JSI Capital Advisors Announces the Release of Phone Lines 2006

    JSI Capital Advisors, LLC, a specialized transaction advisory, valuation and research firm serving the rural and independent communications provider industry, has announced the release of Phone Lines 2006, the latest installment in its Phone Lines series. Phone Lines 2006 is the independent communications provider industry's most comprehensive summary of incumbent local exchange carriers ranked by access lines, state, and parent company. The publication contains analysis and research regarding ILEC access line trends, and includes information compiled from Public Utility Commission reports, Securities and Exchange Commission filings, Rural Utility Service filings, analyst reports, press releases, Web pages, and other publicly available sources. Extensive industry-wide mailings were also conducted in an effort to compile the most accurate and complete listing of access line information available anywhere. Additionally, Phone Lines 2006 provides valuable contact information for 825 ILECs and ILEC holding companies.

"Phone Lines 2006 is an essential reference tool for those who follow the ILEC industry," said William E. King, President and Managing Principal of JSI Capital Advisors, LLC. "This year, 65 percent of the nation's ILECs responded to our annual verification mailing, and we have verified 99.7 percent of the nation's 158.5 million ILEC access lines as of December 31, 2005."

In addition to a comprehensive listing of the nation's nearly 1,300 ILECs, Phone Lines 2006 breaks down the ownership of ILEC groups including Telephone & Data Systems, FairPoint Communications, Lynch Interactive, and Hector Communications.

Phone Lines 2006 is available for purchase for $495. Subscribers to The ILEC Advisor, JSI Capital Advisors' monthly newsletter focusing on financial transactions and developments within the independent communications provider industry, receive a free copy of Phone Lines 2006 as part of their subscription. The ILEC Advisor subscribers may order additional copies of Phone Lines 2006 at special discounted rates. To place an order or for more information about Phone Lines 2006 or The ILEC Advisor, contact Kathie Avital at 603-622-0379 or visit the companies Web site at www.jsicapital.com.

JSI Capital Advisors, LLC is a specialized transaction advisory, valuation and research firm serving the rural and independent communications provider industry.

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