Citizens Telephone Cooperative, a Virginia-based independent operating company, has selected Occam Networks’ BLC 6000 System to provide voice and data services to subscribers. Citizens Telephone initially is using the Occam platform for voice and high-speed Internet and also plans to eventually provide video services as well. The carrier is using Rural Utilities Service funds to purchase the BLC 6000 system.
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- In May 2003, Occam Networks introduced its new BLC 6000 Broadband Loop Carrier System for delivery of voice, data and video services using Gigabit Ethernet transport. Occam’s BLC 6000 is a modular loop carrier system designed to eliminate the need for additional pieces of access equipment such as a DSLAM, Ethernet switch, Optical Add Drop multiplexor and VoIP gateway. The platform supports TDM services, such as lifeline POTS and T1s, as well as an IP Service Delivery model for the delivery of video and softswitch-controlled voice services. IP support includes Internet Group Multicast Protocol (IGMP) and Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP). The BLC 6000 System can scale from 24 to thousands of subscribers, sharing blades across a variety of chassis sizes.