Covad Adds T1 Service in 285 Cities Nationwide

Business Wire, June 9, 2008

Agreement with New Edge Networks Expands Service Availability to Better Serve Businesses with Multiple Locations

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Covad Communications Company, a leading national provider of integrated voice and data communications, is extending the availability of its business-class T1 service to 285 new cities today through an agreement with New Edge Networks, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EarthLink.

"This expansion will allow Covad and its wholesale partners to better serve current and potential enterprise customers with offices in many different markets," said Lisa Graham, senior vice president and general manager, Covad Wholesale Services. "Covad is reaching out to existing partners and actively seeking relationships with new partners in these areas to bring this product to the broadest possible market."

Covad Business T1 service gives business customer increased bandwidth and greater reliability from their Internet connections. Covad provides three symmetrical speed options (1.5 Mbps, 768 Kbps and 384 Kbps), flexible IP addressing, and a dedicated support team.

In addition, Covad has the nation's largest ADSL2 network and offers partners a broad portfolio of DSL and T1 services, including bonded T1, as well as line-powered voice access.

"Covad goes the extra mile to offer customers a great experience from installation to maintenance, including priority routing on Covad's network and 99.99 percent monthly uptime targets," said Graham. "Covad is the 'easy to do business with' choice for partners who benefit from the company's streamlined provisioning and ordering systems, scalable, cost-efficient support infrastructure, and nationwide, facilities-based network."

The new T1 offering will be available immediately in selected cities in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information on becoming a Covad partner and complete list of available markets, visit: www.covad.com/partners/join.html.> About Covad

Covad is a leading nationwide provider of integrated voice and data communications. The company offers DSL, Voice Over IP, T1, broadband wireless, Web hosting, managed security, IP and dial-up, and bundled voice and data services directly through Covad's network and through Internet Service Providers, value-added resellers, telecommunications carriers and affinity groups to small and medium-sized businesses and home users. Covad broadband services are currently available across the nation in 44 states and 235 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and can be purchased by more than 57 million homes and businesses, which represent over 50 percent of all US homes and businesses. Corporate headquarters is located at 110 Rio Robles San Jose, CA 95134. Telephone: 1-888-GO-COVAD. Web Site: www.covad.com.