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i2Telecom Announces the Addition of Mark Hewitt to Advisory Board; Communications and Technologies Visionary Brings Depth of Knowledge and Global Business Contacts to i2Telecom.


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

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:ITUI), a pioneer in ultra-portable high quality Voice-over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP.

(networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol.
 (VoIP) products and services, announced today the addition of Mark Hewitt Mark Hewitt (1955 - ) is an English studio potter living in the small town of Pittsboro, North Carolina outside of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for his functional pottery and especially for his large scale wood-fired, salt-glazed ceramic pots, known as "monster pots.  to the Company's Advisory Board. Mr. Hewitt is best known for his award-winning product and technology leadership in Internet appliances and broadband networks This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.
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Mark Hewitt brings over 24 years of experience to the Board and provides in-depth technological guidance for communications and entertainment technologies. He started his career in Alaska with the creation of the paging network, which was later acquired by Craig McCaw. He was then elected Chairman of the Public Utilities Board to help rebuild the utility systems and the telephone, electric, water, sewer, and steam/hot water utilities. Mr. Hewitt later joined Motorola Communications, where he first worked on the design of the trunk radio system (core to the Nextel system), the ARDIS (Advanced Radio Data Information Service) The first wireless data network in the U.S. It was formed in 1983 by Motorola and IBM to support IBM field service technicians.  Network (core to the Blackberry system), and finally the IRIDIUM iridium (ĭrĭd`ēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Ir; at. no. 77; at. wt. 192.22; m.p. about 2,410°C;; b.p. about 4,130°C;; sp. gr. 22.55 at 20°C;; valence +3 or +4.  system in the areas of ground segment support and network design. Later, he joined Frontier Communications as Senior Director, Engineering and Product Development, where he was responsible for technology in the emerging IP systems field before Frontier was acquired by Global Crossing. Frontier was one of the first to introduce 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"), now the standard language of IP Telephony, into the Softswitch Consortium formed in conjunction with Level 3. Mr. Hewitt then joined I-Link as Sr. Vice President of Business Development and Product Marketing, where he launched the first softswitch/IAD in the United States. The associated service became the first national broadband voice network in the United States and the technology was subsequently licensed to Net2Phone and Brooktrout. He received numerous "Product of the Year" awards during a period of time when I-Link's share price appreciated from $2.50 per share to over $30.00 in less than a year. Following the successful venture with I-Link, Mr. Hewitt has operated as CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey.  at a number of communications, portal, and entertainment device companies. He is well known in the industry as a visionary and a technology guru.

Mr. Hewitt has degrees from the University of Alaska in Electronics Engineering, Business Administration, and Police Administration. He has been a member of the City Council, the FNSB FNSB Fairbanks North Star Borough  Emergency Management Team, and the Governor's Telecommunications Task Force in the State of Alaska.

"i2Telecom's patent-pending VoiceStick Internet appliance can serve as the basis for a wide range of consumer and enterprise friendly applications," stated Mr. Hewitt. "I have committed my life's work toward bringing 'Ease of Use' into complex markets, and I feel the USB USB
 in full Universal Serial Bus

Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer.
 Platform developed by i2Telecom provides a strong foundation for the launch of a broad range of new products and services. In recent weeks, several VoIP service providers, including Skype and Vonage, have confirmed our product vision with the launch of similar products, and I believe that the maturity of Web 2.0 products and applications, along with the consumer's preference for simple and easy-to-use computer applications and products, will generate substantial demand for our product line."

"We are excited about Mark's commitment to our Advisory Board and expect our Company to benefit from his enthusiasm and experience in developing easy-to-use products to empower consumers with the latest technology," commented Paul Arena, Chief Executive Officer of i2Telecom International, Inc. "A number of new product initiatives are already in place to drive revenues for the Company in coming months".

About i2Telecom International

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. The Company has 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. , 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, streaming video and text chat. i2Telecom International provides VoiceStick(TM), InternetTalker(R), Digital Communications Portal communications and microgateway adapters for VoIP long-distance streaming video, text chat and other enhanced communication services to subscribers. Its proprietary technology platform is compliant with the Session Initiation Protocol ("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 royalties from original equipment manufacturers. For additional information visit www.i2telecom.com or www.voicestick.com or call 877-731-6800.

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