Pinnacle and Rodeo Communications to Merge

The merger will create one of America's largest voice and data solution providers.

Germantown, MD - Pinnacle Communications and Rodeo Communications today announced an agreement to merge, creating one of the largest voice and data solution providers in the US, with operations across the country. The merger is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2010. The merged company will operate as Pinnacle Communications.

"The merger of Pinnacle and Rodeo, two highly complementary companies, accelerates our leadership position and business strategy by offering enhanced value to our customers and business partners," said Dave Dorough, president of Pinnacle Communications. "The merger will reinforce our company's leadership position among voice and data solution providers across America."

"Customers will benefit from the tremendous breadth and depth of products and services available from the merged company's various locations," said Frank Parker, Pinnacle Communications' operations manager. "We aspire to be recognized by our customers, business partners, and associates as the foremost full-service voice and data solution provider."

"When we decided to explore our options for growing Rodeo we determined very quickly that joining the Pinnacle organization provided a win-win-win opportunity. Pinnacle benefits from getting some of the best technical staff people in the industry, the customers win by gaining access to much broader set of solutions, and Rodeo benefits from the advance engineering support and national coverage." said Steve Rowland, founder of Rodeo. "We knew that the Pinnacle organization shared our dedication to proving the best possible service to the customers, so we had no hesitation in joining the Pinnacle family."

The new Pinnacle Communications will build on the expertise and experience of both organizations in order to deliver compelling value to private and public sector clients of every size. Pinnacle will offer multi-platform voice and data expertise, with a full range of hardware, software, and services, including design, procurement, implementation, management and support. The new Pinnacle will be uniquely positioned to offer a superior customer experience by engaging customers according to their needs and preferences, whether at their premises, through a state-of-the-art customer call center, or online.

About Rodeo Rodeo Communications was created in 1993 to provide advanced telecom solutions at reasonable prices to the hospitality industry. With its dedicated staff Rodeo has been providing systems and services nationally with customers in almost every state.

About Pinnacle Pinnacle Communications has been in the voice and data business for over 20 years. One of the leading voice and data solution providers, Pinnacle delivers solutions to any company, large or small. Pinnacle has a team of more than 200 associates, operations throughout the United States, and access to a network of 500 certified technicians from coast to coast. Pinnacle designs, supplies and installs complete voice and data infrastructure solutions and offers ongoing technical support and advanced professional services. For more information, please visit Pinnacle Communications online at www.pinnaclecommunications.com.