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To: Platter who wrote (1701)	8/31/1999 8:50:00 PM
From: Jeffrey Lee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2553

Sprint EarthLink DSL Delivers Broadband Solutions for Charlottesville Businesses and Consumers 02:13 p.m Aug 31, 1999 Eastern infoseek.go.com CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Sprint High Speed DSL provides fast access and broadband content to the Charlottesville community. Sprint recently partnered with leading broadband content providers, broadcast.com, Media Station, Inc. and MSNBC to deliver rich multimedia content to their customers. Charlottesville residents and businesses may now take full advantage of their investment in DSL technology. Through a window on the personalized EarthLink Startup Page, customers may instantly access broadband content, such as local news and sports, broadcast audio and video, educational and entertainment CD software, video clips and interactive games. Clicking on links to MSNBC.com, broadcast.com and Media Station will take customers to pages featuring broadband content aggregated especially for Sprint High Speed DSL and EarthLink Sprint Internet Access customers. "Sprint is pleased to announce these exciting partnerships bringing innovative broadband services to our Charlottesville customers,"Greg Crosby, assistant vice president for high-speed data products, for Sprint's Local Telecommunications Division. "Our partnerships with broadcast.com, Media Station, Inc. and MSNBC, as well as other exciting broadband content providers soon to be announced, will create unparalleled Internet experiences for our customers." Sprint delivers one of the most advanced communication services currently available to the Charlottesville residents and businesses. Sprint High Speed DSL, with EarthLink Sprint Internet access, provides Charlottesville customers with "instant-on,"high-bandwidth Internet access with simultaneous voice and data services over a single, existing telephone line in addition to the capacity to download graphics-rich video and multimedia content instantly. "Our deployment of DSL is giving Sprint customers in Charlottesville the first taste of an entirely new way to enjoy the Internet,"said Crosby. "In addition to providing new high-speed data services to our customers, DSL is one of the cornerstone technologies for enabling Sprint ION nationwide. Customers in Charlottesville and other selected markets will be able to enjoy the benefits of the Sprint High Speed DSL network and EarthLink Sprint Internet access this year and later migrate easily to the even more powerful Sprint ION platform." Sprint High Speed DSL and EarthLink Sprint Internet access service was launched in Charlottesville, Va., in mid-May and is scheduled to become available in Las Vegas, Nev., near the end of this month and in the Orlando, Fla., area later this year. Customers can sign up now by directing their Internet browsers to www.sprint.com/dsl or by calling toll-free 877-6GO-DATA (877-646-3282). About Sprint Sprint is a global communications company -- at the forefront in integrating long distance local and wireless communications services -- and one of the world's largest carriers of Internet traffic. Sprint built and operates the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and is a leader in advanced data communications services. Sprint has $17 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 20 million business and residential customers. SOURCE Sprint Copyright 1999, PR Newswire