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Voyager.net and Covad Communications to Provide High-speed DSL Service
Throughout the Midwest
Business Editors/High Tech Writers
EAST LANSING, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 1999--Voyager.net,
Inc. (Nasdaq: VOYN), a leading full-service Internet provider focused
on the Midwest, today announced an agreement with Covad Communications
Company (Nasdaq: COVD), a leading provider of high-speed DSL services.
This agreement will allow Voyager.net to provide competitive, high-
speed DSL access across the Midwest to both business and consumer
markets.
Voyager.net's relationship with Covad will allow Voyager.net
subscribers to obtain speeds over 50 times faster than using a
standard, 28.8 Kbps modem through DSL technologies. The TeleSpeed(R)
service, aimed towards businesses, will offer a full range of speeds
and top-quality service level agreements at a competitive price. The
residential TeleSurfer(TM) service will be available to home users at
speeds of 384 Kbps and 768 Kbps at a discounted price.
"Voyager.net and Covad are the perfect combination to bring the
next level of Internet service to the Midwest," said Ozzie deFaria,
Chief Operating Officer of Voyager.net. "Covad's nationwide experience
with provisioning DSL circuits and Voyager.net's customer focus and
knowledge of the Midwest market will give customers the best Internet
service at an attractive price."
Voyager.net will initially launch the Telespeed(R) and
Telesurfer(TM) services to the Detroit, MI. and Chicago, IL. metro
areas and will be working with Covad to expand that service throughout
the Midwest.
"Covad is very pleased to be working with Voyager.net, beginning
in the Detroit and Chicago areas," said Bob Grant, president and
general manager of Covad's Central region. "The broadband capabilities
of DSL insures that business and residential users will be ready for
the high-speed Internet applications. Voyager.net customers in the
Detroit and Chicago markets will be among the first to benefit from
this technology."
About Voyager.net
Voyager.net is the largest Internet service provider focused on
the Midwestern United States, with approximately 240,000 subscribers
as of June 30, 1999. Serving residential and business customers, the
Company operates the largest dial-up Internet network in the Midwest
in terms of geographic coverage, with approximately 165
Voyager.net-owned points of presence in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio,
Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota. Voyager.net services include dial-up
Internet access, high-speed dedicated business connectivity, Digital
Subscriber Line (DSL) services, high-speed cable modem access, Web
hosting, electronic commerce, server co-location and long distance
phone services. Additional service and pricing information is
available at voyager.net.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to, among other
things, the Company's future operating results and sales trends.
Reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because
they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
which in some cases are beyond the control of Voyager.net and, which
may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the
Company to differ materially from anticipated future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements.
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CONTACT: Voyager.net, East Lansing
James Goldney, 517/324-8950
Tony Paalz, 517/324-7215
www.voyager.net
KEYWORD: MICHIGAN
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET MERGERS/ACQ
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