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Honorable Rodney A. Coleman Joins i2Telecom International Advisory Board.


ATLANTA -- i2Telecom International, Inc. ("i2Telecom") (OTCBB OTCBB

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: ITUI), a pioneer in ultra-portable high quality Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) products and services, today announced that the Honorable Rodney A. Coleman, a former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, has joined the Advisory Board of the Company. Mr. Coleman will advise i2 Telecom in its new efforts to add defense and military related contracts. i2 Telecom recently formed a subcontracting relationship with a vendor approved by the Government Services Administration (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ) and is in active discussions with the GSA, which is the purchasing arm of the U.S. Federal Government. E[acute accent]Mr. Coleman has over 40 years of experience in federal and municipal government relations, military affairs, marketing and communications. He most recently was a Partner in the Washington-based government & public affairs firm of Alcalde alcalde (ălkăl`dē, Span. älkäl`dā) [Span., from Arab.,=the judge], Spanish official title, in existence at least from the 11th cent. Since the late 19th cent.  & Fay. Prior to that Mr. Coleman served as Executive Vice President for Corporate Planning and Public Affairs at ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) The built-in firewall in Windows XP. It provides a stateful inspection of packets which accepts only responses to requests originated by the user.  Kaiser International, Inc., one of America's largest engineering, construction management, and consulting companies. His responsibilities at ICF Kaiser International, Inc. included corporate strategic planning, government relations and communications. E[acute accent]"Unlike many of its competitors, the VoiceStick(TM) does not create security risks for users and is a superior solution for the secure communications needs of military personnel," Mr. Coleman said, "I believe that initiatives such as Operation Family Freedom(TM), i2 Telecom's offering to the active military, should be more widely known in the military family. I will use my 40 years of business and military experience to assist i2Telecom in penetrating this key market." E[acute accent]"We are very pleased that Rodney Coleman has accepted our invitation to join i2Telecom's Advisory Board," noted Paul Arena, Chief Executive Officer of i2Telecom International, Inc. "His extensive experience in government relations and communications should be of great value to our Company as we move forward with our plans to provide cost-effective and portable VoIP services to a broad variety of private and public organizations on a global scale." E[acute accent]In 1994, Mr. Coleman was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Air Force by President Clinton. During his four-year tenure, he was responsible for oversight of manpower, reserve affairs, installations and environmental activities for one of the four primary arms of the U.S. military. He accepted his appointment after spending 14 years as an executive with General Motors, where his expertise was called upon in the areas of urban and minority affairs, along with municipal and federal government relations. E[acute accent]Mr. Coleman also served as an architectural design consultant to the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, executive assistant to the chairman of the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States).  City Council, a special assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Interior, and a White House Fellow. He is a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, having been awarded the Bronze Star Medal Noun 1. Bronze Star Medal - a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight)
Bronze Star

laurel wreath, medal, decoration, ribbon, medallion, palm - an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other
, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal The Meritorious Service Medal is a senior level military decoration presented to denote acts of non-combat meritorious service worthy of recognition. The following is a list of Meritorious Service Medals issued by various countries:
, the Lt. General Benjamin O. Davis
  • Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. (1877-1970) was the first African-American general in the U.S. Army and the father of Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
  • Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. (1912-2002) was an American general, commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen.
, Jr. Distinguished Achievement Award of the Tuskegee Airmen, the Howard University Distinguished Alumni Award for Post Graduate Achievement in Corporate and Government Services, and the Department of the Air Force The executive part of the Department of the Air Force at the seat of government and all field headquarters, forces, Reserve Components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the Air Force. Also called DAF. See also Military Department.  Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service. E[acute accent]Mr. Coleman earned his degree in Architecture from Howard University and completed post-graduate work at the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. .

E[acute accent]About i2Telecom International

E[acute accent]i2Telecom International, Inc. (OTCBB: ITUI) is a pioneer in ultra-portable high quality Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) products and services employing best of breed VoIP technology. We have operations in Atlanta, Georgia and Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. . The Company controls its own proprietary and patent pending technology and uses a combination of its own network and the Internet to deliver high-quality phone calls. i2Telecom International provides VoiceStick(TM), InternetTalker(TM), and microgateway adapters for VoIP long distance and other enhanced communication services to subscribers. Its proprietary technology platform is compliant with the Session Initiation Protocol (protocol) Session Initiation Protocol - (SIP) A very simple text-based application-layer control protocol. It creates, modifies, and terminates sessions with one or more participants. Such sessions include Internet telephony and multimedia conferences.

It is described in RFC 2543.
 ("SIP") telecommunications industry standard. i2Telecom International's revenue model includes recurring monthly subscriptions and prepaid services as well as revenue from the sale of its integrated access devices, call minute termination fees and original equipment manufacturer royalties. For additional information visit www.i2telecom.com or call 877-731-6800.

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