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Telecom Network Specialists and Samsung Telecommunications America Enter into Partnership

10 August 2004

Telecom Network Specialists, a division of Quanta Services, Inc. today announces that it has signed a dealer agreement with Samsung Telecommunications America to be an authorized agent selling their Voice Over Internet Protocol phone systems and formalizing a business partnership between the two companies. This agreement represents a key component and an essential piece of TNS’ objective of business diversity.

Mike Griffin, Program Director of Samsung and IT Services stated, “With the convergence of Wireless and Wireline telephony, VoIP is the cutting edge next technology. Everywhere you turn in the news is VoIP and the signing of this agreement signifies TNS’ commitment to providing our clients yet one more high tech cutting edge solution. Tage Dahlqvist, TNS President stated, “TNS has been looking for a strong provider of high tech enterprise solutions who has the strong financial backing and commitment to becoming a market leader in the VoIP marketplace. This alliance with Samsung, a cutting edge supplier of technology to the marketplace, is in line with TNS’ strategy to diversify our product portfolio of offerings and grow the enterprise business.” TNS would like to thank Mike and all persons involved for all of their efforts to making this deal happen. By becoming a dealer of VoIP solutions, TNS truly exemplifies our IT slogan “Implementing tomorrow’s technologies today”!

Samsung’s Vice President of Business Communication Systems, Gavin Bruce remarked, “We are pleased to have TNS as a partner to distribute our OfficeServ Enterprise IP Solutions. I am excited to be working with a local partner of the quality of TNS. They have shown us they are committed to breakthrough digital technologies, like VoIP, that Samsung is known for worldwide. Today’s partnership will help to strengthen Samsung’s presence throughout Texas and the nation as a provider of revolutionary digital products.”

For more information about Telecom Network Specialists please read the following or log on to www.telns.com. For additional information regarding Samsung please read the following About Samsung or log on to www.samsungusa.com/bcs.

About Samsung Telecommunications America Samsung Telecommunications America, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., researches, develops and markets products throughout North America, including handheld wireless phones, wireless communications infrastructure systems, network products, as well as, digital communication systems, traditional and VoIP keysets, Voicemail and CTI products. For more information, see our website at www.samsungusa.com/bcs.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, and digital convergence technology. Samsung Electronics employs approximately 70,000 people in 87 offices spanning 47 countries. The company is the world's largest producer of memory chips, TFT-LCDs, CDMA mobile phones, monitors and VCRs. Samsung Electronics consists of four main business units: Digital Media Network, Device Solution Network, Telecommunication Network and Digital Appliance Network Businesses.

About Telecom Network Specialists Telecom Network Specialists (TNS), a division of Quanta Services, Inc., based in Richardson, Texas is an independent provider of TL-9000 compliant high quality professional services to the greater, wireless and wireline, telecommunications industries. Telecom Network Specialists, Inc. specializes in providing end-to-end design, implementation, and deployment of cutting edges services for both wireless, Wireline and enterprise telecommunications industries. For additional information regarding TNS please visit us online at www.telns.com.

Forward Looking Statement This news release contains certain forward-looking statements that may involve risks and uncertainties. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "may," "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include the Company's belief that its selection by Samsung as an enterprise infrastructure dealer and partner will result in continued and future business. Such statements are only predictions, and the company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such differences, include, but are not limited to; the company's ability to attract, hire and retain sufficient numbers of key personnel needed to maintain customer contract commitments (including those with Samsung) and changes in customer relationships due to actions both within and outside of the company's control.