Spectrum President Receives Leadership Award

CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 24, 2007 -- Spectrum, Inc., a national telecommunications management company, today announced that Trent McCracken, president of the company, has been selected as a member of the 2007 Cincinnati Business Courier’s prestigious “Forty under 40” class. The award recognizes the area’s most influential and highly accomplished young business and community leaders. The winners will receive recognition at an awards luncheon and celebration at Paul Brown Stadium on Sept 25th. The emcee for the event will be Local 12 sports director, Brad Johansen.

“I am very pleased to receive this award and be named among the top young leaders in the Cincinnati area, and I could not have won without the support of my family and our dedicated employees at Spectrum” said McCracken. “To be included among this select group of local professionals is truly special and is a tremendous recognition for our entire company.”

Since partnering with his brother Troy, the founder & CEO of Spectrum, Mr. McCracken has been a very active participant in the community. He serves on several boards and committees including a vice-chair position with The Adventures for Wish Kids in Cincinnati. This organization’s mission is to enrich the lives of children with life threatening illnesses by providing year round, fun-filled group activities and destination events. In addition, Spectrum is also a sponsor of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Cincinnati, The Talbert House, Elizabeth New Life Centers, and many other great charitable organizations.

About Spectrum, Inc.

One of the country's foremost telecommunications management companies, Spectrum, Inc., provides comprehensive value-added solutions and services to organizations that seek to eliminate unwarranted complexity and cost from telecom administration. Based in Cincinnati, Spectrum oversees all facets of companies' multiple carrier relationships, from network design through vendor selection, implementation, management, and optimization. Spectrum's offerings include expert carrier-independent consulting, proven customer support, and its TrueVueTM expense management system. In addition it provides custom analysis, design and implementation of NEC, Shoretel, & Iwatsu telephony solutions that emphasize the highest quality ongoing service, support and maintenance. For further information, please visit www.3spectrum.com.