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To: fiberman who wrote (416)	12/15/1999 12:29:00 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 786

You're so right! NorthPoint Announces New England Network Expansion; Extends DSL Service to Southern Connecticut and New Hampshire More Businesses and Consumers in the Northeast to Benefit from Reliable, 'Always On' DSL Service SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthPoint Communications (Nasdaq: NPNT - news), a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) and leading broadband service provider, today announced the expansion of its digital subscriber line (DSL) network to southern Connecticut and New Hampshire. The addition of service to these areas will bring the benefits of competitive DSL- based broadband service to more New England businesses and consumers and will build significantly on NorthPoint's DSL network footprint, the nation's largest. ''NorthPoint is extending its high-speed Internet access network from well-served metropolitan areas to additional neighboring towns and cities,'' said Liz Fetter, NorthPoint's president and chief operating officer. ''The introduction of NorthPoint DSL in southern Connecticut and New Hampshire provides more businesses and consumers in New England with affordable broadband connectivity that unleashes a more powerful Internet.'' NorthPoint, a wholesale provider of DSL service, is leveraging its key partnerships in New York and Boston to extend service to neighboring regions like southern Connecticut and New Hampshire. NorthPoint DSL will be available through its national and regional Internet and other network service provider partners serving New England. Southern Connecticut NorthPoint is the first competitive DSL provider to offer high-speed Internet access solutions to the large telecommuter population in southern Connecticut. NorthPoint's network will extend as far north and east as Dansbury and Fairfield, including the towns of Greenwich, Norwalk and Stamford. Upon completion of its network expansion, NorthPoint will reach more than 200,000 businesses and residences in southern Connecticut. New Hampshire In New Hampshire, NorthPoint's network expansion will enable it to extend the benefits of its award-winning DSL service to more than 180,000 consumers and businesses in the state. NorthPoint will serve cities including Manchester, Portsmouth, Nashua and Salem. ''We are pleased to be working with NorthPoint, which allows Network Plus to easily and quickly gain additional network coverage in the Northeast,'' said Rob Hale, chief executive officer of Network Plus, a Boston-based NorthPoint partner. ''As one of the largest and most well-known CLEC's in Boston, Network Plus looks forward to offering its service to businesses and residences in New Hampshire and southern Connecticut.'' Well, it's SOMETHING! chris