BNET Industries

Market Cap:$235.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$118.8M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Local & Long Distance Telephone Connection Services; Broadband Internet Access Services.
Chief Strategist and Interim CEO
Jeffrey CitronNumber of Employees 1,491
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Wired Telecommunications Carriers: 517110
Recent Events
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IDT releases iPhone app for international calls
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Vonage to settle investigation involving 32 states
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eBay Is $2 Billion Richer!
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Vonage settlement to include Maine
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Vonage settlement to make it easier for customers to cancel
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Vonage Holdings Corp. Announces Date of Earnings Release and Conference Call for Third Quarter 2009...
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Vonage Releases Calling App for iPhone BlackBerry
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Vonage Launches Calling Application For Smartphones; Shares Up - Update
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Nuance Voicemail to Text Powers Vonage Visual Voicemail
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Vonage Roadmap 2007
News & Analysis
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Google Becomes (Almost) Full-Fledged Telecom, Vonage, Skype, Others In Sites
Google just bought VoIP software vendor and service provider Gizmo5, and everyone over at Vonage and Skype must be quaking in their shoes. by Erik Sherman
Vonage, Comcast Make Nice Over Bandwidth
Vonage and Comcast said Wednesday that they will collaborate to “address the reasonable network management of Internet services.†That’s a fancy way to say that Comcast won’t bump Vonage from its network even though they compete. Under the pact, which is a bit sketchy,...
Internet telephony pioneers stumble
NEW YORK, United States AFP — In spite of its global popularity, Internet telephony VoIP, which is almost free for users, has not become a gold mine for its pioneers such as Skype and Vonage. Popular online auction firm eBay, which bought Skype two years ago for 2.6 billion...
Vonage Losing Customers: Who and What's to Blame?
Although Internet phone service provider Vonage added 57,000 customers this quarter, Comcast, which bundles VoIP with other broadband services, added more than ten times more subscribers -- taking over as the industry leader. While Vonage founder and CEO Jeffrey Citron attributes the stalling customer growth to decreased advertising...
Court Backs FCC on IP Regs.(US Federal Communications Commission, Vonage Holdings)
By Ted Hearn Washington-- A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last Wednesday upheld federal rules that banned states from applying telecommunications laws to a class of voice-over-Internet Protocol providers, such as By...
Vonage, Verizon Wage War Over VoIP.(Vonage Holdings Corp., Verizon Communications Inc.)
By Ted Hearn Washington-- Vonage Holdings Corp., a pioneer in placing phone calls over the Internet, was in federal court last week defending itself against a nearly $200 million patent-infringement suit filed by Verizon Communications, the s By...
Stone-Faced Judges Hear Vonage, FCC USF Challenge
And so the industry continues to wait for someone to make a decision as to whether or not Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP carriers are required to contribute to the Universal Service Fund and at what level. In June 2006, the Federal Communications Commission FCC voted to...
Quick Hits.(Atlas and Concurrent Computer Corp. sign deal)(Next Generation Broadband comes up with broadband system)(patent infringement case against Vonage Holdings Corp.)
By Staff Atlas Adds Concurrent for On-Demand Ad Integration Staff Seattle -- Digital marketing technology provider Atlas has widened its reach into the on-demand advertising world, announcing a deal to ...
Vonage Holdings is Sued for Patent Infringement on VOIP Voicemail by Klausner Technologies, Inc.; $180 Million of Estimated Damages and Royalties
NEW YORK -- Klausner Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has filed suit against Vonage Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:VG) for patent infringement, with damages and royalties estimated at $180 million.
