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CAL Communications, Inc. was founded in 1987 by Carlos, Al and Nelson Lopez. CAL quickly gained a reputation as an advanced telecommunications interconnect company, able to sell and service small PBXs and key systems in Illinois and nationally. Under the leadership of Carlos Lopez, CALCOMM established an excellent reputation as a fair and progressive employer.

As a Hispanic-owned company, CAL is certified as an MBE/DBE with the Chicago Minority Business Development Council (CMBDC), The City of Chicago, and The State of Illinois. CALCOMM meets and complies with all the requirements and criteria for such certifications as set by the U.S. Government and Fortune 500 Corporations. CAL is a Registered Electrical Contractor with the City of Chicago; is a member in good standing of The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union (IBEW Local #134, 150, 176, 364, 461 & 701, ), the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (H.A.C.I.A.), the Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI), Association of Subcontractors & Affiliates (ASA), Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Latin American Chamber and the Chicago Minority Business Development Council, Inc.

In the years following its founding, CALCOMM has become recognized as a leader in the design and installation of low-voltage and fiber optic connectivity. CALCOMM's offerings expanded to include operating a hosted VOIP PBX delivering services to clients across the U.S. As part of that business initiative, CALCOMM petitioned for and was approved as an Illinois Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) a status that CALCOMM still maintains. In 2006, CAL launched its Digital Out of Home (DOOH) network, focusing on delivering advertising content into retail and other high-traffic locations.

 

CALCOMM competed for and was awarded contracts for implementing both wired and wireless voice and data connectivity for large infrastructure projects at Chicago's Soldier Field, O'Hare Airport and Midway Airport. CALCOMM is the contractor that maintains the electric tram serving the O’Hare International Airport terminals and parking lots.

 

Cal Communications is a provider of M2M (machine-to-machine) airtime services for customers implementing M2M solutions. Cal Communications a recognized and certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE/DBE) will be providing turnkey M2M solutions to its customers. Cal Communications can provide M2M solutions for such applications such as water control, lighting control, parking meter control, asset tracking and many more developing applications that are now emerging as the use for M2M technology continues to develop. Cal Communications can offers M2M solutions that are cost effective, simple to implement and can be quickly deployed. To read about our 2011 Press Release (click here)

 

 
 
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