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Sitestar Acquires Assets of Magnolia Internet Services
Acquisition Establishes Company's Presence in Arkansas
| Source: Sitestar Corporation
LYNCHBURG, VA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 29, 2007 -- Sitestar Corporation (OTCBB : SYTE ), a
provider of residential and business Internet access, web hosting and
value-added products and services, announced today that it has purchased
the customers and assets of Magnolia Internet Services, an Arkansas-based
Internet Service Provider (ISP). The deal represents Sitestar's continued
commitment to disciplined growth through strategic acquisitions in target
markets and the company's focus on increasing shareholder value.
Located in South Arkansas and founded in 1997, Magnolia Internet has grown
its base of dial-up, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and web hosting
customers to include both residential and business accounts. Sitestar has
begun migrating the Magnolia Internet customers to its own reliable network
and highly efficient customer infrastructure. The company will leverage
its economies of scale business model to achieve robust profit margins and
expects to increase customer retention by delivering higher levels of
service and customer support.
"The Magnolia Internet deal neatly dovetails with our strategy to acquire
the assets or customers of the seller and transition them to the Sitestar
platform," said Frank R. Erhartic, Jr., CEO for Sitestar. "Given our size
and business processes, we're able to realize greater cost savings than
most ISPs, so we can generate a faster and stronger return on investment.
We have established a repeatable process whereby we are identifying,
qualifying and negotiating deals to grow our customer base and revenues.
Most importantly, we're looking out for our shareholders by staying
disciplined and buying smart."
Magnolia Internet customers will benefit from extended customer support
hours and have access to value-added products and services. "On behalf of
everyone at Sitestar, we welcome the new Magnolia Internet customers," said
Mr. Erhartic.
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About Sitestar
Sitestar (www.sitestar.com) is an Internet and computer solutions provider
that offers narrow-band (dial-up) services and broadband Internet access
services (ISDN, DSL, satellite, cable and wireless), Web hosting and
design, and other value-added services including web acceleration, spam and
virus filtering as well as spyware protection. Headquartered in Lynchburg,
Virginia, Sitestar maintains multiple sites of operation and provides
services to customers throughout the U.S. and Canada, with concentrations
of customers in the Mid-Atlantic and Rocky Mountain regions in the U.S. and
in Ontario, Canada. With a focus on competitive pricing, reliability,
service and speed, Sitestar delivers customer value.