Alexander Graham Bell Building to Offer Net2000's High Capacity Broadband Services.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2001

Marty Irving, General Partner for SSV, LLC and Chairman and CEO of Irving Group, announced today that Net2000 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTKK), a competitive provider of broadband telecommunications services for businesses, will be providing high-speed data and voice solutions for current and future tenants of SSV's Alexander Graham Bell Building in Reston, VA.

Net2000 will be providing bundled local and long distance voice service, along with Internet and video access, through what is known as a DS-3 connectivity, which provides significant capacity to accommodate voice and data traffic, equivalent to 28 T-1s worth of bandwidth.

Net2000's cutting edge technology offers companies increased flexibility, the latest telecommunications services, as well as a sophisticated customer interface, all at a favorable cost. With DS-3 access, tenants at the Alexander Graham Bell Building will be able to ramp-up from a smaller to a larger bandwidth with very little lead-time.

Increased scalability and the ability for clients to focus on their core business are the main reasons Marty Irving chose Net2000's technology.

"With Net2000's proven reliability and unmatched customer service, our decision to choose Net2000's voice and data services for telecommunications applications was an easy one. From quick installations to delivering the best-in-class broadband services, the Net2000 approach to doing business translates into faster move-ins, less down time and state of the art technology at an extremely competitive cost for our tenants," said Irving.

Net2000 Executive Vice President of Sales Jim Garrettson noted, "As a leading telecommunications provider in the Washington, D.C. area, Net2000 is very pleased to be teaming up with Irving Group. We look forward to providing Irving Group clients with Net2000's advanced bundled product offerings and world-class customer service, making their telecommunications needs as productive and convenient as possible."

By offering the latest in telecommunications services, the Alexander Graham Bell Building is striving to reinvent the workplace. The Class A office building, located at 1800 Alexander Bell Drive in Reston, provides tenants easy access to Washington, D.C. and Tyson's Corner and features several amenities, including a rooftop terrace, balconies, fitness center and deli.

Irving Group is marketing flexible leasing opportunities at $28.00 psf Full Service.

About Irving Group:

Based in Fairfax, Virginia, Irving Group delivers a sole solution for all your commercial real estate needs, providing synchronized development, transaction, project and facilities management services that get you to the market fast.

Since 1985, Irving Group has had a reputation for delivering superior commercial real estate services to clients of all sizes, from Fortune 500 companies to hi-tech start-ups, and has developed over four million square feet of commercial real estate in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. For more information about Irving Group, visit our website at www.irvinggroup.com.

About Net2000 Communications, Inc.

Founded in 1993, Net2000 is an innovative provider of broadband voice and data telecommunications services, and a fast growing emerging telecommunications company in the U.S. Net2000 provides businesses with quality local, long distance, data, interactive video and Internet services delivered over a single broadband connection and conveniently billed on a single invoice.

The company currently operates sales offices in Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, Long Island, NY, New York, NY, Newark, NJ, Norfolk, VA, Philadelphia, PA, Providence, RI, Richmond, VA and Washington, D.C. Through the recent acquisition of Vision I.T., an interactive video services company, Net2000 also operates sales offices in Los Angeles, San Jose and San Francisco, CA, and Washington state.

Visit us at www.net2000.com.