Covad Names Telarus its Highest-Revenue Producing Agent at the Spring 2008 Channel Partners Conference & Expo

  
    
  
  
    
      Covad Communications Group, Inc. (AMEX:DVW), a leading national provider 
      of integrated voice and data communications, today recognized Telarus, 
      Inc. as the top revenue-producer in 2007 among its 900 Agents. The 
      announcement was made at the Spring 2008 Channel Partners Conference & 
      Expo, where Covad and Telarus are featured exhibitors. Telarus joined 
      Covad’s award-winning Master Agent program in 
      October 2006 and has grown its 2007 sales of Covad’s 
      data and voice services by an average 11 percent each month.
    
    
      “We are pleased to recognize Telarus’ 
      outstanding success this past year,” said 
      Patrick Bennett, general manager for Covad branded services. “We 
      look forward to growing and expanding our relationship with this 
      innovative and vital member of our Master Agent program.”
    
    
      Telarus gives its nationwide Agent network a competitive advantage in 
      the marketplace by providing real-time quotes for Covad business-class 
      DSL, T1, bonded-T1, integrated T1, and fixed broadband wireless services.
    
    
      “We are very excited and honored to be named 
      Covad’s top Agent for 2007,” 
      commented Adam Edwards, president of Telarus, Inc. “At 
      the beginning of last year, I made the bold prediction that Telarus was 
      going to be Covad’s number one Agent – 
      and with the hard work of our valued team, the innovation of our IT 
      staff, and the great partner that is Covad, my prediction came true.”
    
    
      Telarus offers its customers Covad’s 
      portfolio of VoIP, Business DSL, Standard DSL, ADSL2+, T1, bonded T1, 
      and fixed broadband wireless services. Covad delivers high speed 
      Internet access communications over one fully-managed, nationwide 
      network. Covad’s DSL services provide 
      business-class Internet connection for small and medium businesses to 
      power mission critical operations such as Web and e-mail servers, 
      network applications and video solutions.
    
    
      For businesses that demand higher bandwidth, Telarus agents can offer 
      Covad T1 with download data speeds of up to 3.0 Mbps, with flexible IP 
      addressing and a dedicated support team. In addition, Covad’s 
      bonded T1 is available in speeds up to 3 Mbps, and its ADSL2+ product 
      offers download speeds up to 15 Mbps. Covad Wireless’ 
      fixed broadband wireless services are available at speeds up to 45 Mbps 
      and installation typically within five to seven business days.
    
    
      Covad remains the ‘easy to do business with’ 
      choice for channel partners. Under the Master Agent program, Covad 
      better serves its customers by pairing sales partners with a designated 
      Covad channel manager specialized in joint selling and presales 
      technical support. The Covad Master Agent program is also equipped with 
      a web-based Alliance Center partner portal which offers sales and 
      marketing tools, product and pricing information, online training 
      courses, and customer support contacts. A nationwide footprint and wide 
      breadth of business-class services empowers Covad Agents like Telarus 
      with the ability to keep SMB and enterprise customers a step ahead.
    
    
      For more information on becoming a Covad partner, please visit www.covadalliance.com.
    
    
      About Covad
    
    
      Covad is a leading nationwide provider of integrated voice and data 
      communications. The company offers DSL, Voice Over IP, T1, Web hosting, 
      managed security, IP and dial-up, wireless broadband, and bundled voice 
      and data services directly through Covad's network and through Internet 
      Service Providers, value-added resellers, telecommunications carriers 
      and affinity groups to small and medium-sized businesses and home users. 
      Covad broadband services are currently available across the nation in 44 
      states and 235 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and can be 
      purchased by more than 57 million homes and businesses, which represent 
      over 50 percent of all US homes and businesses. Corporate headquarters 
      is located at 110 Rio Robles San Jose, CA 95134. Web Site: www.covad.com.
    
    
      Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
    
    
      Act of 1995:
    
    
      The foregoing contains "forward-looking statements" which are based on 
      management's current information and beliefs as well as on a number of 
      assumptions concerning future events made by management. Examples of 
      forward-looking statements include expectations regarding Telarus’ 
      and other Agents’ expected sales of Covad 
      services. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such 
      forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of performance and 
      are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of 
      which are outside Covad's control that could cause actual results to 
      differ materially from such statements. These risk factors include our 
      ability to rapidly expand and deploy these services, changes in Telarus’ 
      strategy and changes in technologies, among other risks. For a more 
      detailed description of the risk factors that could cause such a 
      difference, please see Covad's 10- K, 10-Q, 8-K and other filings with 
      the Securities and Exchange Commission. Covad disclaims any intention or 
      obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether 
      as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This 
      information is presented solely to provide additional information to 
      further understand the results of Covad.