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Eschelon Telecom, Inc. Ranked #1 Inter-Tel Business Distributor in the World FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Eschelon achieves #1 dealer status for third consecutive year. Minneapolis, MN - January 31, 2005: Eschelon Telecom, Inc., a provider of voice, data, Internet services and business telephone systems, announced today that Inter-Tel, Incorporated has ranked Eschelon as its top business distributor in the world. This is the third consecutive year that Eschelon has achieved this ranking. The ranking is based on Eschelon's 2004 purchase volume of Inter-Tel products and services. Eschelon's purchases totaled over $4 million in 2004 - becoming the first Inter-Tel dealer to reach this benchmark. Eschelon has ranked in the top ten Inter-Tel business partners consistently over the past nine years. Eschelon specializes in the sale, installation and service of the Inter-Tel Axxess® communications platform. The Axxess® platform is a flexible, scalable, integrated communications system that provides tightly integrated voice processing technology, IP telephony functionality and transparent networking throughout a customer's organization. "Our success with the Inter-Tel solutions is due to the easy integration between the communications platform and the network products Eschelon offers," stated John Phillips, Eschelon's Vice President of Sales – Channel Development. "With the Axxess® platform we have been able to provide tightly integrated phone and network solutions for our customers as they adopt newer technologies like VoIP." "Inter-Tel shares our philosophy in providing our customers with comprehensive communications solutions through value-driven products and services," stated Scott Bussey, Regional Director of Business Telephone System Sales. "Eschelon believes in creating a unique telecommunications design for each of our customers based on their business needs. Inter-Tel provides us with the tools to execute that design." Bob DiGangi, Inter-Tel Vice President of Sales said, "We are proud and pleased to present Eschelon with the Inter-Tel Number One Dealer award for the third consecutive year. Their continued dedication to Inter-Tel products and Managed Services, top-rated customer service and high-quality employee performance has helped them achieve this honor once again. Eschelon has performed to an even higher level in 2004 that other Inter-Tel dealers will continue to aspire to in 2005." About Eschelon Telecom, Inc. Eschelon Telecom, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is a rapidly growing provider of integrated voice, data and Internet services. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the company offers small and medium sized businesses a comprehensive line of telecommunications and Internet products including local lines, long distance, business telephone systems, DSL, Dedicated T-1 access, network solutions and Web hosting. With the acquisition of Advanced TelCom, Inc. completed, Eschelon employs approximately 1,200 telecommunications/Internet professionals, serves approximately 56,000 business customers, and has more than 350,000 access lines in service throughout its markets in Minnesota, Arizona, Utah, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada and California. For more information, please visit our web site at www.eschelon.com. Contact: |
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