(openPR) - DALLAS, TX, May 29, 2007— Mercury Communication Services Inc., a leading provider of voice and data communications solutions for Texas businesses, today announced that it has been awarded the prestigious Rookie of the Year Award from Inter-Tel Inc. as the fastest growing Inter-Tel Business Partner worldwide in 2006.

Each year, Inter-Tel recognizes a reseller partner with its Rookie of the Year Award, acknowledging the immediate and dramatic success of one new partner in selling Inter-Tel technologies and services. Upon receiving the award at Inter-Tel’s Business Partner Conference in San Diego, California, Greg Osler, President and CEO of Mercury commented, “Considering the hundreds of business partners that Inter-Tel has throughout the United States, Mercury was proud to achieve this honor. The excellent line of products from Inter-Tel, with their strong applicability to our clients, has been central to our success with their equipment.”

Inter-Tel Inc. is a $600 million manufacturer and developer of telephony and Voice over IP (VoIP) technology. Since the partnership was initiated in 2006, Mercury has completed many successful implementations of the Inter-Tel 5000 VoIP telephony system and many of its integrated software applications. Mr. Osler elaborated, saying, “The Inter-Tel 5000 boasts state of the art Voice over IP technology and robust software applications that make it an excellent choice for many of our clients.”

As a leading technology solutions provider, Mercury’s goal is to help organizations increase revenue, decrease costs and improve efficiencies through the use of technology. By leveraging Inter-Tel’s portfolio of presence management, real-time collaboration and mobility tools, Mercury is able to provide an organization’s workforce the functionality needed to maintain a more productive and cost-effective organization.

One of North Texas’ leading telecommunications firms since 1980, Mercury is committed to long term, high quality service for its client base. The Mercury team of operations professionals includes Technical Engineers with over 200 years of combined experience who have been involved with some of industry’s most innovative communications systems. For more information call 214-MERCURY or visit the Mercury website at www.mercurycom.com.

About Mercury Communication Services, Inc.
A leading Texas telecommunications firm since 1980, Mercury delivers technology solutions designed to continually advance the manner in which customers do business. Through the company’s comprehensive suite of voice and data communications, software applications and professional services, Mercury designs robust solutions that help customers achieve desired business results. Mercury’s “best of breed” application offerings allow investment protection of existing technology while implementing complementary solutions geared toward decreasing costs and increasing customer satisfaction. For more information, visit www.mercurycom.com or call 214-MERCURY

About Inter-Tel:
Inter-Tel Inc. is traded on NASDAQ under INTL and maintains an international presence with over 40 offices in the United States and hundreds of Business Partners. Inter-Tel’s telephony and VoIP technology has achieved Product of the Year and many other best in class awards throughout the last decade. To learn more, please visit the company’s website at www.inter-tel.com.

Mercury Communication Services, Inc.
1283 Record Crossing Road
Dallas, TX 75235
Contact: Joanna Watson
214-242-1659
jwatson@mercurycom.com