About Americatel Corporation

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS FOR THE AMERICAS®

Americatel provides innovative, affordable, convenient and easy-to-use telephone, Internet and communications services. Americatel has been the leading provider of telecommunication services to ethnic businesses and consumers in the United States. The company also works with international long-distance carriers and Internet service providers transacting with the world's emerging economies. We offer high levels of satisfaction to every customer by understanding their needs and cultures, providing exceptional value and delivering reliable communication services.

Building on that tradition, Americatel is dedicated to being the leading provider of communication services to communities around the globe. Americatel services connect worldwide communities through a flexible network of owned and leased facilities, operating and termination agreements, and resale arrangements. Americatel's technology assets include an extensive network of IP gateways, international gateways, domestic switches and ownership in undersea fiber optic cables. Americatel Corporation services consumers in North America through its Americatel brand and through its wholly owned subsidiary, Startec Global Communications.

Americatel branded services primarily target Hispanic consumers in the United States. Services range from the highly recognized 1010-123 dial around service to the rapidly growing Cellular Accesso and LíneaPaís services. Americatel's spokesperson, Don Francisco, is one of the most recognized Hispanic celebrities and his television variety show reaches millions of people each week.

Startec branded services are targeted primarily to non-Hispanic consumers throughout the United States and Canada. The key markets it serves are of Asian, European and Middle Eastern origin. Startec markets a range of dial around as well as Direct Dial and CellConnect services.

Americatel's combined technological expertise and customer service focus make it the company ethnic customers worldwide can trust with their important calls.

Americatel Corporation is a subsidiary of Platinum Equity, a global M&A&O® firm specializing in the merger, acquisition and operation of companies that provide services and solutions to customers in a broad range of business markets, including information technology, telecommunications, logistics, metals services, manufacturing and distribution. Since its founding in 1995 by Tom Gores, Platinum Equity has completed more than 80 acquisitions with more than $24 billion in aggregate annual revenue at the time of acquisition.

Platinum Equity is listed #19 on the 2008 Forbes Largest Private Companies list for the United States, following a steady climb in the annual rankings since its first appearance in 1999 at #343, to #326 in 2000, #75 in 2001, #44 in 2002, #34 in 2003, #32 in 2004, #18 in 2005, #22 in 2006 and #27 in 2007.

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Press Releases

Americatel Announces Appointment of Shaun T. Moore to Vice President, Domestic Wholesale Business Development
January 18, 2010

Matrix Telecom and Americatel Announce Promotion of Nermin Selmic to Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
January 13, 2010

Veteran Telecom Executive Chuck Taylor Named President and CEO
January 28, 2009

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