TelCove Announces Appointment of Pete Villari to Regional Vice President

TelCove Announces Appointment of Pete Villari to Regional Vice President

CANONSBURG, Pa., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- TelCove, a leading provider of business critical telecommunications services to enterprise customers and carriers, today announced that it has promoted Pete Villari to regional vice president of the Company's southwest region.

Utilizing his years of experience in the telecommunications industry, Mr. Villari will help to further strengthen TelCove's presence in the 11 markets that comprise its southwest region: New Orleans and Baton Rouge, LA, Houston, TX, Jackson, MS, Wichita and Kansas City, KS, Lexington and Louisville, KY, Little Rock, AR, and Nashville, TN. In addition to the aforementioned markets, TelCove also offers Internet, Data and Voice services over its pervasive metro and intercity fiber optic network to businesses in 39 other markets throughout the eastern half of the US.

The southwestern area of TelCove's infrastructure coverage is expected to grow to more than 850 buildings over the nearly 1,900 miles of fiber throughout the region in 2005. Some of TelCove's current customers in that region include the Coleman Company, the City of Wichita, Mississippi College, and A+ Conferencing.

"TelCove is very fortunate to be able to fill this critical position from within our existing management team," said Jeff Donahue, senior vice president of sales and operations. "Pete's intimate knowledge of our industry, his demonstrated skill at managing multiple markets, and his proven track record of success make him the ideal selection for the regional vice president position."

Mr. Villari's career in telecom spans nearly 24 years. He began his career with TelCove as General Manager for TelCove's Jackson, Wichita, and Kansas City markets. Prior to joining TelCove, Mr. Villari held various senior level management positions within the telecommunications industry, including serving as a regional vice president for Xspedius and a city director for KMC Telecom.

"Along with my new responsibilities, I will continue TelCove's focus on the customer, promoting our leading edge services and our premium network," said Mr. Villari. "I'm also looking forward to working closely with the entire field organization to accomplish TelCove's mission of being the premier service provider of choice for those customers that absolutely need communications services they can rely on."

About TelCove

Founded in 1991, TelCove is a leading provider of business critical telecommunications services that offers enterprise companies and carriers superior Internet, Data and Voice solutions via its reliable, secure and independently-owned metropolitan and intercity fiber-optic network. TelCove operates throughout 50 markets in the eastern half of the United States. For more information about TelCove, please visit http://www.telcove.com/.

Contact Information
Kendra Kenney
Corporate Communications Writer
Marketing and Communications
724.743.9474
kendra.kenney@telcove.com


Source: TelCove

CONTACT: Kendra Kenney, Corporate Communications Writer Marketing and
Communications for TelCove, +1-724-743-9474, kendra.kenney@telcove.com

Web site: http://www.telcove.com/


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