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Sage Telecom company history timeline

1996

Sage Telecom was founded in Allen, Texas by Dennis W. Houlihan around 1996.

1998

In 1998 Sage received certification from the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of Texas to provide local telephone service throughout the entire state of Texas.

2001

In 2001 Sage received certification from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) to provide local telephone service throughout the state of Oklahoma.

Dennis Houlihan was 2001 entrepreneur of the year in the emerging companies category as part of the Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year program for the southwest region.

2002

In 2002 Sage began providing service in Kansas.

2003

In September 2003 Sage Telecom had the highest revenue growth in Texas for the previous five years, according to Deloitte and Touche.

2005

Terry W. Lewis took over as president and CEO in 2005 from founder Houlihan.

2006

In April 2006, Sage announced a similar arrangement with Verizon.

2007

In January 2007 Silver Point Capital acquired Sage, which had over 500 employees at the time.

The company was led by president and CFO Chris Williams in 2007 during the transition.

2012

In July 2012 Telscape Communications, rebranded as TruConnect, acquired Sage from Silver Point for undisclosed terms.

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