The group's principal activity is to operate incumbent local exchange carriers. The group operates in three segments: telecom sector, information solutions and enterprise solutions. The group's core business is the telecom sector, which consists of incumbent local exchange carriers (ilecs), competitive local exchange carrier (clec) and wireless telecommunications. Local exchange carriers connect customers to long distance service providers. Competitive local exchange carrier leverages its telecommunications services to customers and expands service into areas served by other ilecs. The group also provides data processing services to the telecommunications industry and data equipment sales and service as well as the sale, installation and ongoing service of voice over Internet protocol equipment. In Dec 2003, the group disposed its subsidiary Minnesota southern wireless company, conducting wireless business.
