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John D. Baker, President and CEO
ACC Business
585/987-3270

FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2007

ACC BUSINESS NAMES NEW AGENT MANAGER

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – ACC Business has named Michael Pallies as agent manager in the Northeast market. In this position, Mr. Pallies will support existing agents and contract new agents to sell the data and voice services of ACC Business. Mr. Pallies's responsibilities will include new sales revenues, training agents, order processing, and agent support.

"Michael Pallies has a proven track record of meeting customers' communication needs," said John Baker, president and CEO of ACC Business. "His leadership skills and knowledge of the telecommunications industry have already proven to be a vital component of our success."

Mr. Pallies brings 27 years of extensive high-tech sales in data and telephony experience to his new position at ACC Business. Prior to joining ACC Business, Mr. Pallies worked as an account executive for Tidal Communications. In that role, he was responsible for managing accounts by generating new leads and closing sales with an emphasis on hybrid VOIP and traditional phone systems, data applications, maintenance and service.

Mr. Pallies is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a B.A. in Economics.

About ACC Business

ACC Business is a specialized brand from AT&T that offers a suite of essential data and voice services backed by the superior quality of the AT&T Global Network – one of the most highly acclaimed networks in the world. ACC Business’ products include Managed Internet Service, Frame Relay, Private Line, Local and Long Distance services. ACC Business products are offered exclusively through its authorized agents. For more information visit: www.accbusiness.com.