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To: Logain Ablar who wrote (11978)	12/16/1999 3:19:00 PM
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ZoomTown Unveils Intertainer's Video On Demand Service for DSL Customers; Deal Marks Intertainer's First DSL Deployment atlanta.dbusiness.com ZoomTown Unveils Intertainer's Video On Demand Service for DSL Customers; Deal Marks Intertainer's First DSL Deployment CINCINNATI, Dec 16, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Broadwing Inc., (NYSE:BRW), the national integrated communications provider, announced today that ZoomTown.com, a wholly owned subsidiary, has unveiled Intertainer, a new video on demand service for customers with high-speed, high-bandwidth (ADSL) online connections. The broadband entertainment on demand service will allow customers to instantly access a wide variety of video entertainment with the click of a mouse. ZoomTown's Intertainer subscribers will be able to select music, television programs and Hollywood's latest films within seconds. Customers can view their choices in full-screen, high-quality resolution with complete VCR-functionality, allowing them to stop, rewind and fast-forward selections. "Our goal is to provide our customers with the most innovative online services available, making Cincinnati, through Broadwing, a testing ground for the most advanced cutting-edge technologies around," said Michael O'Brien, president of ZoomTown. "This is yet another example of how we're offering ZoomTown customers the ability to experience the technology that everyone else is just talking about." "This is a proud day for us at Intertainer. We're excited about being the first company to bring full-screen, A-list entertainment on demand directly to consumers' PCs," said Jonathan Taplin, president and co-CEO of Intertainer. "Broadwing's ZoomTown customers will soon discover the freedom and joy of having a world of entertainment options at their fingertips which can be delivered to their PC within seconds." ZoomTown customers will be among the first in the nation able to receive the service in early 2000. Subscribers will pay the normal monthly fee for DSL service, then are charged for their video selections on a pay-per-view basis. About ZoomTown ZoomTown.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadwing Inc. which is an integrated communications powerhouse delivering voice, data, wireless and Internet solutions to a variety of customers nationwide. Focused on customer service combined with a premiere next-generation fiber network and award winning IP backbone, Broadwing's reliable high-bandwidth data and Internet capabilities give businesses a competitive advantage. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio with 5,500 employees in 38 cities, Broadwing can be found on the World Wide Web at WWW.BROADWING.COM. About Intertainer Intertainer, WWW.INTERTAINER.COM, is a new way to get movies, music and television anytime you want on your PC or TV. The service features content from unprecedented partner relationships including Warner Brothers, DreamWorks SKG, Sony Music, ESPN, Twentieth Century Fox, Disney Channel and Columbia TriStar Television, among many others. Enhanced TV functionality, interactive advertising, e-commerce opportunities and personalization features round out the Intertainer experience. Strategic partners include Comcast, US West, Sony, Intel and NBC. Copyright (C) 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved. Distributed via COMTEX. CONTACT: Broadwing Inc. Libby Korosec, 513/397-1589 libby.korosec@cinbell.com or Intertainer Inc. Darris Gringeri, 310/895-2022 darris@intertainer.com WEB PAGE: businesswire.com