Exhibit 24



CONFIRMING STATEMENT



 This Statement confirms that the undersigned, J. Walker Smith, Jr., has authorized

and designated Jeffrey A. Allred and L. Scott Askins, signing singly, to execute and file

on the undersigned's behalf all Forms 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that

the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange

Commission as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of

Premiere Global Services, Inc.  The authority of Jeffrey A. Allred and L. Scott Askins

under this Statement shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file

Forms 4 and 5 with regard to his ownership of or transactions in securities of Premiere

Global Services, Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing.  The undersigned acknowledges

that Jeffrey A. Allred and L. Scott Askins are not assuming any of the undersigned's

responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.







Date:  May 5, 2006     /s/ J. Walker Smith, Jr.

        J. Walker Smith, Jr.