<p>Unified communications (UC) may still be arguably a nebulous concept, and chances are if you were to ask two business or two people what UC means, you'll probably get very different answers.</p><p>Putting aside what it actually means for a moment, for many smaller independent ILECs, which have spent much of their 100-plus year lives selling nothing more than traditional POTS, UC for businesses is becoming a new revenue savior.</p><p>Take WVT Communications (NYSE MKT: WVT), for example.</p><p>Led by CEO Duane Albro, the 110-year old telco began a transformation to become a serious player in the cloud and UC markets in 2009 when it purchased USA Datanet. To get there, the service provider went and purchased two key companies: USA Datanet and Alteva. While it still runs a regulated traditional telco, Warwick Valley Telephone, the service provider now touts itself as a "Cloud Communications Holding Company."</p><p><a href="http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/unified-communications-breathes-new-business-revenue-life-rural-telcos/2012-11-27">Keep reading...</a></p>