Washington, Pennsylvania, September 26, 2005. Utility Service Partners, Inc., the parent company of Columbia Service Partners, today announced it has entered into a private label partnership with a sister company of T.W. Phillips Gas and Oil Co. of Butler, Pennsylvania. The partnership enables the natural gas provider to offer its customers repair warranties for their utility service lines including outside gas, sewer and water lines, as well as in-home gas, water, sewer and electrical lines.

Under the agreement, T.W. Phillips can provide a number of warranty coverage products under its brand name. The products offer homeowners various protections against line leaks and failures that typically are not covered by basic homeowner's insurance and also provide repairs by certified professionals usually within 24 hours.

"We're extremely pleased and proud to partner with T.W. Phillips in this new endeavor," says Philip E. Riley, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Utility Service Partners, Inc. "T.W. Phillips has a stellar reputation, spanning multiple generations, for superior customer satisfaction and service and we truly count ourselves very fortunate to partner with such a solid company."

"We are finally able to offer customers the peace of mind they want," says Robert Hovanec, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of T.W. Phillips, which provides natural gas to nearly 60,000 households in western Pennsylvania. "We're pleased to team with such an experienced and professional organization as Utility Service Partners to develop and grow this business. We now can efficiently offer a new product line while enhancing our customer servicing capabilities."

Utility Service Partners has developed warranty partnership programs for utilities as well as municipalities. The company offers a wide range of homeowner coverage options for gas, water, sewer and electrical lines. Each warranty option is priced between $2.25 to $6.75 per month.

"Our warranty programs have been met enthusiastically by small and large utilities and municipalities alike," Riley said. "These groups are generating a lot of goodwill in their communities and have experienced solid homeowner response in the markets they've entered. For a small cost, homeowners are receiving enormous comfort against having to shoulder repairs that could cost thousands of dollars."

Utilities and municipalities that enter into partnership agreements with Utility Service Partners receive a number of benefits under its program. Features include coverage services private-labeled under the respective municipality or utility's brand name; revenue-sharing; a comprehensive direct-marketing customer acquisition program, including private-labeled marketing materials; a 24-hour toll-free repair hotline for customers; and prompt repairs by qualified professionals in the Utility Service Partners' network of plumbers and electricians. The charges appear as separate line items on the municipalities or utility's monthly bill statements.

About Utility Service Partners, Inc.

Utility Service Partners, Inc. of Washington, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of homeowner line repair coverage, covering more than 350,000 service lines. Utility Service Partners offers homeowners an extensive selection of warranties for outside and in-home utility lines. With affordable monthly and annual rates, the warranties provide homeowners with 24-hour repair and replacement service for broken or damaged utility lines including natural gas, electrical, sewer, water, and inside plumbing.

Utilizing state-of-the-art direct marketing techniques, Utility Service Partners provides private label opportunities for utilities and municipalities to take advantage of a turn-key operation to profitably offer these same warranty products to their customer base.

As the holding company of Columbia Service Partners, Inc, Utility Service Partners' management team has managed over 100 direct response marketing campaigns to utility customers. For more information, please call 724.749.1001 or visit www.utilitysp.net.