i2Telecom International, Inc., a pioneer in ultra-portable Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) products and services, announced that it has been named a winner of the prestigious "VoIP Service Provider Award" at Technology Marketing Corporation INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference and EXPO Los Angeles 2005. TMC reports that the conference, attended by over 8,000 people last week at the Los Angeles Convention Center, was the best-attended VoIP conference ever held. The VoIP Service Provider awards are presented to companies selected by the industry's most objective editorial team based on the company's significance, originality and innovation.

"i2Telecom and their innovative VoiceStick, are recognized as true pioneers for their company's contribution to the significant growth of VoIP," said TMC president and conference chairman, Rich Tehrani. "Their innovation and commitment to quality attract serious prospects to their service offerings."



"We are pleased to receive this recognition at the INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference," commented Paul Arena, chief executive officer of i2Telecom International, Inc. "This is the VoIP industry's top convention. We were recognized because of our network quality and our many innovative services. Our network quality has exceeded our expectations, and we are receiving many reports from customers who are surprised that a VoIP service could have such clear and reliable phone calls and conference calls. As announced yesterday, we are gaining further acceptance of our new VoiceStick(TM) service in the market. We continue to expand our capabilities as evidenced by our recent domestic service launch recently in the United Kingdom that included local UK numbers for subscribers, our instant up to eight-way conference calls and our innovative cellular bridge, which allows our subscribers to make international phone calls from their cell phone across our VOIP network at no additional cost."

"By all accounts, INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO Los Angeles 2005 was the most attended VoIP conference to date. Attendees and exhibitors alike agreed the energy and excitement for the IP telephony industry continues to grow at a staggering pace. i2Telecom and their VoiceStick are well positioned to lead the surge in customer adoption of Internet telephony products and services we anticipate over the next year," added Michael Genaro, vice president of marketing for TMC.

A full list of the winners will appear in the December 2005 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.

The next INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO will take place January 24-27, 2006 at the Fort Lauderdale-Broward Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For information, visit www.itexpo.com. Or call (203) 852-6800 ext. 146.