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Rhythms Delivers DSL Solutions to Miami; Achieves 1999 Deployment Plans Ahead of Schedule Company Now Serves 33 Markets, Covering 56 MSAs ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Rhythms NetConnections Inc. (Nasdaq: RTHM), a North American provider of digital subscriber line (DSL)-based, high-speed networking and Internet access solutions, today announced the availability of services in the Miami area. Rhythms' solutions help businesses and their remote offices and teleworkers access information from their corporate networks and the Internet with the same convenience and speed as if they were on site at their company headquarters. Miami is the 33rd market, covering 56 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), to receive Rhythms' services. With this announcement, the company has achieved its year-end 1999 deployment plans well ahead of schedule. "We're pleased to meet our year-end projections early, and I'm proud to announce that our market deployment, achieved in just over two years, is one of the fastest in the DSL-service industry's history," said Catherine Hapka, Rhythms chairman and CEO. "Rhythms is working with the best companies in their respective industries to deliver customers a superior, DSL-based networking solution. We're also investing in a network that features industry-leading access speeds and will be able to support even higher speeds and additional applications as the broadband industry evolves." Rhythms' solutions are available to small, medium and large organizations. With its initial deployment, the company has the capability to offer services to at least 70 percent of the businesses in the Miami area. Rhythms provides managed network and Internet access services for businesses, based on "always on" DSL connections ranging in speeds from 128 kbps to 7.1 Mbps (approximately 125 times the speed of today's fastest dial-up modem). The company offers its services to enterprises and to small- and medium-sized businesses directly and through channel partners, including Internet service providers (ISPs), competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), network integrators, and value-added resellers (VARs). Pricing for Rhythms' solutions varies according to network speeds and the type of services customers select. About Rhythms Rhythms NetConnections Inc. (Nasdaq: RTHM) is a North American provider of DSL-based, high-speed networking and Internet access solutions. Rhythms was chosen by FORTUNE magazine as one of its "Cool Companies for 1999." Based in Englewood, Colorado, Rhythms currently serves 33 markets, covering 56 MSAs. Telecommunications services for Rhythms are provided by Rhythms Links Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rhythms. For more information, call 1-800-RHYTHMS (1-800-749-8467), or visit the Web site at www.rhythms.com. This news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially because of various risks. These risks include risks associated with the demand and competition for the services and products to be sold by Rhythms, the continued availability of adequate financing to support our activities, the timing of roll outs in additional regions, the number of potential customers who could access such services, and our dependence on third parties for services such as providing collocation and transmission facilities, providing marketing and sales efforts, and supplying and installing equipment. For an expanded discussion on these and additional risks associated with Rhythms' business, please see the documents filed by Rhythms NetConnections Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE Rhythms NetConnections Inc. -0- 11/09/1999 /CONTACT: Corinne Mahoney of Rhythms Public Relations, 303-876-5052, cmahoney@rhythms.net/ /Web site: rhythms.net (RTHM) CO: Rhythms NetConnections Inc. ST: Colorado, Florida IN: CPR MLM SU: PDT *** end of story **