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Our roots go all the way back to 1968 when Tony Sabino, our President,
went to work for John Henry of Henry Bros. Electronics Inc. Tony began
working for HBE as a technician, primarily servicing Motorola/Sylvania
nurse call and TV systems in hospitals and nursing homes through out the
greater NY Metropolitan area.
In the early 1970's HBE developed a relationship with Motorola's two way
radio division and eventually became a Motorola Service Station (MSS).
Tony stayed with the newly formed relationship side of the business,
specializing in the installation and support of Motorola provided radio
communication systems. Through out the seventies the radio segment grew
to become the largest part of the business.
1980 saw HBE becoming the licensee for one of the first Specialized
Mobile Radio systems in the NY Metro area. Owning and operating SMR
systems was the new business model in the communications industry and
became the precursor to cellular systems. HBE eventually expanded its
SMR operation and added an additional system. 1983 saw Tony helping to
negotiate one of the first cellular agency agreements in the country
with the AMPS division of AT&T. We played an important roll in bringing
cellular communications to the local marketplace. In 1986 we were the
number One sales and service agent for NYNEX Mobile Communications in
our area. Thanks to our reputation for excellent customer satisfaction
we negotiated a contract to become the technical service provider to
NYNEX Mobile (later Bell Atlantic) and provided technical staff for
seven of their cellular phone centers until the mid 1990’s.
The rapid growth and expansion of HBE's radio communications segment
caught the eye of Communications Group Inc., a publicly held company,
who in 1986 bought HBE from the three Henry brothers, John, Hank and
Ray. It turned out to be an ugly marriage. But something good came out
of it. Tony Sabino, Leo Kane and Bob Markson formed Regional
Communications Inc. for the sole purpose to buy back the radio
communications business and take the company private once again. In 1989
Regional became the successor to the radio communications business.
In 1989 Regional became a two way radio dealer for the brand new
Motorola Radius product line and by 1991 became a charter Two Way Radio
Dealer for Motorola, providing factory authorized sales and service for
it’s land mobile products group.
1990 saw us moving into the world of data by becoming a Certified System
Integrator for RAM Mobile Data's nationwide Mobex wireless data system
The early 1990’s saw Regional’s expansion into 900 mHz paging, building
and operating one of the first private carrier wide area paging systems
in the NY Metro area. This new technology, combined with years of
experience in the health care market place, helped to make us a leader
in customer owned paging.
Thus began the modern era.
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