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“local-t1.com was awarded the Platinum Partner award by ACC Business, the business division of AT&T. The award is presented anually to the top 1% of all agents nationwide.”

local-t1.com Earns ACC Business Platinum Partner Award

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey - March 17, 2005 - local-t1.com, privately owned subsidiary of Telarus Inc, provider of real-time T1 price quoting through its patent-pending GeoQuote technology, was awarded the Platinum Partner award by ACC Business, the business division of AT&T. The award is presented annually to the top 1% of all agent partners. Adam Edwards, president and CEO of Telarus, accepted the award during the ACC Business awards banquet held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"This award validates the dedication and hard work of our agents. Armed with real-time T1 quotes from GeoQuote, they have been able to sell ACC Business products on the AT&T footprint better, faster, and more accurately than any of our competition." commented Edwards.

"We are humbled and honored to be inducted into a very elite class comprised of fine telecommunication master agents, all of whom we hold with the utmost respect. ACC Business has provided us with the products and the support that make our jobs that much easier."

According to Patrick Oborn, Chief Technical Officer of Telarus, Inc., ACC Business has the most ubiquitous T-1 footprint of all of the 14 vendors loaded into GeoQuote. Having such a broad coverage area allows ACC Business to compete for more opportunities than any other carrier.

"ACC Business has the unique advantage of being just about everywhere." commented Oborn. "This advantage really comes into play in areas of the country that are rural, or underserved by the other national DS1 providers. ACC Business takes this advantage and combines it with excellent provisioning and customer service. Almost all of our customers who sign with ACC Business report on-time installation, correct and easy-to-understand bills, and show a willingness to renew their contracts at the end of their terms."

"We have enjoyed our partnership with ACC Business and look forward to many successful years to come" added Edwards. "The broadband revolution is just beginning and ACC Business and local-t1.com are in a prime position to capture are good percentage of that market."

About local-t1.com

local-t1.com provides real-time T1 price quoting through it's patent-pending GeoQuote technology, offering business shoppers a unique opportunity to access instant pricing and availability information for over 12 broadband data and voice service providers. local-t1.com also offers complimentary consulting from licensed and trained local-t1.com independent agents. These agents specialize in assisting customers understand the many telecommunications offerings and coordinate the sale of communication services that best meet their needs and budget requirements. The company's Web site is local-t1.com.

About ACC Business

Headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., ACC Business delivers affordable voice and data services to small and mid-sized business customers through a dedicated agent sales channel. Telecommunication service is provided by the AT&T network—renowned for its quality, reliability and stability. The company's Web site is www.ACCBusiness.com.

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Each channel (DSO) of a local T1 provides local phone service. In most cases, for local voice T1 to be cost effective in comparison to POTs (plain old telephone service) lines, a company must need at least 12 phone lines. Local T1 can be provided by a few providers in the form of fractional T1, which can provide as few as 12 channels rather than 24, for less cost than a full T1. Voice channels are also included with integrated T1. Integrated T1 provides both voice and internet channels in the same T1 circuit. With integrated T1, the 24 channels can be allocated in virtually any combinations of voice and internet lines, depending on the needs of the customer. Integrated T1 is often more efficient for smaller companies than obtaining two separate T1 circuits for each voice and internet service. Local voice T1 is sometimes confused with long distance T1. Long distance T1 bypasses the local telephone company, thus resulting in significant savings on long distance service. It is important to know that local calls cannot be made with a dedicated long distance T1. Voice T1 is often confused with data internet T1. Without the use of VOIP (voice over internet protocol), an internet T1 circuit cannot be used for making traditional voice calls. Long distance calls however can be made with local voice T1, usually for a per minute charge. For companies which need more than 24 voice lines, bonded voice T1, fractional DS3 voice, or full voice DS3 are options. Full voice DS3, can provide the equivalent number of voice channels as 28 voice T1s. Through the use of recent compression technology, some providers are beginning to compress voice channels to as little as 32 kbps per voice channel. With the use of compression, T1 lines can carry more than 24 voice lines. Compression technology at this point has not fully matured. For this reason, only a few providers offer compression and thus far reviews are mixed. (Click here to return to top of page)

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