Celebrating National Coffee Day with Local Favorites

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Celebrating National Coffee Day with Local Favorites As a locally owned small business, we know the value of community, connection, and a great cup of coffee. This National Coffee Day, we’re spotlighting two incredible coffee establishments that have brewed their way into the hearts of Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington: The Vault and Jitterz! Coffee Culture […]

Tad Talk: 40 Years of Dedicated Expertise

Tad Talks with Tad Thompson. Intermax's VP of Voice.

Tad Talk: 40 Years of Dedicated Expertise In this first installment of Tad Talks, we introduce Tad, Vice President of Voice at Intermax Networks. With 40 years in the telecom industry, Tad has seen it all. His experience brings valuable insight into how business communications have evolved, and why Hosted Voice is changing the game for companies of […]

Customer Success Story: Killer Creations and Cascade Creative Studios

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Local Voices. Real Experiences: Our Chat with Jason Opris and Max Lathrop, Killer Creations and Cascade Creative Studios.  Customer: Killer Creations & Cascade Creative Studios Industry: Small-to-Medium Business Location: Coeur d’Alene, IdahoServices: Fiber Internet,Customer Since: 2025 Fast, reliable internet is essential for Killer Creations and Cascade Creative Studios. As businesses built around wedding and commercial video and photography, their work depends on moving large files […]

Intermax Business Brief Q3 2025

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A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Hosted Voice Technology How did we get from candlestick phones to high-speed voice over the internet?  To better appreciate the future of communication, let’s take a quick trip to the past. Here’s how telephony evolved from wires and switchboards to fiber and hosted voice, and how it’s shaping the future of communication.  […]

Why Human Reasoning Still Matters: Critical Thinking in the Age of AI 

Human hand writing and robot hand using a laptop.

Why Human Reasoning Still Matters: Critical Thinking in the Age of AI We live in a time of unprecedented access to information. Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially language models like ChatGPT, can summarize complex topics in seconds, generate insightful content, and even help us make sense of the world. But with this convenience comes a responsibility: […]

Customer Success Story: Riverbend Commerce Park 

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Local Voices. Real Experiences: Our Chat with Tag Jacklin, Riverbend Commerce Park Customer: Riverbend Commerce Park Industry: Real Estate Location: Post Falls, Idaho Services: Hosted Voice (VoIP), Fiber Internet, Fixed Wireless Internet (other locations) Customer Since: 2018 Connectivity is critical at Riverbend Commerce Park in Post Falls, Idaho. With over 600,000 square feet of leasable office and industrial space […]

A Brief History of Telephony

An old rotary phone and a smartphone on a wood table with a cup of coffee.

A Brief History of Telephony Today, we carry powerful communication tools in our pockets, and it’s easy to take texting, video calls, voicemail for granted when we can access everything the internet has to offer right in the palm of our hands. All made possible by the modern marvel we call the telephone. But how […]

Over 20 Years of Trust: Why David T. Only Recommends Intermax 

David T. Intermax customer spotlight.

Over 20 Years of Trust: Why David T. Only Recommends Intermax When you’ve been with a company for over two decades, it says something, not just about loyalty, but about the kind of service that stands the test of time. That’s exactly the case with David T., a long-time Intermax customer who’s been with us […]

Customer Success Story: Valley Christian School

Intermax Customer Success Story

Customer Success Story: Valley Christian School in Spokane Empowering Education Through Modern Communication  Customer: Valley Christian School  Industry: Education  Location: Spokane Valley, Washington  Services: Hosted Voice  Customer Since: 2021    Overview  Valley Christian School is a dynamic and growing educational institution committed to serving students and families with excellence. As the school expanded, so did […]