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NorthStar Communications Group Announces ISO 9001:2000 Certification

For Immediate Release.  November 7, 2003, Birmingham, Alabama:  NorthStar Communications Group, Inc. (NorthStar), a market leader in wireline and wireless infrastructure services, announced today that it has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification.  The ISO 9000 series standards are internationally recognized quality management system requirements.  ISO 9001 represents the most comprehensive standard in the ISO 9000 series.

"This certification demonstrates NorthStar's ability to meet our customers' quality management system requirements," said Bill Johnson, president and CEO of NorthStar Communications Group.  "Exceeding customer expectations through superior performance, quality and continuous improvement are part of NorthStar's culture.  It is gratifying to have this recognized through the certification process."

"Because NorthStar's quality management system and documentation processes were already in place, our existing metrics and procedures ensured a swift certification," according to Joe Lillie, NorthStar's Senior Director of Quality.  Tom Anderson, Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development, added, "Most of our customers are already certified, and all share the same quality culture as NorthStar.  Our strategy is to only provide services to the market leaders in the industries that we serve, and we feel that a solid commitment to quality is an attribute of those leaders."

NorthStar Communications Group, Inc., with corporate headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, serves as the stand alone telecommunications subsidiary of BE&K, Inc.  NorthStar offers a full suite of wireline and wireless infrastructure services as well as network operations and maintenance solutions.  For more information regarding NorthStar's service offerings, refer to our website at NorthStar.net.

For more information contact:

Kim Ingram
NorthStar Communications Group, Inc.
E-mail: IngramK@NorthStar.net

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