SERVICE IS LAUNCHED IN PENNSYLVANIA AS NORTHEAST PRESENCE IS EXPANDED

HACKENSACK, NJ (January 12, 2001) – Wave2Wave Communications, a High-Speed Wireless Internet Service Provider, has launched service in Pennsylvania, increasing the company’s presence in the Northeast region to include New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Wave2Wave will initially provide service in York, Harrisburg and Allentown, expanding into other surrounding cities in the upcoming weeks.

"Our market research shows that there is a tremendous need for reliable high-speed Internet access in these business communities," commented Steven Asman, President and CEO of the Company. "Our strategy has been, and will continue to be, to provide service in markets that do not have affordable access to high-speed Internet service and are being underserved. Once a customer signs up for our service, we can provide them with service within 5 to 7 days."

The existing telephone network was designed to carry voice traffic, and as such data transmission is not optimized when carried over the traditional network and is done at relatively slow speeds creating a major bottleneck. Wave2Wave Communications provides an effective solution for this bottleneck by cutting out the local telephone carrier (the local loop provider). High-speed transport is critical to the success of many enterprises that need to take full advantage of bandwidth-intensive data applications, such as Internet access, intranets, and e-mail.

About Wave2Wave
Privately held Wave2Wave Communications is a wireless communications provider of high speed Internet service. The company provides small to medium sized businesses, in small population centers and rural markets, with a secure wireless connection to the Internet at speeds of up to 1.54 Mbps. Additionally, the Company offers an array of other services including E-mail, Web Hosting, Private Data Networking, and Security Solutions.