Birch Communications Renews Contract with First Premier Bank
Announcement Underscores Birch’s Ability to Maintain Strategic, Long-Term Relationships
Atlanta, GA – January 27, 2009 - First Premier Bank has selected Birch Communications for the ninth consecutive year to be its primary provider of local and long distance services. First Premier Bank is the 9th largest issuer of MasterCard and Visa credit cards in the nation, one of the largest ACH (Automatic Clearing House) originators in the United States and a leading provider of banking services.
Under this agreement Birch will continue to provide local and long distance services to First Premier Bank, including over 17 million minutes of domestic long distance per month over its digital network.
“We have built a strong partnership over the last nine years working hard for First Premier and earned their business every day with reliable, personalized service. This contract renewal continues to provide the high quality telecom services and savings that the First premier family of companies need,” said Mr. Vincent Oddo, chief executive officer of Birch Communications. “We are extremely proud of the partnership, based on the mutual trust and value we have been able to develop between our two organizations.”
“Birch has demonstrated time and time again that they are willing to go that extra mile,” said Dave Geiver, vice president of technology for First Premier Bank. “Birch provides excellent service and customer support which has always set them apart from their competitors. We couldn’t be happier with Birch.”
About Birch Communications
Headquartered in Atlanta GA, Birch Communications is one of the largest competitive local exchange carriers in its 31-state Southeast, Southwest and Midwest regions serving small and medium-sized business customers. Birch was the first in its class to deploy its own private IP network utilizing soft switch technology to deliver innovative, high quality, affordable voice and broadband communications services to small and medium-sized business customers. Please visit www.birch.com for more information.
Contact:
Allan Samson, Sr. Vice President and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
allan.samson@birch.com
816.300.3421
About First Premier Bank
First Premier Bank, together with their sister organization Premier Bankcard has over 3,000 employees. First Premier Bank is the 9th largest issuer of MasterCard and Visa credit cards in the nation and is the 26th largest ACH originating institution in the country. First premier Bank is headquartered in South Dakota. For more information, please visit www.firstpremier.com