Cbeyond Recognized by Atlanta Business Chronicle as One of Georgia`s 25 Fastest-Growing Publicly Traded Companies for Second Consecutive Year

Latest Honor One of Several Industry Milestones Due to Company Growth, Product
Innovation and Strong Channel Partnerships
ATLANTA--(Business Wire)--
Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY), a leading IP-based managed service provider to
small businesses, has been named one of Atlanta`s fastest growing public
companies by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Cbeyond has been ranked number 21
on the list of rapidly-growing Georgia companies. In terms of annual revenue
growth, Cbeyond is ranked fourth*.

"Cbeyond`s consistent growth and stability continues to be validated in the
market and we are pleased to be recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as
one of the fastest- growing companies in Georgia," said Jim Geiger, chairman,
president and chief executive officer of Cbeyond. "We will continue to focus on
our business model and proven expertise in delivering the communications and IT
services small businesses need."

This achievement comes on the heels of several additional industry honors
including being ranked the sixth fastest-growing technology company on Forbes
Fast Tech list, and recently named as a 2009 Member`s Choice Award winner for
being a "Top 10 Integrated Access Solutions Provider" as voted by 3,200 national
resellers by the Telecom Association of Channel Partners.

Innovative Solutions that Small Businesses Need Fuel Growth

Cbeyond continues to provide innovative solutions that small businesses require
to manage and grow their business. Offering more than 30 productivity enhancing
solutions in the Cbeyond portfolio, customers benefit from customized and
easy-to-use communications packages all managed over a private, high-quality IP
network.

Mobile voice and data, T-1 Internet access, local and long-distance voice,
broadband laptop access, web hosting, data backup, secure desktop, file-sharing
and virtual private networking are some of Cbeyond`s product set that provides
extensive benefits for today`s small businesses.

One of this year`s product highlights has been the introduction of Cbeyond`s
Mobile Workforce Manager, a mobile application that allows customers to track
and route field service personnel via their smartphones. Named "Best of Show,
Editor`s Choice" at the 2009 IT Expo Conference earlier this year, Mobile
Workforce Manager is making rapid headway in the industry and more importantly,
providing value and bottom line improvement to small businesses.

*About Georgia`s 25 Fastest-Growing Public Companies List

To complete the list of fast-growing Georgia companies, the Atlanta Business
Chronicle collected the past three years` annual revenue and employment figures
from Georgia public companies` annual reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in 2007, 2008, and as of March 16, 2009.

Companies were ranked by a growth index formula which is used to even the
playing field among companies of different sizes. The revenue and employee
growth indexes are the percentage change from 2006 through 2008 multiplied by
the absolute change for the same years. A company`s average employee or revenue
growth index is the growth index divided by the average growth of companies that
qualify for the ranking. Companies must be at least $100 million in revenue to
be considered for the top 25 fastest-growing list.

About Cbeyond

Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY) is a leading IP-based managed services provider
that delivers integrated packages of communications and IT services to more than
42,000 small businesses throughout the United States. Cbeyond offers more than
30 productivity-enhancing applications including local and long-distance voice,
broadband Internet, mobile, BlackBerry(R), broadband laptop access, voicemail,
email, web hosting, fax-to-email, data backup, file-sharing and virtual private
networking. Cbeyond manages these services over a private, 100-percent Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoIP) facilities-based network. For more information on
Cbeyond, visit http://www.cbeyond.net/.

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Cbeyond, Inc.
Shana Keith, 678-384-8304
shana.keith@cbeyond.net

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