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J.Nelson, News Alert from BusinessWire via Quote.com Topic: (BB:NPEC) NP Energy Corp , Quote.com News Item #10042049 Headline: MetroPLUS Update LAKE ELSINORE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1999--NP Energy Corporation is pleased to announce that its telecommunications arm, MCC MetroPLUS Communications Corp. has begun marketing operating licenses to its Internet Telephony network currently being built in Vancouver, British Columbia. The program is called the “Talking Directory™ Gateway.” Internet Telephony uses the Internet to send audio between two telephones in real time. Customers using the Talking Directory™ Gateway will be able to pay one flat rate for unlimited long distance calling between points on the system. MetroPLUS is selling operating licenses to quickly expand the operating area of the new network. MetroPLUS licenses the use of the Internet Telephony network to operators in specific geographic locations. A Licensee owns and operates its own business using the MetroPLUS technology. Licenses are sold by geographic location and population. Qualifications for a licensee are similar to that of a standard franchise. MetroPLUS is targeting 31 cities in British Columbia, 7 in Alberta, 4 in Saskatchewan and 18 areas in Washington State. MetroPLUS is projecting completion of the Vancouver network in British Columbia by September 1, 1999. In addition, MCC MetroPLUS Communications Corp. will be changing its name to MetroPLUS Communications Technology, Inc. On behalf of the Board of Directors Per: Ray Lazo, President CONTACT: Investor Relations 1/888-423-6993 KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL CANADA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENERGY INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET COMED Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com Copyright 1999, Business Wire