Corbell Telephone & Electronics

About Us

CTE Teleco takes seriously the adage that "people don't buy from companies, they buy from people." This philosophy is also at the heart of Teleco's founding strategy. It is important to us to show our level of commitment to their success. We have been serving Southern Illinois from Springfield to Cairo since 1964.

This long-term alliance with our customers has enabled CTE/Teleco to develop an unmatched relationship as a dealer and rapidly grow into part of the largest group of independent communication companies in the U.S. Teleco, Inc. grew from $13 to $36 million in just six years in the '80's, and was twice named by the U.S. based in INC Magazine, as one of the top 500 fastest growing businesses in the nation.

The industry's top publication, Teleconnect Magazine, named Teleco to its top 100 Interconnects list for more than a decade, with a top ranking of No. 1 four years in a row. CTE/Teleco is proud to be part of this family.

However, the U.S. based Teleco Inc., did not win its designation as the largest independent interconnect company in the world by luck or by chance. It was the result of a long-term commitment to building what has evolved into a solid, skilled and reliable network of distributors across the nation and abroad. This has become known as the Authorized Dealer Division of Teleco, which includes CTE/Teleco for Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky for 25 years.

At the very heart of this success lies Teleco's conviction to earn and cultivate dealer loyalty. This philosophy is reflected wholeheartedly by CT&E.

Our Mission is part of the Teleco mission

Teleco, Inc. is committed to providing a comprehensive range of telecommunication products through a strong nationwide and global network of independent partners. We will provide those partners with a level of service, training and quality they can not find elsewhere and empower them to deliver that same level of service, training and quality directly to their customers. Teleco further commits itself to maintaining strong OEM relationships with organizations that have a similar vision toward global presence in the telecommunications marketplace.

Teleco's success has led to growth

A substantial component of that growth was achieved through a series of well-planned acquisitions. In 1988 the first of several major acquisitions took place when Teleco bought American Phone Centers from Comdial Inc, of Charlottesville, VA. This provided Teleco additional dealer sites mostly in major markets and set the stage for future growth.

Other acquisitions resulted in millions in sales and many market dominant dealers, who remain some of Teleco's largest and most successful dealers.

Today Teleco is the largest distributor of Toshiba Business Telephones in the world. Through good economic climates and bad, Toshiba and Teleco have both rapidly increased U.S. Market share.

Summary

CTE Teleco's go forward strategy is to continue to identify and establish partnerships to bring both cutting edge and proven products to the marketplace.

Teleco continues to have success with strategic partners in both a developmental and marketing relationship. Our unmatched level of quality and customer service has allowed us to private label our voice processing products to telephone switch manufacturers and virtually guarantee their success.

CTE/Teleco, as one of the oldest successful partners in the Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky area, continues to provide the latest "state of the art" telecommunications products and services to this area. Since 1964 we have been the innovative electronics systems dealer, and since 1974 have been providing Telecommunication services and solutions to our customers in the Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky area. Please give us a call and discover how we can help your company improve your communication needs.

Update:

CTETELECO has opened an office in Vandalia in 2009, with ProWire a local wiring contractor to take over our service in the area from Mount Vernon to Pana, and is planning on adding Craig Antenna as our authorized CTETeleco /Toshiba dealer for the mid state area, pending final approval from Teleco and Toshiba, as there is no longer a local dealer in Pana.

Denny Corbell, President & CEO

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