Juno Adds Veteran Internet and Media Industry Executive, Tom Phillips, to Board of Directors

Business Wire, March 9, 2001

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2001

Juno Online Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: JWEB) today announced that Thomas L. Phillips, Jr. has joined its board of directors.

Juno is one of the nation's largest Internet access providers, with 14.2 million total registered subscribers as of December 31, 2000 and 4.0 million active subscribers in the month of December.

Mr. Phillips most recently served as chief executive officer of Deja.com, whose industry-leading Usenet news service was recently acquired by Google, and whose precision buying service was acquired by eBay's Half.com. Previously, Mr. Phillips served as president of ESPN Internet Ventures and ABC News Internet Ventures, and prior to that he was a senior vice president at Starwave Corporation. Mr. Phillips holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from Harvard College.

"Tom's extensive experience makes him a valuable addition to our board of directors," said Charles Ardai, Juno's president and chief executive officer. "We are very pleased to welcome him to the board and look forward to his involvement."

"In addition to being one of the largest Internet services, Juno has been a pioneer in the industry," said Mr. Phillips. "I am excited to have the opportunity to participate in the company's development and contribute to its ongoing success."

About Juno

Juno Online Services, Inc. is one of the nation's leading Internet access providers, with 14.2 million total registered subscribers as of December 31, 2000, and 4.0 million active subscribers during that month.

Founded in 1995, Juno provides multiple levels of service, including free basic Internet access, billable premium dial-up service, and (in certain markets) high-speed broadband access. The company's revenues are derived primarily from the subscription fees charged for its billable premium services, from the sale of advertising, and from various forms of electronic commerce.

For more information about Juno, visit www.juno.com/corp/. To get a copy of the Juno software, go to www.juno.com or call 1-800-TRY-JUNO.

Statements in this press release regarding Juno Online Services, Inc. that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause such statements to differ materially from actual future events or results. Any such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The following factors, among others, could cause Juno's actual results to differ materially from those described in a forward-looking statement: limited history of offering Juno's billable premium services and free basic service in its current form; history of losses; failure to retain or grow Juno's subscriber base; increasing competition from existing or new competitors; inability to sustain current levels of subscriber acquisition or retention; inability to successfully migrate free subscribers to, or to retain subscribers in, Juno's billable premium services; rapid technological change; possible unavailability of financing as and if needed; risks that Juno may be unable to derive significant revenues from the sale of advertising, due to market conditions or other factors; dependence on a limited number of partners and vendors for the provision and roll-out of the Juno Express broadband service; possible industry consolidation; and potential fluctuations in quarterly and annual results. This list is intended to identify only certain of the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ. Readers are referred to the reports and documents filed from time to time by Juno with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2000, and the registration statements on Form S-3 filed on November 28, 2000, as subsequently amended, for a discussion of these and other important risk factors.