"Telarus, Inc. continues to do a terrific job of making it easy for their subagents to sell Telnes Broadband products to their clients," commented Jason Ness, VP of sales for Telnes Broadband. "As the top partner in both 2007 and 2008, Telarus continues to demonstrate to the industry its commitment to becoming the preeminent Master Agency. We appreciate the business their agents send to Telnes and look forward to continued success in 2009 with our core broadband products as well as our line of MPLS and managed services."

The 2009 Partner of the Year award was measured by a series of performance metrics, including:

• Total 2008 sales volume
• Agency business ethics
• Technical integration - Working with Telnes' API or other automated systems
• Agent support and back office systems
• Credit quality of customers added
• Total agents engaged with Telnes Broadband
• Agency business strategy

"We are proud to be named the Partner of the Year by Telnes Broadband for the second year straight," added Lance Akins, VP of sales for Telarus, Inc. "Our agents continue to recommend Telnes Broadband to their clients because Telnes does all of the simple things right:

• Telnes products all quote in real-time through our patented GeoQuote system
• Telnes products are always competitively priced
• Telnes paperwork is simple and easy-to-understand
• Telnes responds quickly to agent inquiries
• Telnes circuits typically install in weeks, not months
• Telnes keeps our agents and prospective customers updated when provisioning status changes
• Telnes pays a great commission rate and is never late making payments
• Telnes offers great technical and billing support for customers who experience problems

Due to all Telnes Broadband's continued efforts in these areas, our agents can't help but to sell more Telnes products."

If you are interested in adding Telnes Broadband to your data products portfolio, please contact Justin Chugg at (877) 346-3232 or click here further information.

About Telnes Broadband

Telnes Broadband is a nationwide Internet service provider focused on 100% customer satisfaction which is achieved by focusing on innovative customer support structures, efficient installation processes, and service quality. Primarily focused on the business and government sectors, Telnes allows customers to choose any blend of available access technologies – from DSL and T1 lines to managed network security. Telnes Broadband is a privately held company with headquarters in Everett, Washington.

About Telarus

Telarus is the number one master agency as voted by the members of the Telecom Association in both 2008 and 2009. It is our goal is to make agents and VARs more successful than they can be independently or with any other master agent. Telarus provides agents the tools, automation, and superior support they need to gain a competitive advantage in the telecom sales. One example of the tools Telarus provides its agents is real-time voice and data price quoting through its patented GeoQuote technology. GeoQuote makes it possible for business shoppers and agents to access instant pricing and availability information from over 30 broadband data and voice service providers which include Accel Networks, ACC Business, AireSpring, AT&T, Cavalier, Covad, Level 3, MegaPath, Network Innovations, NewEdge Networks, NuVox, PAETEC, One Communications, PowerNet Global, Qwest, Smoothstone, TelePacific, Telnes, tw telecom, UCN, and XO Communications. If you are interested in making Telarus your Master Agent for Telnes Broadband, please contact Justin Chugg, Telarus New Partner Coordinator, at (877) 346-3232 or click here further information.