Socket Telephone Services Expands to Fulton, MO

SOCKET OFFERS LOCAL AND LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICES IN FULTON

FULTON, Mo- Socket Telecom, a new Missouri telephone service provider under the parent company Socket Holdings Corp., recently announced it is offering local and long-distance telephone service to Fulton businesses. Combined with the partner company, Socket Internet, this announcement means business owners can choose to get both telephone service and Internet service from one local company, and marks a significant change to the Fulton, Mo business climate.

Arthur Center, a community health center in Fulton and Mexico, went to Socket when their ISDN Internet and network connection had frequent drop offs and speed disruptions. "Socket provided us with customized voice, data and Internet combined in one T1 connection, which has dramatically increased our network speed and reliability," stated Terry Mackey, President. When asked about the transition from SBC to Socket, Mackey had the following to say. "We actually encountered a problem with SBC before the switch over and our telephone service went down. We contacted Socket for help and their people took charge of the situation with SBC and had us back up in minutes. No passing the buck. I liked how they took great care in making sure we were running smoothly."

"Businesses with multiple telephone lines and bandwidth intensive applications are now learning they can choose to work with a different telephone company for their telecommunication needs," said Carson Coffman, one of the company's three owners and Vice-President of Sales and Marketing.

Customers choosing to use Socket can keep their telephone numbers and directory listings, and will have personal access to customer service representatives, engineers and company owners during the conversion process. Socket Telecom�fs local telephone service packages can be customized to include any of the most popular features such as Direct Inward Dial, Caller ID, Call Waiting, Voice Mail, Call Accounting, Remote Access and Call Forwarding.

Socket Telecom also offers business telephone service to other mid-Missouri business communities, including Columbia, Jefferson City, Mexico, Lake Ozark, Camdenton, Kirksville, Moberly and Sedalia.

Businesses interested in receiving a free audit of their current telephone bills to see if Socket can help find a better solution for their voice, data and Internet needs should call Socket at 592-0700 in Fulton, MO. Please ask for one of their business representatives. Or visit www.socket.net for more information.