Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 19, 2000

Peter Buffa – Interloop Inc

PETER BUFFA is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Interloop, Inc. Previously, in January 1997, Mr. Buffa founded and served as CEO of Paycom, Inc., a public pay telephone service provider. Paycom provided pay telephone services to high profile commercial properties throughout south Florida. In March 1999, he successfully negotiated the sale of the company. From January 1995 through November 1996, Mr. Buffa (through his company BTG, Inc.) provided sales, marketing, financial and operational consulting services to numerous communications companies. In October 1989, Mr. Buffa founded and served as Chairman/CEO of TTI Long Distance. TTI was a facility-based long distance company with offices in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, New York, Boston, Houston and Dallas. In November 1994, he successfully negotiated the sale of the company to TresCom International. In March 1984, Mr. Buffa co-founded and served as Vice President/COO of TELSO, Inc. TELSO was Florida's first and largest privately held public pay telephone company. In December 1994 he assisted in the sale of the company to Communications Central, Inc. Profile
TWST: Could you start out by giving us a brief overview of Interloop?

Mr. Buffa: Interloop is a broadband communications provider. We provide

a bundle of local telephone service, high-speed