VCG Valor Comm Grp

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VALOR Communications Group, Inc. (NYSE:VCG) announced that the company closed trading yesterday at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) by ringing The Closing Bell(TM). Eight VALOR Telecom employees were chosen to join President and Chief Executive Officer Jack Mueller and Human Resources Vice President Ben Muro on the bell podium. The bell-ringing event was held in conjunction with the company's five-year anniversary campaign, celebrating service to primarily rural communities in Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050901/DATH021 ) VALOR Telecom, a subsidiary of VALOR Communications Group (VCG), began operations in Oklahoma July 1, 2000, and in Arkansas, New Mexico and Texas Sept. 1, 2000. VCG went public Feb. 9, 2005. "VALOR is excited to ring The Closing Bell at the NYSE during our anniversary celebration," said Mueller. "We've achieved numerous accomplishments in the past five years and are extremely proud of our history of bringing advanced telecommunications services to the rural Southwest." "Our employees are the cornerstone of providing state-of-the-art telecommunications services and supporting the communities where they live and work," said Muro. "The eight employees chosen to join us today at the NYSE exemplify the spirit of teamwork and strong customer service that is inherent in the VALOR culture. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." About VALOR Communications Group VALOR Communications Group is one of the largest providers of telecommunications services in rural communities in the southwestern United States. The company, through its subsidiary VALOR Telecom, offers to residential, business and government customers a wide range of telecommunications services, including: local exchange telephone services, which covers basic dial-tone service as well as enhanced services, such as caller identification, voicemail and call waiting; long distance services; and data services, such as providing digital subscriber lines. VALOR Communications Group is headquartered in Irving, Texas. For more information, visit http://www.valortelecom.com/ . Safe Harbor Statement "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding VALOR Communications Group's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Prospectus dated June 30, 2005 relating to the exchange offer filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, the occurrence of future events or otherwise, except as required by law. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050901/DATH021 http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: VALOR Communications Group, Inc. CONTACT: investor relations, Keith Terreri or Sheryl Seyer, +1-972-373-1296, or fax, +1-972-373-1150, or , or media, Cynthia T. Cruz, +1-972-373-1134, or fax, +1-469-420-2540, or , all of VALOR Communications Group, Inc. Web site: http://www.valortelecom.com/

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