2024
Today

2024
2024
- BTS featured in AireSpring Partner Newsletter as partner of the Month.
Recognized on Mitel Revolution Emergency Mass Notification
2023

2023
On behalf of Vonage, I’d like to thank you and BTS for your partnership and an outstanding sales year. Furthermore, it’s my pleasure to announce that your exceptional performance has earned you a spot in our 2023 Pinnacle Partners Club! Moreover, this honor spotlights your work to elevate the Vonage standard of excellence and to propel us toward our shared goals.

2023
2023
- BTS support over 100,000 Mitel handsets globally with over a 95% customer renewal each year
- Our Engineers carry a variety of certifications ranging from, but not limited to: Mitel Engineering, Mitel Contact Center, Mitel Mobility, MiCollab, MiVoice Connect Premise and Hosted, Mitel Premise and Hosted, Cisco CCNA, Microsoft MCSE, Microsoft Server/Exchange, CTP, A++, Low Voltage C-7 License, SSCA Sip certification, and many more.
- Over 20+ years’ experience designing, installing, and maintaining VOIP Phone Systems
2022

2022
2022

2022
2022
- Windstream Elite Partner Award and all paid trip to Punta De Mita.

2022
2022
Earned RingCentral Golden Ticket Challenge
2021

2021
2021
- Mitel Gold Partner Award
- BTS Celebrates 40 years in Business

2021
2021
Vonage Business Partner
2020

2020
2020
Accredited Ignite RingCentral Partner

2020
2020
GOTO Business Partner
2019

2019
2019
Certified on Mitel MiVoice Business
2017

2017
2017
- Certified Microsoft Partner
2016
2012-2016

2016
2016
- BTS celebrates its 35th anniversary.
- Earned ShoreTel’s World Class Customer SAT Score of 100%
- Awarded ShoreTel’s World Class Performance Award
- Awarded ShoreTel’s Customer Experience Award
2011
2006-2011

2011
2011
- Opened Vonetco Inc., BTS’s sister company focusing on Managed Services, Network Design, and Carrier Services
- Awarded ShoreTel’s # 2 Volume Achievement Award
- Awarded ShoreTel’s Million Dollar Club Award
- Awarded ShoreTel’s Circle of Excellence Award
- Earned ShoreTel’s World Class Customer SAT Score of 100%
- Awarded ShoreTel’s World Class Performance Award
2005
2000-2005

2005
2005
- Awarded Toshiba’s Recognition Award for 20 Years of OUTSTANDING SALES AND SERVICE to its customers in 2001
- Awarded Sprint’s Highest Achievement Award for Exceptional Sales Volume as the 4th Largest Dealer in the U.S
- Awarded Inter-Tel’s Highest Dealership Level: Platinum Level
- Awarded Oaisys Outstanding Achievement
- Awarded ShoreTel Premier Platinum Partner
- Awarded SHORETEL WINNER’S CIRCLE AWARD
1999
1996-1999

1999
1999
- Awarded Toshiba’s Winners Circle in 1996
- Awarded ECI’s Silver Award in 1999
- Created the first BTS Racing team sponsored by both a manufacturer, Toshiba and a long term customer of our’s Fritts Ford.
1995
1991-1995
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1995
1995
- BTS designed and installed many large Tadiran (ECI) Phone Systems, including White Memorial Hospital and Glendale Adventist Hospital.
- Awarded Tadiran’s Bronze Level in Sales Award in 1994
- BTS discovered another vertical market and brought on Toshiba to fill that Market.
- Awarded Tadiran’s Silver Award in Sales in 1995
- Began selling Toshiba Phone Systems to Thirfty Payless Drug Store Chain and was awarded Toshiba’s CALL TO PARADISE AWARD for Exceptional Performance by a Dealer in 1995
1990
1986-1990

1990
1990
- 1987 bought our first building in Corona, CA, which we still own today.
- Awarded ITT Five Star Award for Service Excellence and Sales.
- Foreseeing a market shift, BTS began looking for a system that emulated key system functionalities that would work well in car dealerships and had an excellent service track record.
- ITT began phasing out their phone system and BTS began moving towards Tadiran Phone Systems and marketing to larger customers including Hospitals and Car Dealerships.

1985
1985
- Larry and Terry LaVorgna started Business Telecommunications Systems Inc. in 1981
- BTS became incorporated in 1981
- BTS sold their first ITT 3100 Phone System to a colleague from Flight Instruction School.
- 1985 BTS became ITT’s Top Dealer
- Hired first part-time employee Danny DeGrote in 1982. Danny is one of our Lead Engineers today.
- Designed and installed many car dealerships, many of which are still customers of ours today.
1985
1980-1985