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VoIP, Inc. Names Telecom Sales Guru Steve Bratton National Sales Director for VoiceOne Communications' Carrier Direct Program

Posted on: Thursday, 10 November 2005, 12:00 CST

VoIP, Inc. (OTCBB:VOII), a leading provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) hosted communications solutions for service providers, resellers and consumers worldwide, announced Steve Bratton as its new National Sales Director for VoiceOne Communications' Carrier Direct Program.

Bratton joins VoIP, Inc. from Level 3, where he served as account director since 1998. Consistently one of the company's overall sales leaders, Bratton sold very successfully during his tenure at Level 3, (3)Tone (IP Centrex) - along with sales of collocation; national private line, metro private line, managed modem and dedicated Internet services and IP-based voice services (VoIP) to SIP-based voice service providers, CLECs, MSOs, carriers, VARS and system integrators.

In addition, Bratton's vast sales experience includes wireless, wireline, and cable. He was national sales manager for wireless start-up Airdata Wiman, and national account manager for Winstar Wireless. He served as account manager for MediaOne's Business Services and earlier regional account manager for Sprint's Telemedia, where he increased sales by 200 and 300 percent respectively, among others. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Florida State University and served on the board of the Georgia Telecommunications Association.

VoIP, Inc.'s CTO Shawn Lewis commented, "We could not have found a more qualified individual to lead our Carrier Direct Program. Steve is a sales leader and understands telecom on all platforms extremely well - particularly VoIP. He will easily catapult sales of our Carrier Direct Program to an all-time high."

"VoiceOne's Carrier Direct Program is a solution that sells itself, and I look forward to talking with carriers and CLECs of all sizes about how they can immediately benefit from this program. For instance, through the Carrier Direct Program, carriers and CLECs can reap major cost savings by the reduction of their interconnect and termination charges along with an increase in functionality of IP-based services without having to invest in additional equipment. Who wouldn't want it?" Bratton said.

Newly appointed CEO Michael Adler added, "We have the most comprehensive technical solution for carriers and now we have the sales leader to take it to them. The demand for our Carrier Direct Program has already been amazing, and with Steve's help, it will grow exponentially very quickly."

About VoIP, Inc.'s VoiceOne Network

The VoiceOne(TM) network with its nationwide presence in the U.S. and over 5,900 local access points reaches approximately 90 percent of the U.S. population. VoiceOne is a protocol agnostic network, supporting virtually any protocol including SS7, PRI, H.323, SIP, MGCP, etc. and utilizes both circuit and packet switched technology.

About VoIP, Inc.

VoIP, Inc. is an emerging global provider of advanced communications services utilizing Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) as its core technology component. Through its subsidiaries, the Company is a certified Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC) and Inter Exchange Carriers (IXC), and provides a comprehensive portfolio of advanced telecommunications technologies, enhanced services, broadband products, and fulfillment services to the VoIP industry. Customers include IXCs, CLECs, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Cable Operators and VoIP Service Providers in the United States and various countries around the world. Leveraging its nationwide Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) VoiceOne network, and the continued deployment of advanced communications services, the Company is enabling its customers worldwide to gain entry into this emerging space with products including voice termination/origination, e911, CALEA, Broadband Voice, IP Centrex, and more. For more information on the Company, please visit the Company's web site: http://www.voipinc.com.

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Source: Business Wire

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