TelCentris Inc. has announced it is launching a nationwide CLEC and already has regulatory approval in five states.

As a facilities-based CLEC, TelCentris is rolling out a nationwide infrastructure that enables it to provide services such as telephone numbers, local and long-distance calling, and data access over its own network. This network, based largely on TelCentris’ own Unified Communications Service Delivery Platform (SDP) infrastructure, bypasses some of the costs and complexities of leasing similar services from other CLECs or ILECs.

“We’ve been working on our CLEC rollout for two years now and we are excited by our progress,” said Bryan Hertz, CEO of TelCentris. “This will enable us to pass on significant savings to our many customers, as well as provide unparalleled levels of quality, service and reliability.”

TelCentris now has regulatory approval in California, Texas, Florida, New York and, most recently, Illinois, with other states on the way. The company has formed a subsidiary, TelCentris Communications LLC, to roll out its CLEC operations.