FaxNet Signs Major Agreement with Ameritech to Provide Enhanced Fax Services; 4 out of 5 RBOCs Choose FaxNet as their Enhanced Fax Services Provider

Business Wire, July 12, 1999

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 1999--

FaxNet Corporation, further demonstrating its leadership in providing enhanced fax services to communication providers, today announced it has won a multi-million dollar, multi-year contract to supply a wide range of enhanced fax services that Ameritech will market to its business customers. With this contract, FaxNet now supplies services to four out of the five regional bell operating companies (RBOC), as well as other leading communication providers, reaching more than 80 million business and individual customers.

Under the agreement, Ameritech's customers will have access to leading-edge fax technology providing both business and individual users diverse and easy-to-use communications tools. Services are available now to Ameritech customers in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee. The company plans to extend the services later this summer to customers in Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis. In addition to the fax services, FaxNet will provide Ameritech with an array of support services including marketing and operations support.

"Our customers demand high-quality communication tools to help their businesses succeed," said Toni Warbyla, product manager at Ameritech. "When we decided to offer enhanced fax services, we looked for a turnkey package that would meet the standards of our network and our customers. FaxNet provided us with the broadest set of fax solutions and functionality to meet the varying needs of our subscribers."

The Fax Leader

FaxNet combines complete end-to-end, turnkey solutions on a telco-grade platform with unparalleled marketing, sales, and service experience to supply communication providers an enhanced fax services package they can self-brand. This combination gives communication providers the ability to bring new services to market quickly and offer their customers a quality product, saving them time and money while increasing efficiency.

"FaxNet is now in the forefront of the fax services market," said Keith Cooper, president and CEO, FaxNet Corporation. "As the largest pure-play fax provider, FaxNet can help communication partners expedite the acceptance and use of enhanced and IP fax services by business and individual users."

FaxNet supplies IP and enhanced fax services to Bell Atlantic, Bell South, US WEST, and MediaOne.

About FaxNet

Founded in 1995, FaxNet is based in Boston, Massachusetts and is the premier network-based enhanced fax and messaging services provider. FaxNet was recently recognized as the largest, wholesale Internet fax service provider by IDC, and was named one of the hottest private telecommunications company by Upside Magazine in their annual "Hot 100 Private Technology Company Awards." FaxNet's extensive network has many features designed to add power, reliability, and simplicity to fax and messaging needs. FaxNet's network operations center is based in Englewood, CO. For further information, call 1 (888) FAXNET4, fax to (617) 557-4301 or visit the company's web site at http://www.faxnet.net.

About Ameritech

Ameritech (NYSE:AIT) serves millions of customers in 50 states and 40 countries. Ameritech provides a full range of communications services including local and long-distance telephone and data, cellular, paging, security, cable TV, Internet and more. One of the world's 100 largest companies, Ameritech (www.ameritech.com) has 70,000 employees, 1 million shareowners and $30 billion in assets.