BendTel, Inc. is proud to announce the promotion of Doug Cox to the position of General Manager. With  over 14 years of sales experience in the local telecommunications industry, Cox has served most recently  in the role of Sales Manager for BendTel. Cox’s proven track record for helping small start-up companies  get off the ground and larger corporations achieve their goals and find cohesiveness has made him a  

successful leader and valuable asset to BendTel. 

Cox is a sixth-generation Oregonian with deep roots and a third-generation salesman with strong  connections. His father was a sales manager for Crown Pacific in Redmond, who later went on to start his own business in wood products, and his grandfather was a sales manager for Brooks-Scanlon in the late  1960’s and early 1970’s. Cox himself graduated from Bend High and earned a scholarship to play  collegiate football at Concordia University St. Paul where he went on to receive a degree in Business  Management and Marketing. Cox is thrilled that he and his wife can raise their four children here in  Central Oregon, making them seventh-generation Oregonians! 

As General Manager, Cox is excited to establish and maintain effective relationships across all  departments to help maximize and further develop BendTel’s fiber-optic infrastructure. Through strategic  planning and reinvesting revenues, the expansion of BendTel’s fiber-optic footprint will continue  throughout Bend and other areas in Central Oregon including; Redmond, Sisters, Prineville and Madras. 

Cox is proud to work for a company that has a “distinct advantage” in the industry as the only locally  owned and operated business telephone & Internet provider in Central Oregon. “This unencumbered  freedom allows BendTel to stay at the forefront of cutting-edge technology while maintaining affordable  rates for our customers,” says Cox. Along with engineering and deploying their own flag-ship “Carrier  Grade” fiber Internet product, BendTel delivers the latest generation of cloud-based VoIP phone services  and provides remote features to help remote workers stay seamlessly connected. BendTel also provides  interconnect services with cable and wiring for new construction and building upgrades.