DRAPER, Utah - March 4, 2007 - For the third consecutive year, Telarus, Inc., premier telecom master agent and patent holder of real-time carrier quotes, was named Platinum
Agent by ACC Business, a division of AT&T, for 2006. "This award demonstrates that Telarus is
consistently a top performer for ACC Business" commented Ben Ho, Executive VP of ACC.
"ACC Business is one of the most popular carriers in the agent world. Receiving this honor for
the third year in a row reflects on our agents' consistency and work ethic," said
Telarus President Adam Edwards. "ACC Business has also done a terrific job of working closely with
Telarus. It is truly a mutual effort."
The 2006 Platinum Cup Award winners include agents in the top 1 percent of all sales agents in
the ACC Business program, including InfoLink Communications, Intelisys Corp., MicroCorp, Simplify Corp.,
Technology Brokerage Group, and US Telebrokers in addition to Telarus, Inc.
"For the third year in a row, Telarus is expanding its reach by developing relationships with integrators and value
added resellers, which gives ACC Business greater reach and creates impressive sales productivity,"
said John Baker, President and CEO - ACC Business. "We were proud to recognize their top performance
and celebrate our mutual success."
Ben Ho, national sales director - ACC Business, presented the award to Adam Edwards, President and
CEO of Telarus, at the at ACC Business Awards Luncheon held in Las Vegas
at the 2007 Channel Partners Conference & Expo.
According to Patrick Oborn, Technical Marketing Director of Telarus, Inc., ACC Business has the most robust
footprint of all of the 30 carriers loaded into GeoQuote. The broad geographic coverage area allows
opportunities for ACC Business to compete for more T1, DS3, and Bonded T1 lines than any other carrier.
"ACC Business has the unique advantage of riding the AT&T network." commented Oborn. "This advantage
really comes into play in areas of the country that are undeserved by the other national dedicated
service 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."
"Our agents continue to guide this company in the direction it needs to go" added Edwards. "By doing
right by them and by focusing on continued IT development we have found a winning formula. What you
see now is just the begriming of this very fun, very ambitious climb to the top of the telecom space."
About ACC Business
ACC Business is a specialized brand from AT&T that offers a suite of essential data and voice
services backed by the superior quality of the AT&T Global Network, one of the most highly
acclaimed networks in the world. ACC Business products include Managed Internet Service, Frame Relay,
Private Line, Local and Long Distance services. ACC Business products are offered exclusively through
its authorized agents.
If you are interested in becoming a Telarus agent and gaining access to ACC Business, please contact Justin Chugg at (877) 346-3232 for more information.
About Telarus
Telarus, Inc., a value added distributor that holds contracts with the world's leading commercial telecommunication carriers, makes it easier and more profitable for solution providers, VARs, and MSPs to sell and source voice and data WAN solutions. Our patented GeoQuote platform combines real-time carrier pricing with advanced research features and branded proposals. Telarus' experienced Sales staff is strategically focused on enterprise WAN and high-capacity bandwidth solutions, making it easier to find the best offer, every time. For its part, Telarus has been named the top Master Agent by the members of the Telecom Association in each of the past three years, the first and only company in the carrier channel to accomplish this feat. Whether you are a top producer or a voice-and-data expert just starting out on your own, there is a place for you in the Telarus community. For more information on the Telarus partner program, please visit www.telarus.com or call the new partner hotline at 877-346-3232.