Cbeyond Appoints David Rogan to Board of Directors

April 28, 2006; 12:53 AM

ATLANTA - Cbeyond Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBEY), a managed services provider to small businesses, today announced the appointment of David Rogan to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Rogan currently serves as the President for Cisco Systems Capital Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc., and as Vice President at Cisco Systems. He previously served as Vice President, Treasurer for Cisco Systems. Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Rogan was the Assistant Treasurer at Apple Computer, Inc. and held various treasury-related positions with General Motors. Mr. Rogan has a B.S. degree from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

"David Rogan has industry experience which will help Cbeyond look to future opportunities," said Jim Geiger, chief executive officer of Cbeyond. "We are excited to have someone with his skills join our Board of Directors, and we look forward to working with him in the years ahead as we continue to expand and grow our business."

About Cbeyond

Cbeyond is an Atlanta-based managed services provider that delivers integrated packages of voice, mobile and broadband services to small businesses in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston and Los Angeles. Cbeyond offers core communications services like local and long-distance voice, mobile and broadband Internet access along with enhanced applications, including voicemail, email, Web hosting, fax-to-email, data backup, file-sharing, VPN and more. Cbeyond manages these services over a private, 100-percent Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) facilities-based network. For more information on Cbeyond, visit www.cbeyond.net.