The goal of the TransForum Communications Co-operative, the first multi-stakeholder co-op of its kind in North America, is to pool financial, marketing, and technical resources in order to provide its members with the modern state-of-the-art media and telecommunications tools they require, at a reasonable cost.

In keeping with current industry trends, the co-op integrates modern telecommunications services into competitively priced, synergised, "one-stop shopping" media packages for its customers/members. The co-op will coordinate the "virtual" partnerships required to ensure the very best mix of specialized services to meet diverse client/member needs.

Products & Services

The co-op recognizes the current trend in the telecommunications industry towards producing customized, integrated communications packages for clients. Services provided by the TransForum Communications Co-op towards this end include TransTel Long-Distance, Internet access with related services (E-mail, for example), Web site design and hosting, as well as marketing opportunities in print through TransForum Magazine.

The Co-op Difference

The co-op is a natural network of people and businesses with common goals, coming together voluntarily for their mutual benefit. But the co-op not only brings the players together, it helps to structure, define and sustain the kinds of benefit to be gained. The co-op can promote those companies, products and services by recommending them to its members. Those that may be sub-optimal can be screened out, thereby providing trouble-shooting (pro-active customer service) for members.