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Telarus (News - Alert), one of the fastest-growing master agents in the United States, opened its annual partner summit this week with a surprise announcement that delighted the sold-out crowd at the Park City, Utah, gathering.

The company announced that it was now a “Premier"-level CenturyLink (News - Alert) partner, which will enable it to offer its growing portfolio of agent and solution-provider customers the best terms and commissions available.

“Reaching this level is a significant milestone for our company," said Patrick Oborn, CIO at the Sandy, Utah, company. “CenturyLink was, literally, the last carrier in our portfolio with whom we weren't on level-or-better commission terms with our peers."

Word of the announcement came at the sold-out event, which opened Tuesday, June 17.

Every year since 2003, Telarus agents and staff have come together to learn, connect, and play, the company noted in a statement. “During these conferences agents have been richly rewarded with knowledge, exposed to new technologies, and shown new tools Telarus developed to help them grow their businesses,” the company added. The announcement about the company’s latest achievement was warmly received by the crowd.

For Telarus, the milestone marks another in a long list that the company outlined at the gathering. Telarus CEO Adam Edwards opened the event by telling customers that the company grew 40 percent last year and expects to grow another 40 percent this year. To keep up with such significant growth, Telarus has added new people in the field and new executives in Utah. It has also bolstered its data-center practice and developed new alliances designed to strengthen the company.

“You need us to change and that’s why the theme [of our summit] this year is 'value elevated,'" said Edwards. “It means more in terms of support, in terms of service, in terms of tools and, best of all, in terms of information."

“We are adding more flexibility. We are trying to get our support to be more accessible. And we are doing so while trying to maintain the culture and strategy that partners have come to appreciate," he added.