“For the second straight year, shopfort1.zcsenterprises.com was selected as a Most Valuable Partner by New Edge Networks, a single-source national provider of multi-site broadband networks for business customers.”

shopfort1.zcsenterprises.com Selected Most Valuable Partner by New Edge Networks for Second Straight Year

CEDAR HILLS, Utah - July 21, 2005 - For the second straight year, shopfort1.zcsenterprises.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telarus, Inc, was selected as a Most Valuable Partner by New Edge Networks, a single-source national provider of multi-site broadband networks for business and carrier customers.

shopfort1.zcsenterprises.com, a website that specializes in delivering real-time broadband pricing for businesses, is once more among 20 elite authorized agents and resellers selected from a roster of more than 1,500 nationwide. The selection criteria for this year's MVP Council were based on sales, revenue growth, and customer service commitments over the past 12 months.

"We are humbled and excited to again be recognized by New Edge for our company's accomplishments", commented Adam Edwards, president and CEO of Telarus, Inc. "The continued growth of our company is a result of our great agents and staff, some of whom had the opportunity of working directly for New Edge Networks in the past."

"Every member of this year's MVP Council demonstrates a clear understanding that multi-site networks are becoming the most fundamental underpinning of business and organizational success," said Dan Moffat, president and CEO of New Edge Networks. "Businesses, public institutions, and private users increasingly regard broadband as a high-demand utility, and a strict necessity for communicating in the Information Age."

As members of this year's MVP Council, representatives from shopfort1.zcsenterprises.com traveled to New Edge Networks' headquarters in Vancouver, Wash. for two days of exchanges and entertainment. Council members discussed new approaches for delivering more value to customers through stronger relationships with New Edge Networks.

"Our two in-house agent managers have a great history with New Edge Networks. Their in depth knowledge and experience with New Edge, combined with the top notch support our agents receive from Robert Butler, our channel manager at New Edge, allow us to sell to many businesses that we ordinarily wouldn't be able to reach. Steadily improving network capability and effectiveness clearly point to stronger competitive positioning and profitability for customers that rely on shopfort1.zcsenterprises.com for real-time T-1, DS3, and WAN network design advice" continued Adam Edwards, CEO of Telarus. "The opportunity to share and exchange ideas among New Edge Networks' most successful partners around the country will help us improve and deliver more broadband value to our customers via our patent pending GeoQuote real-time comparison shopping technology."

In addition to offering various multi-site broadband access services powered by New Edge Networks, shopfort1.zcsenterprises.com also provides real-time access to other T1 data and voice providers, including ACC Business, TelePacific, PowerNet Global, XO Communications, USLEC, Xspedius, Network Innovations, Netifice, Sprint, and Focal Communications.

About shopfort1.zcsenterprises.com

shopfort1.zcsenterprises.com provides real-time T1 price quoting through it's patent-pending GeoQuote technology, offering business shoppers a unique opportunity to access instant pricing and availability information for over 12 broadband data and voice service providers. shopfort1.zcsenterprises.com also offers complimentary consulting from licensed and trained shopfort1.zcsenterprises.com independent agents. These agents specialize in assisting customers understand the many telecommunications offerings and coordinate the sale of communication services that best meet their needs and budget requirements. The company's Web site is shopfort1.zcsenterprises.com.

About New Edge Networks

New Edge Networks is a single-source national provider of secure multi-site managed data networks and dedicated Internet access for businesses and communications carriers. New Edge Networks seamlessly integrates a wide variety of last-mile broadband access services available through multiple carriers, technologies, and geographic regions worldwide. Its customers include MCI, Wells Fargo, and other telecom carriers and businesses everywhere. New Edge Networks owns a nationwide multi-services network with more than 850 carrier-class switches and Internet routers. It has one of the country's largest coverage footprints with a strong presence in small and midsize markets. Frost and Sullivan selected New Edge Networks as its 2004 Telecom Company of the Year. The company's Web site is www.newedgenetworks.com. Telephone 360-693-9009.

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