Princeton, N.J. June 30—For the ninth time in 10 years, AnswerNet-Phoenix, one of the contact centers within The AnswerNet Network, North America ’s largest telemessaging firm and a leading contact center outsourcer, has won the Award of Excellence, sponsored by the Association of TeleServices International (ATSI).

As well, AnswerNet’s Billings, Mont. contact center won the Award of Excellence for the first time and on its first attempt. The Billings site became part of The AnswerNet Network earlier in June when AnswerNet purchased Airpage/Big Sky Beeper.

ATSI, which represents the telemessaging industry, presented both honors at its annual conference held in Portland, Me. June 21-24, 2006.

ATSI Awards of Excellence candidates must undergo six months of intensive testing by a team of independent, specialized judges contracted by the association to evaluate message services. Contact centers are judged on their courtesy, response time, accuracy and overall service to their clients.

In addition, The AnswerNet Network has an internal independently-juried Awards of Excellence program. This past year, the Phoenix site took top honors, and was recognized at AnswerNet’s annual National Meeting this past April. AnswerNet makes it a top priority to carefully select, train and monitor its contact center agents.

“To win the Award of Excellence once is quite an achievement; to win nine times is nothing short of astounding,” said The AnswerNet Network President and CEO Gary A. Pudles. “It shows the depth of professionalism our employees exhibit when serving our clients’ customers. The success of our Montana team also shows that the newest member of the AnswerNet family is equally as dedicated as our other contact centers to quality performance. We are all in good company.”

About ATSI

The Association of TeleServices International www.atsi.org, was founded in 1942 as a national trade association representing live answering services. ATSI now encompasses companies across the offering specialized and enhanced operator based services including: call centers, contact centers, inbound telemarketing (order entry), paging, voice messaging, emergency dispatch, fax, and internet services among others.

About The AnswerNet Network

The AnswerNet Network, www.answernet.com, is the world’s largest telemessaging firm and a leading contact center outsourcer. It is a major provider of inbound, outbound and ebound voice and text-based customer contact and fulfillment services. The AnswerNet Network handles order entry, telephone answering services, sales, lead qualification and other customer management functions from 55 contact centers and two fulfillment centers. It serves over 35,000 clients, and processes more than 60 million contacts annually. AnswerNet Network companies have been on Inc. Magazine's Annual Inc. 500 List of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies and on Customer Inter@ction Solutions Magazine's Top 50 Teleservices Firms on multiple occasions.