NTS Communications Upgrades Network Management Software From Equinox Information Systems

Nashville, TN — March 29, 2006 - Nashville-based Equinox Information Systems today announced that NTS Communications, Inc. has upgraded its network management software to include the most recent versions of Manager and TeleLink software systems. TeleLink filters and converts call data for use by operational support systems (OSS) including billing and network traffic analysis.

"For the past several years, NTS has been running Equinox software across our Alcatel/Lucent multi-switch network," commented Gary Sams, Vice President of Information Systems of NTS Communications. "Based on our positive experience with Equinox software, it was only natural that we returned to Equinox to upgrade our software systems to take advantage of the latest network management features and efficiencies."

TeleLink allows carriers like NTS to maximize revenue and reduce operational costs, saving both time and money by automating the flow and ensuring the integrity of call data as it travels from the switching platform to billing and other downstream OSS processes. NTS also upgraded to the latest version of Manager, a software system which documents network performance and activity in detail by analyzing usage data from the switch.

"Since its introduction in April 2002, TeleLink has been well accepted by the communications industry," noted David West, Equinox Executive Vice President. "More and more carriers like NTS Communications are concluding that TeleLink complements their previously installed operational support software applications for real-time data collection, viewing, and searching."

About NTS Communications
NTS Communications, Inc. is one of the largest privately-owned long distance companies in the U.S. Founded in 1981 as a West Texas reseller of long distance services, the company now offers a wide variety of communication products, including local, long distance, voice mail, data connectivity, video, and internet to retail customers in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and Arizona. For more information, visit NTS at www.ntscom.com.

About Equinox
Founded in 1986, with hundreds of customers worldwide, Equinox Information Systems is a global provider of software solutions for the telecommunications industry. Providing a full range of software applications, which are backed by exceptional customer support, the company offers solutions in areas critical to profitability and network efficiency, including mediation, fraud detection, CDR and switch administration, and network management, as well as custom application development. For more information, visit Equinox at www.equinoxis.com.