Official Telarus Press Release

Covad Channel Manager Crystal Farley is a large reason that Telarus is the number one partner with Covad. Thanks Crystal!

San Jose, Calif. (March 9 , 2008) - Covad Communications Group, Inc. (AMEX: DVW), a leading national provider of integrated voice and data communications, today recognized Telarus, Inc. as the top Master Agent of Covad branded services for 2007. The Top Master Agent award is handed out annually to the top performing Covad indirect partner.

"Telarus is a valued Covad Master Agent and we are pleased to recognize their outstanding success with sales of Covad services this past year," said Patrick Bennett, general manager for Covad branded services. "We look forward to growing and expanding our relationship with this innovative and vital member of our Master Agency program."

Telarus gives its agents a competitive advantage in the marketplace by providing its nationwide agent network with real-time quotes for Covad business-class DSL, T1, bonded-T1, integrated T1, and fixed broadband wireless services.

"We are very excited and honored to be named the top Master Agent of Covad Communications for 2007," commented Adam Edwards, president of Telarus, Inc. "When I was invited to speak at Covad's 2007 Sales Kickoff Meeting last year I made the bold prediction that Telarus was going to be number one - and with the hard work of our valued agents, the innovation of our IT staff, and the great vendor partner that is Covad, my prediction came true."

Telarus offers its customers Covad's portfolio of VoIP, Business DSL, Standard DSL, ADSL2+, T1, bonded T1, and fixed broadband wireless services. Covad delivers high speed Internet access communications over one fully-managed, nationwide network. Covad's DSL services, with speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps, provides business-class Internet connection for small and medium businesses with mission critical operations such as Web and e-mail servers, network applications and video solutions.

For larger businesses that demand higher bandwidth, Telarus agents can offer Covad T1 with download data speeds of up to 3.0 Mbps, with flexible IP addressing and a dedicated support team. In addition, Covad's bonded T1 is available in speeds up to 3 Mbps and its ADSL2+ product offers download speeds up to 15 Mbps. Covad Wireless' fixed broadband wireless services are available at speeds up to 45 Mbps and installation within five to seven days, in most cases.

"Covad remains the 'easy to do business with' choice for our agents" added Lance Akins, VP of Sales for Telarus. "Covad better serves our agents by pairing them with a designated Covad channel manager - in our case, Crystal Farley - who specializes in joint selling and presales technical support. One of the main reasons that Telarus was able to perform at such a high level was due in large part to the support we received from Ms. Farley."

The Covad Master Agency program is also equipped with an Alliance Center partner portal which offers sales and marketing tools, product and pricing information, online training courses, and customer support contacts. A nationwide footprint and wide breadth of business-class services empowers Covad partners like Telarus with the ability to keep SMB and enterprise customers a step ahead.

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About Telarus

Telarus is a premier master agency who's goal is to make agents more successful than they can be on their own or with any other master agency. Telarus provides is agents tools, automation, superior support, all in an atmosphere of cooperation and ethical community. Telarus drives warm leads to its agents and VARs through its web marketing portals which include: ShopforT1.com, ShopforEthernet.com, VARNetwork.com, and VARPartner.com.

Telarus provides its agents a back office outfitted with full CRM capabilities and real-time T1, DS3, and Ethernet broadband price quoting through it's patent-pending GeoQuote technology. GeoQuote makes it possible for business shoppers and agents to access instant pricing and availability information for over 30 broadband data and voice service providers which include ACC Business, Accel Networks, AireSpring, American Fiber Systems, AT&T, Cavalier, Covad, Level3, MegaPath, Network Innovations, NewEdge Networks, Nuvox, PAETEC, One Communications, PowerNet Global, Qwest, TelePacific, Telnes, Time Warner Telecom, UCN, and XO Communications.

Interested agents should call Dan Watson at (877) 346-3232 for further information. All press inquiries should be directed to Patrick Oborn at (801) 938-3701.