TelePacific Communications has asked the FCC to review and stay an action taken by the administrator of the Federal Universal Service Fund (“USF”).

In its ruling, the Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”) ordered TelePacific to treat its broadband Internet access services as telecommunications subject to USF where TelePacific delivers the service to the end user over a T-1 circuit.

“TelePacific supports universal service and broadband access and is already a significant USF contributor”, said TelePacific’s CEO Dick Jalkut. “The USAC’s decision, by discriminating against carriers that use certain wireline transmission technologies to deliver their service to customers, violates the bedrock principle that USF contributions must be assessed on a competitively neutral basis.”

Under USAC’s decision, Internet providers using T-1s must pay USF while Internet providers using DSL, fiber, and coaxial cable are not subject to the same USF fees (currently 14.1%). TelePacific asks the FCC to stay the USAC decision while it evaluates the appeal on its merits.

TelePacific argues that USAC’s decision is based on a fundamental misreading of the Commission’s 2005 Wireline Broadband Order. USAC refuses to decide the threshold question of whether the finished product TelePacific provides to the end user is an information service; ignores the critical modifier “stand-alone,” which the FCC used to distinguish between basic transmission services (subject to USF) and wireline broadband Internet access (not subject to USF); and impermissibly singles out T-1-based services for contribution at the same time it awaits FCC guidance on ATM and frame relay services (which both USAC and the FCC recognize are analogous).

TelePacific has requested FCC action on the stay by February 8, but no later than March 31, 2010. TelePacific expects the FCC to request comment on its request for review and stay of USAC’s action.

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TelePacific Communications, serving customers in Nevada and California, introduced today new channel leadership and agent support for 2010.

Ken Bisnoff, senior vice president of strategic opportunities will return to take a more active role in TelePacific’s Telepartner Channel. A 2007-08 Phone+ Channel Executive of the year nominee and Phone+ Advisory Board member, Bisnoff launched TelePacific’s Telepartner Channel program in 2002 and has been involved in multiple Executive assignments since that time.

“I am enthusiastic about getting more involved with our Telepartners again, and I look forward to the continued success of the program,” said Bisnoff.

TelePacific’s Telepartner Channel has received several awards from agents through both Phone+ and the Telecommunications Association including:

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TelePacific Communications, a provider of business telecommunications network solutions serving customers in Nevada and California, today announced that it has expanded its Nevada service area to include the state capital, Carson City. TelePacific now serves all major cities in Nevada.

“Our experience working in northern Nevada showed us that expanding our coverage area to Carson City was essential in order to successfully serve Nevada customers,” said Dick Jalkut, TelePacific’s CEO and president. “Part of TelePacific’s success is due to the focused geographic areas we serve. The expansion allows us to better serve our customers and reinforces TelePacific’s commitment to provide excellent local service.”

TelePacific provides small-to-medium sized businesses in California and Nevada with a variety of telecommunications services, including local and long distance voice, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), dedicated Internet access, private networking and data transport services as well as bundled voice and Internet solutions. And with a presence in every major metropolitan area in Nevada and California, multi-location companies with offices throughout those states can work with a single provider for all of their telecommunication needs.

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TelePacific Communications, a provider of business telecommunications solutions based in California, announced today it has been named to the “Fastest Growing Private Companies in Los Angeles” list. The Los Angeles Business Journal placed TelePacific in the top 100 companies, based on its growth from 2004 to 2006. During that period, TelePacific experienced an impressive 235% growth, earning the Company the number 14 spot on the list.

“We are very pleased and excited by the rapid growth TelePacific has experienced over the last few years,” said Richard Jalkut, president and CEO of TelePacific. “What we are even more enthused about is that through this fast growth, employees throughout the entire organization have maintained a steadfast focus on customer service and satisfaction. Throughout this period, our customer satisfaction levels have consistently ranked in the 97th percentile, even as we have grown to serve more than 75,000 small- and medium-business customers in two states.”

TelePacific has expanded through both acquisitions and organic growth, adding regional call centers, and expanding the markets it serves across California and Nevada to address growing customer demand. With a recent expansion into the Reno, Nevada market, TelePacific now provides services to every major metropolitan area in California and Nevada, allowing customers with multiple locations to work seamlessly with a single provider for all of their telecommunication needs.

In addition to being recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the fastest growing private companies in Los Angeles, TelePacific was also honored in September by Inc. Magazine as one of the “Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.”

More information on the Fastest Growing Private Companies in Los Angeles can be found on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s web site at http://www.labusinessjournal.com.

About TelePacific

TelePacific Communications is a competitive carrier that serves customers throughout California and Nevada. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the Company is the leading competitive carrier in its footprint, with customer care centers in Los Angeles and Stockton in California and Las Vegas in Nevada. In business since 1998, TelePacific provides services through a combination of TelePacific-owned switches and network infrastructure, including its robust fiber-optic network assets. Offering local and long distance voice, dedicated Internet access, private networking and data transport services as well as bundled voice and Internet solutions and wholesale services, TelePacific manages more than 75,000 customer accounts with 980,000 access lines in service.

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