Choice One Carrier Services and Full Service Network Sign Agreement for UNE-P Alternative.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Choice One Communications today announced that Full Service Network (FSN) has signed a long-term arrangement to purchase UNE-P Alternative Access. FSN has already begun to port customers onto Choice One's network and will transition thousands more new and existing lines to Choice One over the next 12 months.

FSN now has a choice of provisioning options instead of being locked in to the ILEC's UNE-P arrangement. "The depth and density of our central office footprint allows us to step in and fill the void for carriers losing UNE-P access," said Nick Sgroi, Vice President of Choice One Carrier Services. "Across the markets we serve, we have the best equipped network to meet the needs for alternative access and we look forward to continued growth in this segment. Both Choice One and FSN shared a common goal and we focused more on building a long term partnership than simply striking a deal," he added.

"It's truly a win-win situation," said FSN President and CEO David E. Schwencke. "It allows us to leverage Choice One's coverage in several markets and continue to offer competitive plans to our rapidly growing customer base without being forced to accept the terms demanded by the RBOCs in their UNE-P commercial agreements."

Choice One Carrier Services offers a wide range of carrier class services including UNE-P Alternative Access, Metro Private Line, Private Line, Collocation, Local Loop, T1, DSL and Voice services in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets across the Northeast and Midwestern United States. Choice One provides CLECs, Switchless Resellers and VOIP providers with an effective alternative to the incumbent service provider and allows them to offer services, at reasonable rates, in markets they would otherwise not be able to serve.

Headquartered in Rochester, New York, Choice One Communications Inc. is a leading integrated communications provider offering voice and data services including Internet solutions in 29 metropolitan areas (markets) across 12 Northeast and Midwest states. Choice One reported approximately $320 million of revenue in 2004, has nearly 100,000 clients and employs approximately 1,200 colleagues. Additional information can be found at www.choiceonecom.com.

Full Service Network (www.fullservicenetwork.com) is a telecommunications and Internet service provider serving residential and business customers in the Pittsburgh region for the last 15 years. Corporate headquarters are located on the 57th floor of the US Steel Tower.