Integra Telecom Earns PHONE+ Top 50 Channel Program Honors

Five Integra Employees Named to Top Channel Managers List
PORTLAND, Ore.--(Business Wire)--
Integra Telecom Inc., a facilities-based, integrated communications provider for
business, has been recognized by PHONE+ magazine on the publication`s Top 50
Channel Program Award for 2009. Additionally, five Integra channel managers were
chosen for PHONE+`s Top Channel Managers of 2009 Award.

"We are pleased with the progress our channel program has made in 2009 and are
glad to see the successes of our top managers recognized," said Jim Huesgen,
president and COO of Integra Telecom. "Integra`s channel managers are dedicated
to their work and to strengthening the partnerships we have with our agents.
They`ve distinguished themselves in the industry and we`re proud of them and
their accomplishments."

Integra Channel Managers Named to the Top 35

* Kristin Peterson, Arizona
* Noah Whittle, Arizona
* Steven Cawley, Oregon
* G.R. Heryford, Washington
* Mike Peterson, Washington

Integra Telecom was selected from among hundreds of companies - carriers,
resellers, master agencies, and hardware and software vendors - that submitted
their channel programs to PHONE+ for the 2009 ballot. Winners were determined by
nearly 1,000 indirect sales partners who cast votes from Aug. 10-19.

This year`s top channel managers were nominated by master agents, subagents and
independent agents and selected by a poll of PHONE+ readers and supporters
conducted Aug. 17-26. Seventy-two candidates were nominated for the 2009 award
and nearly 1,000 votes were received.

About PHONE+

PHONE+ magazine is the country`s leading publication for communication
distribution channels. For more than two decades, PHONE+ has been the undisputed
leader in providing news and analysis to alternate distribution channels serving
the communications industry. It is the unrivaled resource for resellers,
aggregators, agents, brokers, VARs, systems integrators, interconnects and
dealers that provide network-based communications and computing services and
associated CPE, applications and professional services. PHONE+ includes a
monthly print publication, a Web resource and a weekly newsletter.

About Integra Telecom

Integra Telecom Inc. provides voice, data and Internet communications to
thousands of business and carrier customers in 11 Western states, including:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota,
Oregon, Utah and Washington. The company owns and operates a best-in-class
fiber-optic network comprising metropolitan access networks, a nationally
acclaimed Internet and data network, and a 4,700-mile high-speed long haul
network. The company has earned some of the highest customer loyalty and
customer satisfaction ratings in the telecommunications industry. Integra
Telecom and Electric Lightwave are registered trademarks of Integra Telecom Inc.
For more information, visit www.integratelecom.com.

Integra Telecom Inc.
John Nee, 503-453-8084
john.nee@integratelecom.com
or
LANE PR
Shannon Riggs, 503-546-7885
shannon@lanepr.com

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