking in 1991 to become one of the founding executives of DMX, Inc., the first satellite- and cable-delivered digital radio network, which was sold to Liberty Media in 1996. DMX spawned the satellite-delivered music industry, now popularized by XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. Mr. Manning serves on the boards of Adaptix (Chairman); Broadview, Inc.; Digi TV; Interxion, N.V.; Turin and Wine.com (Chairman). Mr. Manning also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Connecticut. Mr. Manning is a graduate of Williams College.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Baker Capital | General Partner | Current |
| Adaptix Corp | Board of Directors | Current |
| Broadview, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Maritime Aquarium | Board of Directors | Current |
| Broadview Networks | Board of Directors | Current |
| Interxion | Board of Directors | Current |
| Intermedia Communications | Cfo | Former |
| Wine.com, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Digex, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Williams College | graduate | Former |
| Interxion | member | Former |
Barry is a founder of Lightspeed and focuses primarily on investments in the areas of infrastructure technologies, communications and networking, digital media and semiconductors. He has eleven years of venture capital experience and ten years of operating experience. Prior to joining Lightspeed, Barry held senior business development and operational roles at Cisco Systems from 1991-1997. While at Cisco, Barry was responsible for establishing several of the company's largest distribution channels with OEMs, system integrators and VARs. Also at Cisco, he developed the initial merger and acquisition process and directed the first wave of Cisco's acquisitions and integrations.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Light Speed, LLC | Founder | Current |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | Partner | Current |
| Scalemp | General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Calista Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | Director | Current |
| PIVOT3, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Neoscale Systems, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Montagu Newhall Associates, Inc. | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| D2AUDIO, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Wefi, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| D2AUDIO, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| PIVOT3, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Metasolv Software Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Broadview Networks | Investor | Current |
| Sirocco Systems | Investor | Current |
| Telogy Networks | Investor | Current |
| Growth Networks, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Neoscale Systems, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Ellacoya Networks, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Maker Communications, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | Co-Founder | Former |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Partner | Former |
| Weiss, Peck & Greer | General Partner | Former |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Director of Business Development | Former |
| Weiss, Peck & Greer | Team Member | Former |
| Metasolv Software Inc. | Board Member | Former |
| Sirocco Systems | Board Member | Former |
| Maker Communications, Inc. | Board Member | Former |
| Telogy Networks | Board Member | Former |
| Growth Networks, Inc. | Board Member | Former |
| Stanford University | MBA | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | MBA | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | BA In Economics and Business | Former |
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