About Us

Our History

Since its inception in 1981, INCOMPAS has been a fierce advocate for a competitive communications marketplace, asserting that consumers will be better off and more investment and innovation will result with pro-competitive policies in the U.S.

Over the last three decades, lawmakers and policymakers – on a bipartisan basis – have embraced policies to promote competition in the communications marketplace. As new technologies and services emerge, policymakers must remain vigilant that competitive choice continues to thrive and that the communications markets function in a way most beneficial to residential and business consumers.

Our Mission

INCOMPAS, the internet and competitive networks association (formerly COMPTEL), is the leading trade association advocating for competition policy across all networks. INCOMPAS represents internet, streaming, communications and technology companies both large and small, advocating for laws and policies that promote competition, innovation and economic development.

Our members are catalysts for creating economic growth and improving the quality of life of all Americans through technological innovation, new services, and greater choice for consumers and businesses. These entrepreneurial companies offer a wide array of broadband voice, video, Internet, and data offerings, using both wireline (copper/fiber) and wireless networks to reach their customers. Among the state-of-the-art solutions they deliver are managed services, cloud computing, data storage, over the top (OTT), content and streaming, and unique applications that are developed and deployed via broadband networks.

Our Members

Our members – competitive communications and broadband companies that deliver voice telephony, broadband, mobile and fixed wireless, wholesale, backhaul, video, streaming, cloud services and other applications, as well as their suppliers and professional partners – are driving our nation’s economic growth by investing in and building new networks and technology, offering innovative services to businesses and consumers, and creating good jobs in the United States.

World-class communications networks and services are best achieved through a vibrant, competitive marketplace. Both businesses and residential consumers benefit the most when they have the freedom to choose the provider that best meets their needs at the lowest cost.

Events & Networking

We advance our members’ interests through our annual Policy Summit and INCOMPAS Show; networking opportunities; education; and policy advocacy before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and the courts. Our core mission is designed to ensure that competitive communications and technology providers can continue to develop and deliver better service and greater innovation to consumers and businesses.

The INCOMPAS Show

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The INCOMPAS Policy Summit

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For competitive communications professionals, there is no better way to expand your network and strengthen your existing relationships than at The INCOMPAS Show.

This streamlined event is designed to facilitate meaningful exchanges that lead to business deals and pipeline building. The INCOMPAS Show is optimized to make the most of your valuable time.

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What Our Members Say

“I come to the INCOMPAS Show to meet with partners and customers. The benefits we get from the show are educational. We learn about what’s new, both in terms of technology and services. We learn about new routes, whom has been acquired, but really it is an opportunity for us to connect with a lot of people in a short amount of time.”

David Armistead
DC BLOX

What Our Members Say

“INCOMPAS events are an efficient way to touch different people in the ecosystem. Whether it may be vendors, customers from small-scale telecommunications providers, data center companies, or an increasing number of development companies. It has been great to see the events broaden on who is welcomed to attend.”

Dan Davis
Arcadian Infracom

What Our Members Say

“INCOMPAS represents our customer base from a service provider perspective. We want to be able to talk and meet with the people who are running the small, medium, and large enterprises to whom we sell and operate services. Participating in their marketing and events affords us that opportunity. INCOMPAS also offers us key opportunities to engage on policy decisions that would affect our business and the industry.”

John Haraburda
Transaction Network Services