When they speak of NextiraOne today it is strictly the data side of Platinum Equities...as of 12/31/2005 NextiraOne ceased its voice operations(except VoIP)...A new wing was formed Nextira National and thats where the Meridian techs are working. Last I heard there were only 3 field techs left in SoCal and one manager. Most of the good accounts have since bailed for other vendors. I'm not quite sure just exactly what BlackBox is acquiring, but if it's NextiraOne it's the data side and if it is NextiraNational, it's the voice side. I was laid off in 2004 after 14 years via...BellSouth Communication Systems, WilTel, Williams Comm, Nextira, NextiraOne...same job different company names.