AT&T Canada Announces New Board of Directors - Company Operations

Cambridge Telcom Report, Sept 13, 1999

AT&T Canada has announced the composition of its Board of Directors. The appointments follow the June 1, 1999 merger of AT&T Canada Long Distance Services and MetroNet Communications Corp.

Mr. Purdy Crawford O.C. is appointed Chairman of the Board of AT&T Canada. Mr. Crawford has a long and distinguished career as a Canadian business leader. In addition to his new role, he is currently chairman of Imasco Limited and CT Financial Services Inc. and a Director on the Board of several leading Canadian companies.

Other members of the newly constituted Board of Directors are as follows: Marc G. Fortier, Chairman and CEO, Air Liquide Canada Inc., and a member of the MetroNet Board prior to the merger.

Stephen H. Halperin, Partner, the law firm of Goodman, Phillips and Vineberg.

Alan D. Horn, Vice President, Finance and CFO, Rogers Communications and a member of the MetroNet board prior to the merger.

Philip R. Ladouceur, Chairman of FutureLink and previous Chairman of the MetroNet Board of Directors.

J. Mark A. MacDonald, Portfolio Manager, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, and a member of the MetroNet board prior to the merger.

James J. Meenan, Vice-Chairman and CEO, AT&T Canada.

Jonathan M. Nelson, President, Providence Equity Partners Inc., and a member of the MetroNet board prior to the merger.

Edward S. Rogers, President and CEO, Rogers Communications Inc., and a member of the MetroNet board prior to the merger.

Paul J. Salem, Managing Director, Providence Equity Partners Inc., and a member of the MetroNet board prior to the merger.

D. Craig Young, Vice-Chairman and President, AT&T Canada, and a member of the MetroNet board prior to the merger.

John D. Zeglis, President and Director, AT&T Corp.

AT&T Canada is Canada's largest facilities-based competitive voice, data and Internet telecommunications provider. Created in June 1999 from the merger of AT&T Canada Long Distance Services, MetroNet Communications, Netcom Canada and ACC TelEnterprises, AT&T Canada brings together the country's largest competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), three of Canada's leading competitive Internet Service Providers (ISP), and Canada's pioneer in competitive long distance. Deploying the most advanced fibre-optic networking and digital switching platforms, AT&T Canada offers customers across the country a full suite of local and long distance voice, data and Internet services - with excellent customer service, competitive pricing, and sales and service locations from coast-to-coast. AT&T Canada is a public company which trades on the Toronto and Montreal stock exchanges under the symbol TEL.B and on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol ATTC. Visit AT&T Canada's web site, www.attcanada.com, for more information about the company.