Scott Pomeroy, CEO of Local Insight, Just Added as Featured Speaker at Simba Yellow Pages Webinar; Joins AT&T

STAMFORD, CT, Jul 14 (MARKET WIRE) --
On July 28, 2009, Simba Information yellow pages senior analyst David
Goddard will present findings from Simba's upcoming business brief, "The
RBOC Bankruptcies 2009." David will be joined by directory publishing
executives Frank Jules (president & CEO, AT&T Advertising Solutions) and
Scott Pomeroy (president & CEO, Local Insight Media), who will answer
your questions and address the state of the yellow pages industry as they
see it from their roles at the head of two of the top five U.S. directory
publishers.

The yellow pages industry has been rocked in the last few months by
economic woes resulting in two major publishers -- Idearc Media and R.H.
Donnelley -- filing for bankruptcy protection. The two publishers had
combined revenue of $5.48 billion in 2008, accounting for 32.95% of the
total $16.62 billion in yellow pages industry sales.

While many view the bankruptcies as a sign of a collapsing yellow pages
print industry brought on by the Internet, others share the view that the
economic woes were caused by decisions at Idearc and Donnelley that caused
them to grow too much, too fast and too soon, expanding beyond the
abilities to meet financial obligations as easy credit became hard credit.

"The RBOC Bankruptcies 2009" report, released today, takes an in-depth
look at the actions behind the scenes that led to bankruptcy court and
projects where the two companies and the entire industry -- both
independent and incumbent -- are likely to find themselves in the future.

As a special offer, buyers of "The RBOC Bankruptcies 2009" can attend the
$249 webinar for free. Visit
www.simbainformation.com/redirect.asp?productid=2284077 to order the
report and reserve your free spot. The webinar begins at 12:00 pm (EDT)
on July 28.

To register for the webinar only, visit
www.simbainformation.com/redirect.asp?productid=2298724. Members of the
media interested in covering this event, please contact Lori Coupe
(lcoupe@simbainformation.com) at 203-325-8193 x107 to obtain press access.

About the Speakers:

Frank Jules is president and CEO of AT&T Advertising Solutions. He is
responsible for all functions of the $5 billion business. The company
provides a complete suite of print and online advertising search solutions
that help small and medium businesses succeed. AT&T publishes more than
1,250 directory titles in 22 states with a distribution of about 173
million copies.

Jules received a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree from Iona College in
1978. He serves on the board of the Yellow Pages Association and the
Association of Directory Marketing.

Scott A. Pomeroy brings a wealth of experience to Local Insight Media as
its president and CEO. Most recently, he held key leadership positions
with Dex Media, including executive vice president and CFO, senior vice
president of finance and vice president/treasurer. During his tenure
there, Pomeroy was instrumental in achieving a successful "carve-out"
from Qwest and in raising more than $10 billion in debt financing and $1
billion in equity financing in a successful IPO.

Over the course of his 23-year career, Pomeroy has held leadership
positions in diverse industries, including chief financial officer for
Eotec Capital and president and chief operating officer of Lewis Food
Groups. Pomeroy began his career with KPMG Peat Marwick. He holds a B.B.A.
in Accounting from the University of New Mexico and earned Certification
in Public Accountancy. A member of the Yellow Pages Association, Pomeroy
is a frequent speaker and contributor at industry and financial
conferences.

David Goddard is senior analyst/editor of the Yellow Pages Group of Simba
Information, where he oversees content gathering and presentation of
Simba's Yellow Pages & Directory Report and numerous related research
reports. Prior to joining Simba, David worked at Eagle Publishing, a chain
of daily and weekly newspapers and printing houses throughout the
Northeast. At Eagle, he served as business editor and managing editor of
several newspapers, and from 1988 to 1996 he was editor and publisher of
the Vermont and then Connecticut operations.

Additional information can be found at www.simbainformation.com or by
calling 888-29-SIMBA.

About Simba Information:

Simba Information is widely recognized as the leading authority for market
intelligence in the media and publishing industry. Simba's extensive
information network delivers top quality, independent perspective on the
people, events and alliances shaping the media and information industry.
Simba provides consulting and reports that offer key decision-makers at
more than 15,000 client companies around the globe with timely analysis,
exclusive statistics and proprietary industry forecasts. For more
information, please visit www.simbainformation.com.

Media Contact:
Lori Coupe
Marketing Coordinator
Simba Information
203-325-8103 x 107
lcoupe@simbainformation.com

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