UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 8, 2005
Competitive Companies, Inc.
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Nevada 333-76630 65-1146821
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION (IRS EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION) FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
3751 Merced Drive, Suite A Riverside, CA 92503
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 951.687.6100
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
On September 8, 2005, (a) Russell E. Preston resigned his position as President
of CCI, but will retain his positions as C.E.O. and Director of CCI and (b)
William Jeff Manis and Janice L. Gordon were appointed Co-Presidents of CCI.
Russell E. Preston
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In 1999, Russell E. Preston began developing a competitive local exchange
carrier (CLEC) operation for a company based in Riverside, California. As part
of his duties, he negotiated resale and UNE-P contracts with SBC, Verizon,
BellSouth, and Qwest; negotiated wholesale long distance agreements with Qwest
and other long distance providers; reached contractual private-label agreements
with several providers of wireless Internet, wired DSL, and broadband services,
as well as for wholesale, private-label cellular services, digital key system
and switch equipment for businesses that would allow the bundled sale of local
and long distance telephone service, high speed Internet service, cellular
service and business telephone systems. Mr. Preston has served in the capacity
of CEO, President, COO and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for
companies in the telecommunications industry, as well as credit management and
credit analyst functions in the banking industry.
In his 26 years in the telecommunications industry, his senior management
experience encompasses a wide range of activities, including development of
domestic and long distance resale programs, the development of international
private-line circuits and the oversight of startup operations . He has an
extensive knowledge of switching and network engineering and effective sales and
marketing operations, and maintains professional relationships with others of
similar experience in the industry.
Mr. Preston owns 9,416,667 shares of the Company's restricted Common Stock.
Janice L. Gordon
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>From April 2005 - Present, Janice L. Gordon has served as President of
Competitive Communications, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3the Company, and
was been responsible for all operational functions, providing service to the
residential Multiple Dwelling Units market. From 2003-2005, she served as
Director of International Marketing for Unified Worldwide Transport, LLC, a
company engaged in the telecommunications industry in Santa Monica, CA. From
2002-2003, she served as Carrier Sales Manager for Verestar, Inc., a company
engaged in the telecommunications industry in Santa Monica, CA, where she
oversaw sales for the company's wholesale carrier division, generating in excess
of $20 million in annual revenue, and cultivated major accounts, including
Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, Entel Chile and Cisco. From 2000-2001, she served as Vice
President-Sales and Distribution for Transmission Networks, Inc., a company
engaged in the telecommunications industry in Orange, CA. Ms. Gordon received a
bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern
California, in 1977.
Ms. Gordon owns 500,000 shares of the Company's restricted Common Stock.
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William Jeff Manis
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For over 15 years prior to joining the Company, William Jeff Manis has served
as an Information Technology consultant, as an independent contractor, in the
networking industry, with an emphasis in information systems and computerized
systems design. His professional experience includes consulting on
computer-based systems design and local and wide area networking
implementations, including fiber, wire, and wireless deployments. He has a
Masters of Business Administration from Embry-Riddle in 1986, and a bachelor's
degree in Business Administration from McKendree College in 1984.
A long-time resident of Kentucky, from 1986-1988, he served as Secretary for
the University of Kentucky, Elizabethtown Communications Committee, which dealt
with issues concerning compressed video and distance-learning technologies.
>From 1986 -1990, he also served as Chairman of the Technical Committee for the
now-defunct Kentucky Rural Telecommunications Center, whose mission was to
bring Internet connectivity to rural areas of Kentucky. A former Instructor at
Elizabethtown Community College and Sullivan University, he taught math,
business law, and business organization and management. He also has past
experience in banking and technology related companies.
Mr. Manis owns 1,000,000 shares of the Company's restricted Common Stock.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
COMPETITIVE COMPANIES, INC.
By: /S/ Russell Preston
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Russell Preston, Chief Executive Officer
Dated: September 12, 2005
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