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Tiscali International Network Selects Hibernia Atlantic to Increase Both Its Irish Sea and TransAtlantic Capacity

Business Wire, Sept 4, 2007

BOSTON & SUMMIT, N.J. -- Tiscali International Network (TINet) the world's only carrier dedicated exclusively to wholesale IP-MPLS announced that it has chosen Hibernia Atlantic to deliver multiple 10 Gbps wavelengths of capacity to and from Dublin, New York and other major metro areas on Hibernia's private network. Hibernia Atlantic operates the only undersea cable crossing directly from Ireland to Canada and the U.S., thereby avoiding single points of failures, landing points and backhaul routes, such as the U.K.'s Bude, Bristol and Whitesands areas.

This capacity increase means that TINet can offer its European and US customers greater capacity as well as greater access and resiliency. This announcement comes shortly after TINet announced that it was scaling up its investment across the Americas. As part of that investment, TINet announced it was upgrading its point of presence in Miami as well as increasing its investment in its Trans-Pacific capacity between the West Coast of the United States and Hong Kong, to support its North American customers' Asian-based traffic.

"The TINet backbone requires diversity and reliability for the traffic we carry around the world," Maurizio Binello, COO for TINet. "We're pleased with the security and flexibility that Hibernia Atlantic provides and we look forward to passing on this high quality of service to our customers."

"Hibernia Atlantic offers TINet a secure and reliable cable connection to Europe and the U.S., which is flexible enough to grow and support TINet and its customers' increasing bandwidth demands," says Eric Gutshall, EVP of Sales and Marketing for Hibernia Atlantic. For the complete Hibernia Atlantic TransAtlantic and European network map and service offerings, please visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com.

If you have additional questions on Hibernia Atlantic's network capacity or the recent network expansion connecting their submarine cable network to Iceland, please email eric@hiberniaatlantic.com.

About TINet

Tiscali International Network ("TINet"), the carrier arm of Tiscali Group, is a pure play carrier business delivering International Wholesale Products (IP Transit, MPLS lines and Voice Termination) to Carriers and Service Providers worldwide. The company has network presence and customers in EMEA, Americas and APAC. TINet provides ISPs with reliable connectivity to the Internet within 7 working days and gives content providers direct reach to all major eyeball networks. The company guarantees customers proactive management of SLAs and protection from DDOS attacks. Tiscali International Network has achieved over 200% growth in traffic every year of its existence and has developed a sustainable and growing wholesale business.

For more information please visit www.tiscali.net.

About Hibernia Atlantic:

Hibernia Atlantic is a privately held, US-owned, TransAtlantic submarine cable network that provides "Security through Diversity" to European and US customers. Hibernia offers wholesale capacity prices, unparalleled support, flexibility and service while delivering customized solutions for its customers. Hibernia Atlantic's redundant rings include access to Dublin, Manchester, London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Paris, New York City, White Plains, Stamford, Newark, Ashburn, Boston, Albany, Halifax, Montreal and more. Hibernia provides dedicated Ethernet and optical level service up to GigE, 10G and LanPhy wavelengths and traditional Sonet/SDH services. Hibernia Atlantic's cutting-edge network technology allows enterprise customers, carriers and wholesale customers reliable, next-generation bundled services at affordable prices. Hibernia Atlantic was established in 2001 by Columbia Ventures Corporation (CVC). For more information, please visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com. For the Hibernia Atlantic network map or information on the new submarine cable build to Iceland please visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com/map.html.>