Marcus French Honored by Socket

Columbia, Mo. — Socket is proud to announce that Marcus French is the recent recipient of Socket's You Make The Difference award. Each month, Socket employees nominate their co-workers for the distinction and then vote on the winner who best reflects Socket's Core Values and Beliefs for the month.

French joined Socket, a Missouri-based telephone and Internet provider, in 2005 as a technical support representative. Since then, he has held positions in the business center, modem support, management information systems, and now engineering. His current duties involve processing telecom orders, troubleshooting network problems and transferring business phone numbers to Socket's network.

"I'm truly honored for this recognition since the competition is always so stiff," said French. "This wouldn't be possible without my incredible co-workers who have always made the difference to me."

French enjoys working at a Missouri phone and Internet provider because he has strong ties to the state. He has roots in Versailles, Mo., where his grandparents Lee Francis and Fanny French lived. French also has an impressive history of working within the technical support and telecommunications fields. While living in Kansas City, he worked as a help desk technician for the Office Technology Information Systems at City Hall and as a computer systems engineer at American Century Investments. Since then, he has worked as a systems support analyst for Sprint in Kansas, a support technician for Nextel in Denver, and a repair technician at Fera Technologies in Columbia.

"No one is more deserving of this honor," said John Dupuy, co-owner. "Marcus' dedication and commitment to the customer is second to none."

Founded in 1994, Socket is a Missouri-based telephone and Internet service provider with the largest service coverage in the state. Socket is a privately held company that provides business customers a choice for local and long-distance phone service. It combines the highest quality customer service with in-depth technical knowledge to provide customized phone service packages. Socket also offers high-speed DSL and accelerated dial-up Internet service to both business and residential clients. Socket provides service to more than 20,000 customers in more than 400 cities across Missouri. For additional information, please visit: http://www.socket.net.