Minneapolis/Duluth, MN [December 19, 2005] – Today, CP Telecom announced the expansion of service to business customers on the Iron Range and Itasca Country including the cities of Virginia, Biwabik, Buhl, Chisholm, Eveleth, Grand Rapids, Coleraine, Keewatin, Nashwauk and Marble along with Itasca County portions of Chisholm and Hibbing. Business customers throughout this area will now have a choice in their telecommunications provider.

CP Telecom's Founder and CEO Chad Braafladt said, "We are very excited to offer service in these areas. Because of the success of our competitively priced telecom offerings throughout Minnesota, we felt expanding coverage in northeastern Minnesota was important for area businesses."

CP Telecom offers a data and voice T1 connection combining both high speed Internet access and competitive local and long distance service. "We are committed to delivering a simple, user-friendly and competitive product to consumers," Braafladt continued.

For small and larger business customers, CP Telecom has several different plans available. Braafladt added, "It's all about choice and control. We are positioned to meet the needs of the small and large business customer, and believe that the flexibility we offer to the marketplace meets an unfulfilled customer demand."

CP Telecom provides services for the entire St. Louis County system along with many prominent businesses and organizations throughout Minnesota.