VoIP Slowly Gaining Ground as Residential Phone Service, with Vonage Expanding Its Share to Nearly Half of the Total Market, According to Telephia
SAN FRANCISCO -- Nearly 90 Percent of VoIP Early Adopter Households Claim the Same or Better Voice Quality and Service Reliability than Traditional Landline Service
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Citron | Chief Strategist and Interim CEO |
| Michael Tribolet | President, Vonage Americas |
| Timothy Smith | Interim President |
| Tribolet Michael | President, Vonage America Inc. |
| Jamie Haenggi | Chief Marketing Officer |
| John S. Rego | CFO & Executive Vice President |
| Louis Mamakos | CTO & Executive Vice President |
| Sharon A. O'Leary | Chief Legal Officer & Executive Vice President |
| Craig Streem | Senior Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Brooke Schultz | Vice President, Communications |
| Brooke Schulz | Vice President, Corp Communications |
| Matthew Deatrick | Vice President |
| Kerry Ritz | Managing Director |
| Jamie Serino | Director, Corp Communications |
| Dennis Phelps | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Betsy Atkins | Board of Directors |
| Harry Weller | Board of Directors |
| Hugh Panero | Board of Directors |
| J. Sanford Miller | Board of Directors |
| John Roberts | Board of Directors |
| Michael Krupka | Board of Directors |
| Mike Gordon | Board Observer |
| Morton David | Board of Directors |
| Peter Barris | Board of Directors |
| Thomas Ridge | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Chief Strategist and Interim CEO | Current |
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | President, Vonage Americas | Current |
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Interim President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | President, Vonage America Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Vice President, Customer Life | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | CFO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | CTO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Hyperchip, Inc. | Fellow | Former |
| University of Maryland | B.S. in Computer Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Chief Legal Officer & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Senior Vice President, Investor Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Vice President, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Vice President, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Director, Corp Communications | Current |
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Director, Corp Communications | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Institutional Venture Partners | Managing Director | Current |
| International Venture Partners, Inc. | General Partner | Current |
| Devine Capital Partners, LLC | Director, Acquisitions | Current |
| Devine Capital Partners, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dust Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Director | Current |
| Dust Networks | Director | Current |
| Internet Capital Group, Inc. | Team member | Former |
| Battery Ventures | Team member | Former |
| Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC | NA | Former |
| Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| SupportSoft, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Corillian Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Dust Networks | Investor | Former |
| Chordiant Software, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Ecredit.Com, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Dartmouth College | Bachelor of Arts, Government & Economics | Former |
| Dartmouth College | Degree In Government | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Marrow Foundation | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Time Warner Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Baruch College | MBA | Former |
| Clark University | B.A., Government | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nantucket Conference | Current | |
| Metrolacrosse, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Datasynapse, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Princeton Review, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| LP Technologies | Board of Directors | Current |
| E5 Systems | Board of Directors | Current |
| TravelCLICK, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Liberty Dialysis, LLC. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Invoke Solutions | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bain Capital, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Integrated Circuit Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| US LEC Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Enservio, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Designation.Com Ltd | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bain & Company | consultant | Former |
| Information Partners | Principal | Former |
| Learning, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Fingerhut Direct Marketing, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Experian | Investor | Former |
| Enservio, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Jostens Learning | Investor | Former |
| US LEC Corp. | Investor | Former |
| Integrated Circuit Systems Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Integra Telecom, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Invoke Solutions | Investor | Former |
| Datasynapse, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Dartmouth College | BA | Former |
Mike Gordon was a founder of Meritech in 1999 and currently focuses on the communications equipment and service provider and semiconductor sectors. He has been directly involved with Airgo Networks, BigBand Networks, Calix Networks, Commverge Solutions, FiberTower, Integrated Solutions, Omneon Networks, TeleAtlas NV, Visto Corporation, Vonage Holdings Corporation. Mike joined Meritech Capital Partners from Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown where he was a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst and focused on companies in the communications, networking, wireless data, semiconductor and service provider segments. Mike was the research analyst during the equity financings of Ciena Corporation, Broadcom Corporation, and JDS Uniphase Corporation and was recognized as a two-time Wall Street Journal All Star Analyst. Prior to joining Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, Mike worked at Montgomery Securities and Salomon Brothers. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Public Policy from Stanford University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Meritech Capital Partners | Managing Director | Current |
| Soapstone Networks, Inc. | Team Member | Current |
| Corvis Corporation | Team Member | Current |
| Airgo Networks, Inc. | Board Observer | Current |
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Board Observer | Current |
| Movaz Networks | Board Observer | Current |
| Tele Atlas NV | Board Observer | Current |
| Visto Corporation | Board Observer | Current |
| BigBand Networks, Inc. | Board Observer | Current |
| Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown Incorporated | Managing Director | Former |
| Meritech Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Meritech Capital Partners | Founder | Former |
| Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown Incorporated | Senior Research Analyst | Former |
| Montgomery Securities | Analyst | Former |
| Broadcom Corporation | Research Analyst | Former |
| JDS Uniphase Corporation | Analyst | Former |
| Ciena Corporation | Analyst | Former |
| Salomon Brothers | Analyst | Former |
| Stanford University | B.A. In Economics and Public Policy | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sharper Image Corporation | Director | Current |
| Franklin Electronic Publishers, Incorporated | CEO | Former |
| Franklin Electronic Publishers, Incorporated | President | Former |
| Franklin Electronic Publishers, Incorporated | Chairman | Former |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sourceone Stock Info | Current | |
| Exelon Corporation | Director | Current |
| Ism - Silicon Valley, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| PECO Energy Company | Director | Current |
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
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