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i2Telecom Appoints James R. Fultz as President and Chief Operating Officer.


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I2TELECOM APPOINTS JAMES R. FULTZ AS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president.
 

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

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:ITUI), an emerging leader in Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) products and services, today announced the appointment of James R. Fultz as president and chief operating officer of the company. Mr. Fultz has also joined the company's board of directors, increasing the number of board members to seven.

From December 2000 until December 2004, Mr. Fultz, 45, served as president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of a number of leading silicon valley venture-funded telecom technology companies, including Zaffire (sold to Centerpoint Broadband Technologies in summer 2001), Scion Photonics (sold to JDS Uniphase in spring 2002), Accelight Networks and RBN RBN Robin
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. Prior to these assignments, Mr. Fultz served as executive vice president of Antec Corporation, a cable television equipment manufacturer, with over $1 billion in sales, that made available VoIP telephone service to 29 million homes passed in the U.S. This led to the adoption of over 2 million VoIP subscribers in the U.S. today. From January 1998 to November 1999, Mr. Fultz served as executive vice president of Celerity Systems, a pioneer in the video-on-demand equipment field that installed and managed 24 regional video server systems in China, Europe and the Middle East. From August 1992 until December 1997, Mr. Fultz served as chairman and CEO of MediaMax Asia Pacific, an electronic media publishing and distribution company in The People's Republic of China that was later sold to Intel and ACER TWP TWP Township
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"Jim brings to i2Telecom a wealth of experience in the global telecommunications industry," noted Paul Arena, CEO of i2Telecom. "As president and COO, Jim will focus on operations and strategic initiatives at i2Telecom including the expansion of our sales and partnering activities. Jim joins the company at a time when i2Telecom is leveraging the phenomenal success of the VoiceStick(TM) to build its domestic subscriber base while at the same time accelerating international expansion activities. Jim's extensive international experience in the telecom industry, specifically in China and the EU, will play a critical role in optimizing i2Telecom's global partnership opportunities. The board will work closely with Jim to execute i2Telecom's business strategy and achieve our potential in the rapidly growing VoIP market."

Mr. Fultz has served on the Cable Positive board of directors, the National Cable Television Association (NCTA NCTA National Cable & Telecommunications Association (fka National Cable Television Association)
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) rules and regulation committee, and the Society of Cable Television Engineers (SCTE SCTE Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers
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) regional board of directors.

"I am excited to join i2Telecom at a time when the VoIP industry is on the threshold of dramatic growth on a global scale," commented Mr. Fultz. "The management team and I see the scaling of operations in support of rapid deployment of our services to both existing and new partners as our key responsibility in 2005."

About i2Telecom International

i2Telecom International, Inc. (OTCBB: ITUI) is a leading telecommunications service provider A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies.  employing next-generation Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, with operations based in Atlanta, Georgia; San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. ; and Beijing, China. i2Telecom's proprietary network uses the Internet to deliver high-quality phone calls for a fraction of the cost of traditional telecommunications service providers. i2Telecom's plug-and-play VoiceStick(TM) ensures the portability of VoIP long-distance and other enhanced communication services for subscribers and was recently awarded "Internet Telephony Product of the Year" by TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut)
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 Internet Telephony Magazine and "Best In Show" at the TMC Internet Telephony Conference and Expo. For additional information, visit www.i2telecom.com.

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, technological and/or other factors which are outside the control of the company. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements depending on such factors as changes in general economic conditions and financial or equity markets, technological changes, and other business risk factors. i2Telecom does not assume, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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