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For Immediate Release…nnNetwork 1 Approved to Begin Wireless Program in St. Paul

St. Paul represents latest project in series of municipal agreements

April 21, 2008: ST. PAUL, Mo. --- Network 1 Communications has announced it will provide subscriber-based wireless Internet service for the entire city of St. Paul, a small town in northern St. Charles County.  St. Paul Wireless, powered by Network 1, is the latest accomplishment in a campaign to bring a number of cities in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area online with Network 1's wireless network services.

The city of St. Paul signed an agreement with Network 1 at its Board of Aldermen meeting March 17. The agreement allows Network 1 to use city structures to set up a WiFi network that would provide residents with affordable wireless Internet citywide.

St. Paul Mayor Lloyd Reeves said he is happy to finally have reached an agreement with Network 1. "We are anxious to see it up and running," he said.

Reeves said he would have liked to have signed an agreement with Network 1 five months ago, but officials wanted to make sure the contract wouldn't cost the city money. Reeves said the city realized it could provide residents a wireless network without having to raise taxes.

Rural areas of the country have been chronically underserved in telecommunications, said Mark O'Neal, vice president of business development. Larger Internet companies can't justify spending millions of dollars in building an infrastructure in a rural town only to capture a low number of customers. Network 1 is uniquely positioned in the market to provide high-quality wireless service at a low cost.

"Network 1 is excited to expand its wireless network to St. Paul where the technology is welcomed and needed," he said.

The city of O'Fallon, Mo., was the first city in the country last year to set up a citywide, subscriber-based program with Network 1. Since then, the company has met with other community leaders to develop similar wireless network agreements, including the cities of Cottleville, Florissant, Crestwood, Kirkwood and Dardenne Prairie. The company is currently in negotiations with more than a dozen municipalities across the region. nnSubscribers can choose one of three options, all based on connectivity speed and ranging in price from $19.95 to $49.95 per month. Network 1 will offer new subscribers 30 days of free wireless connectivity. St. Paul residents can call Network 1's customer service hotline at 636-614-1364 for more information. Additional pricing and plan information will be released in the near future.

Deployment and implementation of the Network 1 wireless service will occur over the course of the next several months.  Due to an unexpected increase in demand for this service, activation of individual accounts may vary. Activation schedules may also vary depending on the need for installing additional equipment.

The expansion of Network 1's wireless network furthers its mission to provide residents and visitors the ability to access the Internet from any home, business or public area within the city of St. Paul at affordable rates.

The Network 1 team of executives, engineers and staff are committed to launching the nation's largest municipal wireless network, with its first program established in O'Fallon, Mo., in 2007.  St. Paul Wireless combines an easy-to-install, low-cost service with high-quality, proven technology. For more information on Network 1, call Mark O'Neal at 636-614-1364 or visit the company online at www.network1communications.com