Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.'s CEO, Michael T. Prior, Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2008 Award Winner in New England

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATNI) is pleased to announce that Michael T. Prior, President and Chief Executive Officer, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2008 Award in the Communications category in New England. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Prior was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Westin Boston Waterfront on Tuesday, June 24, 2008. "I am honored and grateful to be recognized amongst such an impressive field of entrepreneurs," said Michael Prior. "This and other recent honors our company has received validate our growth and performance. I am very fortunate to work with an outstanding group of people -- both at our holding company and our operating subsidiaries. The team's focus and dedication gives me a lot of confidence in our long term prospects." The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards celebrate their 22nd anniversary this year. The program honors entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptionality in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. "Ernst & Young is pleased to honor outstanding business leaders such as Michael Prior,” said Bryan Pearce, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program Partner for New England. "Winners of the Entrepreneur Of The Year award build leading businesses and contribute a great deal to the communities around them. Their success helps our area grow stronger.” As a New England award winner, Prior is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 National program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 15, 2008. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. About Atlantic Tele-Network Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATNI) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Salem, Massachusetts. Its principal subsidiaries include: Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company, Limited, which is the national telephone service provider for all local, long-distance and international service, as well as the largest wireless service provider in Guyana; Commnet Wireless, LLC, which provides voice and data wireless roaming services for U.S. and international carriers in rural areas throughout the United States; Bermuda Digital Communications Ltd. (BDC), which under the Cellular One name, is the largest provider of wireless voice and data services in Bermuda; Sovernet, Inc., which provides wireline voice and data services to businesses and homes in New England; and Choice Communications, LLC, which provides wireless television and wireless broadband services, as well as dial-up internet services in the U.S. Virgin Islands.