Netopia to Announce First Fiscal Quarter Results on January 24, 2006; Conference Call Will Be Webcast and Available for Telephone Dial-In

Business Wire, Jan 10, 2006

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Netopia, Inc. (OTCBB:NTPA), a market leader in broadband gateways and service delivery software, will announce results for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005, on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 after the close of stock market trading. Netopia also will host a conference call to discuss the results for the first fiscal quarter on January 24, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time). Alan Lefkof, Netopia's president and CEO, will lead the conference call.

The conference call will be broadcast live on the Internet and can be accessed by visiting Netopia's Web site at www.netopia.com. To join the telephone conference, dial 913-312-1292 and enter the pass code 2215074.

An archived recording of the conference call will be available on Netopia's Web site for one year, and by telephone from January 24 - 31, 2006. To listen to the archived recording, dial 719-457-0820 and enter the pass code 2215074, or go to Netopia's Web site.

About Netopia

Netopia, Inc. is a market leader in high performance broadband customer premises networking equipment and carrier-class software for the management of broadband services and equipment. Netopia's Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(TM) gateways feature 3-D Reach(R) technology for enhanced wireless range, security, and performance. Netopia has established strategic distribution relationships with leading carriers and broadband service providers including AT&T, BellSouth, Covad Communications, EarthLink, eircom, Hong Kong Telecom/PCCW, MegaPath Networks, Netifice, Swisscom, and Verizon. Netopia also offers broadband-enabled services and remote management software for enterprises' technical support, help desks and personal computers.

Headquartered in Emeryville, California, Netopia's common stock is listed for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB) System under the symbol "NTPA." Further information about Netopia can be obtained via phone at 510-420-7400, fax at 510-420-7601, or on the Web at www.netopia.com.

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