Birch Completes Its IP Network In South Florida

Birch, recently named the 7th fastest-growing private company in Atlanta, announces a new major milestone in its growth.

Atlanta, GA – May 28, 2010 - Birch Communications, a leading IP-based telecom and managed services provider to small and medium-sized businesses, announced today that it has completed the build out of its IP network in the Miami, Florida metro area. Birch, which began serving business customers in 1996, has now completed its build out of 35 central offices in the Miami and south Florida area.

“Having just completed the build-out of the Birch IP Network in south Florida, we have now achieved another major milestone in our network build-out plans for 2010 and 2011”, commented Vincent Oddo, president and CEO of Birch. “As business customers in many markets across the southeast and southwest have already discovered, they now have a clear choice if they want higher bandwidth and reliable service at very reasonable prices.”

“The Birch IP Network will provide businesses in the Miami area fast, affordable broadband Internet, T1, PRI and integrated voice and data services. When businesses look at Birch, they see an unparalleled value proposition in price performance backed by unmatched customer support”, added Chris Aversano, Birch chief operating officer.

According to Inc. magazine in its 2009 ranking, Birch was one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States. In 2010, Birch was also named the 7th fastest growing private businesses in Atlanta, by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. This expansion in south Florida will continue to fuel Birch’s growth.

The Birch IP Network is built with IP technology partners MetaSwitch and Zhone Technologies, recognized as premier, best-in-class IP equipment providers worldwide. This expansion into the Miami area is part of Birch’s overall strategy in 2010 and 2011 to convert customers in all of its major markets to the Birch IP Network. Birch has already completed the deployment of its IP-based network in many major markets in Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas.

About Birch Communications
Headquartered in Atlanta GA, Birch Communications is one of the largest competitive telecommunications carriers covering 32-states across the nation. Birch is the first in its class to deploy a private IP-Network utilizing soft switch technology to deliver innovative, high quality, affordable voice and broadband communications services to small and medium business customers. Please visit www.birch.com for more information.

Contact:
Greg Corwin, Marketing Director
greg.corwin@birch.com
816.300.1686