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DSL.net Reports Q-3, Year-to-Date 2005 Results

NEW HAVEN, Conn. –Nov. 14, 2005–DSL.net, Inc. (AMEX: BIZ), a leading nationwide provider of broadband communications services to businesses, today reported third-quarter and year-to-date 2005 financial results.

DSL.net Eliminates $46.5M in Existing Debt and Preferred Stock, Cancels 191 Million Warrants through New Financing; DunKnight Telecom Partners Transaction Includes Return of Company’s Founder, David F. Struwas, as Company’s Chief Executive Officer

NEW HAVEN, Conn. –Nov. 3, 2005–DSL.net, Inc. (AMEX: BIZ), a leading nationwide provider of broadband communications services to businesses, today announced that it has reached an agreement with DunKnight Telecom Partners LLC under which DSL.net is to receive up to $10 million in new debt financing. The first $6 million of such financing has been received and used by the Company to eliminate $30.8 million in senior secured debt due July 6, 2006, cancel all outstanding Series Z Preferred Stock that carried a liquidation preference of $15.7 million, and cancel warrants to purchase approximately 191 million shares of the Company’s common stock, all of which debt and equity interests were held by the Company’s former senior lenders, Deutsche Bank and VantagePoint Venture Partners. The remaining $4 million of new financing from DunKnight will be funded in January 2006, and will help support the Company’s working capital needs.

PRIMUS Telecommunications Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results

MCLEAN, Va. –Nov. 1, 2005–PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (NASDAQ:PRTL), an integrated communications services provider, today announced its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.

Intrado Announces Third Quarter Earnings; Revenue and Earnings Exceed Consensus Expectations; Revenue of $35.4 Million, Earnings Per Diluted Share of $0.19

LONGMONT, Colo. –Nov. 1, 2005–Intrado Inc. (NASDAQ: TRDO) (www.intrado.com), a global provider of integrated data and telecommunications solutions, today reported third-quarter financial results.

Qwest Reports Third Quarter Results: Revenue Trends Steady; Margin Expansion Continues

DENVER –Nov. 1, 2005–Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q):
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MetaSolv Reports 15% Increase in Third Quarter Revenues; Also Reports Net Loss of $0.06 and Pro Forma Net Income of $0.02 Per Share

PLANO, Texas –Oct. 27, 2005–MetaSolv, Inc. (Nasdaq:MSLV), a global leader in comprehensive operational support system solutions for next-generation communications service providers, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005.

JupiterResearch Forecasts More Than 20 Million U.S. Households Will Subscribe to a VoIP-Based Telephone Service by 2010

NEW YORK –Oct. 25, 2005–JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM), forecasts that by 2010, 20.4 million U.S. households will subscribe to a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based broadband telephony service, a dramatic increase from the 1.2 million subscribers in 2004. JupiterResearch’s report entitled, “U.S. Broadband Telephony Forecast 2005 to 2010,” contains detailed findings including predictions on how cable companies are well positioned to dominate this market, while offering advice for independent providers, such as Vonage and Packet8.

EarthLink and Ambient Expand Manhattan Broadband Over Powerline Pilot; Level 3 Communications Joins in Pilot to Deliver EarthLink’s trueVoice Product

BOSTON –Oct. 20, 2005–Ambient Corporation (OTCBB: ABTG), a leader in Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) solutions, today announced that it is deploying EarthLink’s (NASDAQ: ELNK) next generation Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, trueVoice(TM), to its Manhattan, NY pilot. Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT), has partnered with both companies to deliver this voice communications service over Ambient’s BPL network.

McLeodUSA Solicits Lender Consent for Debt Restructuring and Receives Commitments for New Financing

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa –Oct. 19, 2005– McLeodUSA Incorporated:

– Customers, Employees and Trade Creditors will be Unaffected

– Bank Lending Group to Provide Additional Financing

– No Recovery for Preferred or Common Stockholders

McLeodUSA Incorporated, one of the nation’s largest independent, competitive telecommunications services providers, announced today that it has begun the solicitation process for approval from the Company’s lenders for a restructuring of its approximately $777.3 million in bank debt plus accrued interest. If the required approvals are received, the restructuring will be accomplished through a prepackaged plan of reorganization for the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The Company expects to continue to pay its employees and trade creditors in the normal course of business without disruption. Customers will be unaffected by the restructuring, and the Company will maintain its commitment to the highest levels of customer service and quality.

Editor-in-Chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY Believes Southern California Phone Outage Could Open Doors for VoIP Providers

NORWALK, Conn. –Oct. 18, 2005– As the VoIP industry prepares to meet and demonstrate many new IP-based solutions at next week’s INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO at the Los Angeles Convention Center, a serious telecom outage hit the Southern California area today. All phone service, including 911, was knocked out in some areas. Hundreds of thousands of residential and business customers were affected.

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