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PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

 

Big River Provisioning Expands with Three More Hires

 

Cape Girardeau, Missouri (September 30, 2008) – Big River Telephone Company is pleased to welcome James Eakin, Lauren Williams and Danielle Bremer to their growing staff.  All three new members have accepted positions in the expanding provisioning department at the company’s headquarters in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

 

James Eakin is a graduate of Dexter High School as well as an honor graduate from the Army basic training and advanced school.  Eakin is currently working on a Management Information Systems degree through Southeast Missouri State University and expects to graduate in December of 2009.  Eakin has a knack for systems and is well positioned to manage the systems in his role in the provisioning department.

 

Lauren Williams joins Big River Telephone from Fairfield, Illinois.  Williams is a 2008 graduate from Southeast Missouri State University with a B.S. in Political Science and a B.A. in Speech Communication.  William’s attention to detail is well served in her role as quality assurance in our order processing division. 

 

Danielle Bremer is a native from Cape Girardeau and is a graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School.  Bremer is currently working on her degree at Southeast Missouri State University; she expects to graduate in May 2010.  Bremer’s position in the provisioning department includes order processing and service activation.

 

“We are excited to have James, Lauren, and Danielle join the growing Big River Telephone family,” said Chris Simmons, General Manager, of Big River Telephone.

 

Big River Telephone Company (www.bigrivertelephone.com) is a full-service telecommunications company that operates in the Midwest, headquartered in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  Big River Telephone is one of the oldest competitive telephone companies in the United States.  Founded in 1983 as a long distance carrier, Big River Telephone has evolved over the years into one of the premier Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC) in the United States.  In addition to being a successful CLEC, Big River Telephone has also derived into one of the market leaders for delivering Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to the cable industry.

 

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