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Portland Trail Blazers Draft Integra Telecom as Team's Newest Internet Provider

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Posted March 11, 2010

Portland Trail Blazers Draft Integra Telecom as Team’s Newest Internet Provider

Company to Provide Fiber-Based Telecom Services and Corporate Partnership in Three-Year Deal

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Integra Telecom Inc., a fiber-based telecommunications carrier for business, has entered into an agreement with the Portland Trail Blazers to provide high-speed Internet and voice services to the NBA franchise. Integra’s world-class, fiber-based network allows it to deliver robust Ethernet service and other broadband products that most other local carriers can’t. These broadband services will enable the online streaming of content and video to the thousands of visitors that access the Trail Blazers’ Web sites.

“We could not be more excited about our new partnership with the Portland Trail Blazers”

“We could not be more excited about our new partnership with the Portland Trail Blazers,” said Dudley Slater, CEO of Integra Telecom. “As the cornerstone of the Rose Quarter complex and a neighbor of Integra, we see this as a great fit and we’re pleased to be involved with the team on many levels.”

Integra, which is headquartered blocks away in neighboring Northeast Portland, will also be a corporate partner of the team, joining a growing list of local companies that provide support to the state’s only major league franchise.

About Integra Telecom

Integra Telecom Inc. provides voice and Internet solutions to thousands of business and carrier customers in 11 Western states, including: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah and Washington. It owns and operates a best-in-class fiber-optic network comprised of metropolitan access networks, nationally acclaimed Internet and data networks, and a 4,700-mile high-speed long haul network. The company has earned some of the highest customer loyalty and customer satisfaction ratings in the telecommunications industry. Primary equity investors in the company include Goldman, Sachs & Co., Tennenbaum Capital Partners, funds managed by Farallon Capital Partners and Warburg Pincus. Integra Telecom and Electric Lightwave are registered trademarks of Integra Telecom Inc. For more information, visit: www.integratelecom.com.