Bill Horne had a career at "Mother Bell" that spanned 25 years. He joined New England Telephone and Telegraph Company as a technician, worked his way up to systems analyst at NYNEX, and was chosen for the SS7 groups at Verizon Engineering during the last part of his Verizon tenure. He was, at various points in his engineering years, in charge of the E911 network in New England, part of the "RFP" team for the Tekelec Eagle STP units employed to enable local number portability, and was also responsible for PC security in the Marlborough, Massachusetts Verizon office. Since accepting an early retirement offer, Bill has run his own business, offering PBX, VoIP, and network services to various customers in the Boston area.