Elliot Gold founded TeleSpan in 1981 as an industry analysis firm covering the field of teleconferencing. TeleSpan provides research reports, newsletters, consultation, and annual predictions on the teleconferencing industry, as well as an online Buyer's Guide to teleconferencing products and services.

TeleSpan publishes annual reports covering trends in the industry and a 40-times-yearly newsletter called Electronic TeleSpan. TeleSpan is the most widely quoted source in the field of teleconferencing, famous for its accuracy and for its "Here's what I think" commentaries.