Cape Girardeau, February 28, 2005—Big River Telephone, one of the leading telecommunications providers in the Midwest, is once again expanding the areas they serve. According to Kevin Keaveny, Vice President of Engineering and Operations, Big River Telephone is establishing several new network hubs in order to broaden the types of products they are able to provide, and the number of customers to which they provide services.

“Our new network hub sites are an extension of our core network and will allow for efficient delivery of our full product suite. Our investment in this project and our local approach will drive greater value and network reliability to our customers. All hubs will deliver integrated high speed data and voice, DSL and enhanced IP services,” said Keaveny.

The new co-locations will allow Big River to provide new and cost effective services to the following areas in Missouri: Jackson, Eureka, Farmington, Washington, Perryville, Fredericktown, Ste. Genevieve and Marble Hill.

“The demand for Big River Telephone products continues to grow, and this is our effort to meet the needs of both our current and potential customers,” stated Kevin Cantwell, President of Big River.

Big River Telephone, with over twenty years of experience, is one of the oldest competitive telephone company providers in the country, as well as the largest in the region. The Cape Girardeau-based delivers local, long distance, data, and Internet services to residences and businesses in the Midwestern United States, and has the capabilities to meet customer business needs throughout the country.