Choice One Communications Appoints Emil D. -Zeke- Duda to Board Of Directors.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2004

Choice One Communications (OTCBB: CWON), an Integrated Communications Provider offering facilities-based voice and data telecommunications services, including Internet solutions, to clients in 29 Northeast and Midwest markets, today announced the appointment of Emil D. (Zeke) Duda to its Board of Directors, effective February 5, 2004.

"We are very pleased to have Zeke Duda join our Board of Directors," stated Steve Dubnik, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Zeke is a highly respected member of the business community who has successfully managed a multi-billion dollar company through a period of rapid growth. His financial expertise, business leadership, integrity and independent perspective make Zeke a valuable addition to Choice One Communications' Board of Directors."

"I am very pleased to join Choice One's Board of Directors," commented Zeke Duda. "A high quality company with a strong management team and a reputation for outstanding service, Choice One has clearly established itself as a leader in the competitive telecommunications industry. There continues to be a substantial market opportunity and room for substantial growth. I look forward to working with my fellow Board members and Choice One's management team to support the company's continued success."

Mr. Duda is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Lifetime Healthcare, Inc., Upstate New York's largest financier of health care. Mr. Duda has served in various financial positions for Lifetime and its predecessor organizations for 30 years and was named CFO in 1986. In addition to his professional responsibilities, Mr. Duda is actively involved in the Rochester community, serving on the Boards of various professional and non-profit organizations.

Mr. Duda earned a Bachelor of Science with a distinction in accounting from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Mr. Duda will also serve on the Audit Committee of the company's Board of Directors.

About Choice One Communications

Headquartered in Rochester, New York, Choice One Communications Inc. (OTCBB: CWON) is a leading integrated communications provider offering voice and data services including Internet solutions, to businesses in 29 metropolitan areas (markets) across 12 Northeast and Midwest states. Choice One reported $290 million of revenue in 2002, has more than 100,000 clients and employs approximately 1,400 colleagues.

Choice One's markets include: Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut; Rockford, Illinois; Bloomington/Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, South Bend/Elkhart, Indiana; Springfield and Worcester, Massachusetts; Portland/Augusta, Maine; Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, Michigan; Manchester/Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Albany (including Kingston, Newburgh, Plattsburgh and Poughkeepsie), Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse (including Binghamton, Elmira and Watertown), New York; Akron (including Youngstown), Columbus and Dayton, Ohio; Allentown, Erie, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania; Providence, Rhode Island; Green Bay (including Appleton and Oshkosh), Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The company has intra-city fiber networks in the following markets: Hartford, Connecticut; Rockford, Illinois; Bloomington/Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, South Bend/Elkhart, Indiana; Springfield, Massachusetts; Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, Michigan; Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, New York; Columbus, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Providence, Rhode Island; Green Bay, Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

For further information about Choice One, visit our web site at www.choiceonecom.com or contact us at 1-888-832-5800.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and the company intends such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. The words "believes", "expects", "estimates", "anticipates", "will", "will be", "could", "may" and "plans" and the negative or other similar words or expressions identify forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Choice One Communications Inc. ("the company"). These forward-looking statements are subject to many uncertainties and factors that may cause the actual results of the company to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Examples of such uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to, continued compliance with covenants for borrowing under our bank credit facility, availability of financing, availability of significant operating cash flows, continued availability of regulatory approvals, the number of potential customers and average revenue for such customers in a market, the existence of strategic alliances or relationships, technological, regulatory or other developments in the company's business, changes in the competitive climate in which the company operates and the emergence of future opportunities, all of which could cause actual results and experiences to vary significantly from the company's current business plan and to differ materially from anticipated results and expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements contained herein. These and other applicable risks are summarized under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, Registration No. 000-29279, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2003.