Leroy Casterline <casterli@lamar.colostate.edu> (04/25/91)
The other day, I ordered a copy of the NATA (North American
Telecommunications Association) Sourcebook, which arrived today. The
sourcebook is a listing of NATA member companies, divided into the
following categories: contractors, pay phones, manufacturers,
suppliers, telecommunications services and other organizations.
The largest section of the book (about 87 of 195 pages, 500 to 600
entries) is devoted to listing contractors, which are cross-referenced
by vendor. There are about 115 or so pay phone companies listed
(including Amway [yes, that Amway]). There are around 200
manufacturers, 14 suppliers (wholesalers?), 80ish telecommunications
services providers, and about 120 'other organizations', which include
government agencies and associations.
Information provided on each company includes name, address, phone
number, and other information which varies from company to company,
including contact names, number of employees, year established, and
sometimes (not often enough) a few words describing what they do.
NATA sells the sourcebook for $38.00 to members and $53.00 to
non-members. I got it at no charge as part of a promotion of the
_Industry Basics_ (IB) book (buy two IB, get one source book for
free). Since I was planning on buying one copy of each book, and IB
sells for $40.00 (non-member's price), I saved a few bucks and got an
extra copy of IB for one of my engineers.
NATA can be reached at 800/538-6282.
Leroy Casterline | Cahill Casterline Limited | Fort Collins, Colorado
(303) 484-2212