To: SSP who wrote (69487 ) 11/3/2000 1:50:17 AM From: Jim Bishop Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 150070 AARW short impact date here. Thursday November 2, 5:38 pm Eastern Time Press Release AARO to Launch Austin Market November 8 OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2000--AARO Broadband Wireless Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:AARW - news) will launch its high-speed wireless service in Austin, Texas, in conjunction with next week's Austin Information Technology Exposition (ITEC). AARO will officially launch service with a ribbon cutting and reception at its downtown Austin Offices, 807 Brazos Street, Suite 101. Attending the ribbon cutting will be representatives of the Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO - news) Wireless Business Unit. ``This marks our first venture outside our Oklahoma home base. With the significant impact technology has made on the economy and infrastructure of Texas' capital city, we believe Austin is a logical next step for AARO,'' said AARO President and CEO Ron Baker. With the launch, small- and medium-sized businesses in the Austin metropolitan area will have access to AARO's high-speed wireless Internet access. In addition to broadband Internet access, AARO plans on deploying its unique blend of productivity-driven applications services in Austin by spring/summer 2001. These applications include Voice-over IP telephony (voice over the Internet), Internet videoconferencing, video on demand (voicemail, fax and e-mail to a single, easy-to-use mailbox) and software applications hosting. ``We're excited to have both local support from the Austin Chamber, as well as the attendance of our major technology suppliers in Cisco Systems. Much of our rapid growth in Oklahoma and Texas would not have been possible without them,'' Baker said. Danny Baker, chief executive for FOX Channel 7 in Austin, will speak on behalf of the Austin Chamber of Commerce at the AARO launch. The launch kicks off AARO's participation in its third ITEC show this year. ITEC is the largest series of Information Technology tradeshows in North America. With 53 SuperRegional tradeshows in 2000 and plans for continued expansion, ITEC offers global solutions to the marketplace. The Austin ITEC show will take place November 8-9 at the Austin Convention Center. The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. About AARO AARO Broadband Wireless Communications, Inc. provides wireless connectivity up to 100 MBps. AARO New World services, such as unified communications, IP telephony and videoconferencing services, are delivered via a highly secure, carrier-class IP network. For additional news and information, please visit us at www.aarowireless.com. This document includes forward-looking statements, made under the Safe Harbor Provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of words such as ``believe,'' ``expect,'' ``intend,'' and other words of similar nature. These statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections that are subject to risk and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, success of negotiations, availability of financing, political currency and regulatory, competitive and technological developments. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from those forward-looking statements. AARO Broadband Wireless Communications, Inc. does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligations to update forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: AARO Broadband Wireless Communications, Inc. John Carsten, 405/415-2750