Santa Barbara, September 21st, 2006 - Tempest Telecom Solutions, LLC , http://tempesttelecom.com/, a leading provider of high-quality new, used and refurbished telecom infrastructure equipment and related services, announced today the successful completion of its contract with Chicago-based carrier NEAT Wireless. The agreement called for project management, deinstallation, transportation and purchase of 60 EDGE-ready Nokia GSM 1900MHz Ultrasites and 80 Lucent TDMA sites, together with associated hardware, including DC power and E911 equipment.

“The deinstallation and coordination of the project went flawlessly,” said Lee Berger of NEAT Wireless, “and Tempest Telecom Solutions enabled us to achieve our financial targets on the remarketing of these decommissioned assets.”

“Our technical team is currently in the process of refurbishing and redeploying the equipment to meet the network expansion and maintenance requirements of our Nokia customers,” noted Jessica Firestone, President and CEO of Tempest. She went on to say that, “We are extremely delighted at the opportunity to work with NEAT on this project and we’re confident that the purchase of this equipment will further enhance our ability to offer our customers a cost-effective solution.”

About Tempest
Over the past 10 years, the management team at Tempest Telecom Solutions has been helping network operators build, expand and maintain their networks faster and more cost-effectively. Tempest achieves this by working closely with each of its customers at all levels, to fully understand their unique requirements and then striving tirelessly to meet those needs. Tempest’s solutions include everything from traditional equipment provisioning to custom product engineering, equipment repair and exchange, and highly effective asset recovery programs.

About NEAT Wireless
Prior to ceasing operations on December 31, 2005, Chicago-based NEAT Wireless provided wireless TDMA and GSM wireless services to 30,000 customers in Northeastern Arkansas.

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