ADVISORY/Conference Call -- Formation of Telergy Mid-Atlantic by GPU, Inc. and Telergy, Inc.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Wednesday, April 12 at 1 pm.

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2000

Members of the news media are invited to participate in a conference call news briefing detailing the creation of a new telecommunications joint venture, Telergy Mid-Atlantic. There will be brief opening statements, follow by Q&A.

Time: 1 p.m. Wednesday April 12 Speakers: Brian P. Kelly, chief executive officer, Telergy, Inc.

David C. Brauer, vice president, strategic initiatives,

GPU Service, Inc., subsidiary of GPU, Inc.

Call: 1 [phone]

Please call in no later than 12:55 p.m.