Covad Communications Group, Inc., announced that INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine named Covad as the Best Hosted VoIP Provider, Best SMB Provider, and Top 100 VoIP Provider at last week's INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference and Expo Fall 2005 in Los Angeles.

Covad was distinguished with three separate awards for its continued excellence in business-class VoIP. The Service Provider Awards were bestowed based on data collected from a variety of sources including TMC editorial staff, International Packet Communications Consortium (IPCC) executives, and the readers of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, and identified truly market-driving VoIP communications providers.



"These awards are not only an honor but they also differentiate Covad VoIP services within the telecom industry," said Charles Hoffman, president and chief executive officer for Covad. "The Covad team has worked diligently to deliver business-class VoIP service nationwide and we are pleased to see our efforts recognized."

"Covad has proved that its VoIP technology and services are innovative and unique in the rapidly growing VoIP industry. Covad deserves this great honor for creating a ground-breaking nationwide VoIP service," said Rich Tehrani, Group Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY. "I look forward to seeing further innovation from Covad as they continue to contribute to the future of the VoIP/IP telephony marketplace."

The INTERNET TELEPHONY 2005 Excellence Awards highlights will be published in the December, 2005 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.