Startec Global Communications Corporation operates as a facilities-based provider of communications services, including voice, data, and Internet access. It markets its services to businesses, residential communities located in major metropolitan areas, international long distance carriers, and Internet service providers. The company provides its services through a network of owned and leased facilities, operating and termination agreements, and resale arrangements. Startec has a network of IP gateways, international gateways, domestic switches, and ownership in undersea fiber optic cables. The company operates in the Asia Pacific Rim, the Middle East and north Africa, Russia and central Europe, and Latin and South America. Startec was founded in 1989 and is based in Potomac, Maryland.