COMPTEL Classroom to Debut at Fall Show
IMS and voice peering to be featured

SAN DIEGO - March 21, 2006 - COMPTEL, the "Communications Association of Choice," announced today the launch of the "COMPTEL Classroom", a new educational initiative that will make its debut at the COMPTEL PLUS Fall 2006 Convention & Expo, which runs Oct. 8-11 in Orlando. The COMPTEL Classroom will present educational sessions and live product demonstrations of next-generation and IP technologies for the service provider community. IMS and voice peering will be the featured topics at the fall event and discussions will be led, respectively, by Michael Khalilian, President of the IMS Forum, and Shrihari Pandit, President of the Voice Peering Forum (VPF).

"The COMPTEL Classroom is the first of several new educational advances COMPTEL is planning for its Convention and Expo attendees and its members," said Terry Monroe, COMPTEL's Executive Vice President of Business Development. "IMS and voice peering represent two of the critical technologies and services that will impact the way carriers provide services in the future. We are pleased to have the opportunity to partner with the IMS Forum and the VPF Forum in presenting the latest cutting-edge technology and business sessions at our fall EXPO."

For more information, please visit www.comptel.org or www.imsforum.org, or www.thevpf.com.

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About COMPTEL:
COMPTEL is the leading industry association representing communications service providers and their supplier partners. Based in Washington, D.C., COMPTEL advances its members' businesses through policy advocacy and through education, networking and trade shows. COMPTEL members are entrepreneurial companies building and deploying next-generation networks to provide competitive voice, data, and video services. COMPTEL members create economic growth and improve the quality of life of all Americans through technological innovation, new services, affordable prices and customer choice. COMPTEL members share a common objective: advancing communications through innovation and open networks. For more information, call COMPTEL at 202/296-6650.

About Stealth Communications:
Established in 1995, Stealth Communications is a privately-held, New York-based company, specializing in providing high-performance data services. Stealth owns and operates the Voice Peering Fabric. For more information regarding Stealth, visit www.stealth.net.