ERNEST COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES NEW KEY APPOINTMENTS FOR AGENT PROGRAM

Ernest Communications (ECI) announces the further expansion of their Agent Program with the appointments of a two channel managers.

David Burns and Scott Belazi have been appointed as channel managers for ECI. Mr. Burns has 8 years experience in the telecommunications & software industries. His experience is primarily with large regional and national multi-location accounts. Mr. Burns has an MBA from SMU in Dallas, Texas, and BS from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Mr. Belazi, has over 15 years of experience in the local and long distance marketplace. He has held positions with Metropolitan Fiber Systems, Allegiance Telecom, and Access Integrated Networks. Mr. Belazi was promoted to a managerial roll in the Miami area and has extensive experience with national accounts.

Both will be utilizing their significant experience in the telecom industry to manage and maintain relationships with ECI’s existing agent partners.

Jay Morris, senior vice president of ECI, commented: "We are seeing phenomenal growth in our agent program and are excited to have David and Scott as part of the ECI team. Their experience and work ethics will server our channel well as we continue to add new products and increase our service area footprint in the next few months.”